The current and proposed school holidays for South Africa.
2018
2019
2018
The Department of Basic Education has published the school calendar for 2018.
Term | Duration | Number of weeks | Number of days | Number of public holidays | Actual number of school days |
1 | 17 (15) Jan - 28 March | 11 | 51 (53) | 1 | 50 (52) |
2 | 10 April - 22 June | 11 | 54 | 2 + 1 | 51 |
3 | 17 July - 28 September | 11 | 54 | 2 + 1 | 51 |
4 | 9 Oct - 12 (14) Dec | 10 | 47 (49) | 0 | 47 (49) |
| Total | 43 | 206 (210) | 5 + 2 | 199 (203) |
- Dates and days in brackets ( ) are applicable to educators
Public and School Holidays 2018
1 January: New Year’s Day
21 March: Human Rights Day
30 March: Good Friday
2 April: Family Day
27 April: Freedom Day
30 April: School holiday
1 May: Workers' Day
16 June: Youth Day
9 August: National Women’s Day
10 August: School holiday
24 September: Heritage Day
16 December: Day of Reconciliation
17 December: Public holiday
25 December: Christmas Day
26 December: Day of Goodwill
Source: National Education Policy Act: 2018 school calendar for public schools [PDF]
2019
The Department of Basic Education has published the school calendar for 2019.
Term | Duration | Number of weeks | Number of days | Number of public holidays | Actual number of school days |
1 | (07) 09 Jan - 15 March | 10 | 48 (50) | 0 | 48 (50) |
2 | 02 Apr - 14 Jun | 11 | 54 | 3 + 0 | 51 |
3 | 9 Jul - 20 Sep | 11 | 54 | 1 +0 | 53 |
4 | 01 Oct - 4 (6) Dec | 10 | 47 (49) | 0 | 47 (49) |
| Total | 42 | 203 (207) | 4 + 0 | 199 (203) |
- Dates and days in brackets ( ) are applicable to educators
Public and School Holidays 2019
1 January: New Year’s Day
21 March: Human Rights Day
19 April: Good Friday
22 April: Family Day
27 April: Freedom Day
1 May: Workers' Day
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
Source: National Education Policy Act: 2019 school calendar for public schools [PDF]