Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Examinations are scheduled to take place from 11-25 January 2016. Students who are currently employed and studying part-time and who are to take up employment in January 2016 are urged to present the letter below to their employer. The letter explains the examination situation and requests employers to afford students the opportunity to write their examinations.

Letter to employers of CPUT students

Dear CPUT Convocants and Alumni

Let me take this opportunity to thank everyone who placed their confidence in the Convocation leadership elected in September 2015. Having accepted the responsibility to lay a solid foundation for this statutory body, our institution was hit by what originated as a genuine societal call, lead by student leadership across the country under the #FeesMustFall campaign. I thus produce this statement with deep sadness on the realities the University is confronted with, as one of the hardest hit higher education institutions.

Because of the prolonged protest action on our campuses and the trauma that students and staff have experienced, we have been under severe pressure for some time now to postpone examinations.  We resisted this as we were aware that the postponement of examinations could have a major impact on the future careers of some of our students. 

After a thorough evaluation of the damage caused  to the exam venues on the Bellville campus Executive Management have decided to cancel all examinations on that campus until further notice.

We regret to inform you that due to overnight vandalism of the examination venues  at the Bellville campus the morning exam session at this venue has been postponed until further notice.

Due to circumstances completely beyond our control, we regret to inform you that the examinations which were scheduled to be written at the Cape Town International Convention Centre next week will now be moved to the Bellville campus and Wingfield Military base in Goodwood.