Gateway ICT Polytechnic, Saapade Revised Academic Calendar for 2024/2025 Second Semester

The Academic Planning Unit of The Gateway (ICT) Polytechnic, Saapade has officially released the reviewed academic calendar for the second semester of the 2024/2025 academic session. This release outlines critical dates and academic activities for all levels, including ND I, ND II, HND I, and HND II students.

According to the calendar, the first semester holiday break varies for different categories of students, beginning as early as March 27th, 2025, and ending for all groups by May 2nd, 2025. Academic activities for the new semester resume in stages from April 7th through May 5th, 2025.

Course registration is scheduled to run concurrently with lectures over a three-week period, also staggered across various academic levels. The lecture period itself spans 12 weeks, followed by a week-long revision and subsequently the examination period from July 14th to August 8th, 2025.

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Highlighting extracurricular engagement, the SUG/Association Week is set for June 23rd to June 27th, while staff will participate in an endurance trek on June 25th. Religious holidays such as Good Friday, Easter, Eid-El-Fitri, and Eid-El-Kabir have also been duly recognized in the calendar.

Other significant dates include the commencement of SIWES and Industrial Training in September 2025 and the Convocation Week from October 27th to October 31st, 2025.

Students are advised to take note of the schedule and plan accordingly to ensure a smooth academic experience.

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REVIEWED ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR 2024/2025 ACADEMIC SESSION

NDI, NDII, HNDI, and HNDII – SECOND SEMESTER

S/N	Activity	Details
1.	First Semester Holiday Break (1 Week)	HNDII: Mar 27 – Apr 2, 2025 HNDI: Apr 15 – Apr 21, 2025 NDI: Apr 14 – Apr 20, 2025 NDII: Apr 25 – May 2, 2025
2.	Resumption of Academic Activities	HNDII: Apr 7, 2025 HNDI: Apr 21, 2025 NDI: Apr 21, 2025 NDII: May 5, 2025
3.	Course Registration (3 weeks, concurrent with lectures)	HNDII: Apr 7 – Apr 25, 2025 HNDI: Apr 28 – May 16, 2025 NDI: Apr 21 – May 9, 2025 NDII: May 5 – May 23, 2025
4.	Lecture Period (12 weeks)	HNDII: Apr 7 – Jun 27, 2025 HNDI: Apr 28 – Jul 18, 2025 NDI: Apr 21 – Jul 11, 2025 NDII: May 5 – Jul 25, 2025
5.	SUG/Association Week	Jun 23 – Jun 27, 2025
6.	Staff Endurance Trekking	Jun 25, 2025
7.	Holidays	Good Friday & Easter: Apr 18 & Apr 21, 2025 Eid-El-Fitri: Mar 31 – Apr 1, 2025 Eid-El-Kabir: Jun 9 – Jun 10, 2025
8.	Revision Week (1 week)	HNDII: Jun 30 – Jul 4, 2025 HNDI: Jul 14 – Jul 18, 2025 NDI: Jul 7 – Jul 11, 2025 NDII: Jul 21 – Jul 25, 2025
9.	Examination Period	HNDII: Jul 7 – Jul 18, 2025 HNDI: Jul 21 – Aug 1, 2025 NDI: Jul 14 – Jul 25, 2025 NDII: Jul 28 – Aug 8, 2025
10.	Commencement of One-Year Industrial Training (NDII)	September 2025
11.	Commencement of 16 Weeks SIWES (NDI)	September 2025
12.	Convocation Week	Oct 27 – Oct 31, 2025 Convocation Ceremony: Nov 17 – Nov 21, 2025