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School Terms & Public Holidays 2019/20/21 - South Africa
Source: Department of Basic Education [PDF]

2019 Term
The Department of Basic Education has published the draft school calendar for 2019.

1 - (7) 9 Jan - 20 March - Proposed school calendar for inland cluster: Gauteng, Free State, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West provinces
1 - (14) 16 Jan - 29 Mar - Proposed school calendar for coastal cluster: Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Cape and Western Cape provinces

2 - 09 Apr - 14 Jun

3 - 9 Jul - 20 Sep

4 - 01 Oct - 4 (6) Dec

- Dates and days in brackets ( ) are applicable to educators

Avoid the dates below if you can:

Balance Public Holidays 2019

16 June: Youth Day
17 June: Public holiday
9 August: National Women’s Day
23 September: School holiday
24 September: Heritage Day
16 December: Day of Reconciliation
25 December: Christmas Day
26 December: Day of Goodwill


2020 - The Department of Basic Education has published the school calendar for 2020 on 11 January 2018.

Term

Duration

Number of weeks

Number of days

Number of public holidays

Actual number of school days

1

(13) 15 Jan - 20 Mar 10

48 (50)

0

48 (50)

2

31 Mar -12 Jun

11

54

4

50

3

7 Jul - 18 Sep

11

54

1

53

4

29 Sep - 2 (4)Dec

10

47 (49)

0

47 (49)

 

Total

42

203 (207)

5

198 (202)









Public and School Holidays 2020
1 January: New Year’s Day
21 March: Human Rights Day
10 April: Good Friday
13 April: Family Day
27 April: Freedom Day
1 May: Workers’ Day
16 June: Youth Day
9 August: National Women’s Day
10 August: Public Holiday
24 September: Heritage Day
16 December: Day of Reconciliation
25 December: Christmas Day
26 December: Day of Goodwill

Source: National Education Policy Act: 2020 school calendar for public schools [PDF]


2021 - The Department of Basic Education has published the draft school calendar for 2021 on 15 March 2019 for public comments.
THESE DATES WILL ONLY BE CONFIRMED 1 NOVEMBER 2019 !

Term

Duration

Number of weeks

Number of days

Number of public holidays

Actual number of school days

1

(11) 13 Jan - 26 Mar 11

53 (55)

1

52 (54)

2

07 Apr - 11 Jun

10

48

1+1

46

3

06 Jul - 17 Sep

11

54

1

53

4

28 Sep - 01 (03)Dec

10

47 (49)

0

47

 

Total

42

202 (206)

3+1

198 (202)

Public and School Holidays 2021
1 January: New Year’s Day
21 March: Human Rights Day
22 March: Public Holiday
02 April: Good Friday
05 April: Family Day
27 April: Freedom Day
26 April: School Holiday
1 May: Workers’ Day
16 June: Youth Day
9 August: National Women’s Day
10 August: Public Holiday
24 September: Heritage Day
16 December: Day of Reconciliation
25 December: Christmas Day
26 December: Day of Goodwill

Source: National Education Policy Act: 2021 school calendar for public schools: Comments invited [PDF]