FUEZ NCE Part-Time Academic Calendar 2025/2026

FUEZ NCE Part-Time Academic Calendar 2025/2026: Registration, Breaks, Lectures, Exams, and NCE IV Teaching Practice Dates

Federal University of Education, Zaria (FUEZ) has approved the academic calendar for the 2025/2026 session of the NCE Part-Time programme.

The calendar sets out activities for first semester and second semester. It lists registration, public breaks, lecture blocks, and examination periods. It also includes a teaching practice exercise for NCE IV in second semester.

Dates matter here. Students can plan around them, or miss out.

First semester 2025/2026

Registration and end-of-year break

Returning students will register first.

Registration for returning students (2 weeks)
From 8 December to 19 December 2025

A two-week holiday break follows.

Christmas and New Year break (2 weeks)
From 22 December 2025 to 2 January 2026

Lectures and first segment examinations

First segment lectures start in January.

First segment lectures (8 weeks)
From 9 January 2026 to 28 February 2026

Examinations for the first segment (Education and Others) then begin.

First segment examinations (2 weeks)
From 6 March to 14 March 2026

The calendar lists Sallah break dates during the exam period.

Sallah break (1 week, dates listed)
20 and 21 March 2026

Examinations continue on the dates stated.

Examination continues (1 week, dates listed)
27 and 28 March 2026

Easter break dates also appear during the examination period.

Easter break (1 week, dates listed)
3 and 4 April 2026

Examinations then continue again, on the dates stated.

Examination continues (1 week, dates listed)
10 and 11 April 2026

Second segment lectures and later examinations

Lectures for the second segment begin in April.

Second segment lectures (6 weeks)
From 17 April to 23 May 2026

The calendar lists another Sallah break.

Sallah break (1 week)
From 29 to 30 May 2026

Lectures continue for two weeks. The dates are shown as given.

Lectures continue (2 weeks, dates listed)
15 and 16 June to 20 June 2026

Democracy Day also appears on the calendar.

Democracy Day
12 June 2026

Examinations for the second segment (GSE and Others) run for four weeks.

Second segment examinations (4 weeks)
From 26 June to 18 July 2026

Second semester 2025/2026

Second semester begins with first segment lectures.

First segment lectures (8 weeks)
From 24 July to 12 September 2026

First segment examinations follow.

First segment examinations (3 weeks)
From 18 September to 4 October 2026

A teaching practice exercise runs for NCE IV, shown as three months.

Teaching practice exercise, NCE IV (3 months)
From 24 July to 4 December 2026

Second segment lectures run later in the semester.

Second segment lectures (8 weeks)
From 9 October to 28 November 2026

Second segment examinations (GSE and Others) close the session.

Second segment examination (3 weeks)
From 4 December to 19 December 2026