SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT SCHOOL TERMS 2024-2025
2024 South African Government School Terms
| Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Northern Cape and Western Cape. All nine provinces have the same school calendar for 2024. | |||||
| Term | Duration | No. of Weeks | No. of Days | No. of Pub. Hols | Actual School Days |
| 1 | (0-9) 11 Jan – 31 Mar | 12 | (56) 60 | 1+1 | 56 (58) |
| 2 | 18 Apr – 30 Jun | 11 | 54 | 3+1 | 50 |
| 3 | 24 Jul – 29 Sep | 10 | 50 | 2 | 48 |
| 4 | 9 Oct – 6 (8) Dec | 9 | (43) 45 | 0 | (43) 45 |
| Total | 43 | (205) 209 | 6+2 | 197 (201) | |
Dates and days in brackets ( ) are applicable to educators
Public Holidays 2024
1 January 2024 – New Year’s Day
20 March 2024 – School holiday
21 March 2024 – Human Rights Day
14 April 2024 – Good Friday
17 April 2024 – Family Day
27 April 2024 – Freedom Day
28 April 2024 – School holiday
1 May 2024 – Workers’ Day
16 June 2024 – Youth Day
9 August 2024 – National Women’s Day
24 September 2024 – Heritage Day
16 December 2024 – Day of Reconciliation
25 December 2024 – Christmas Day
26 December 2024 – Day of Goodwill2024 South African Government School Terms
Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Northern Cape and Western Cape. All nine provinces have the same school calendar for 2024. Term Duration No. of Weeks No. of Days No. of Pub. Hols Actual School Days 1 (15) 17 Jan – 28 Mar 11 (53) 51 1 (52) 50 2 10 Apr – 22 Jun 11 54 2+1 51 3 17 Jul – 28 Sep 11 54 2+1 51 4 9 Oct – 12 (14) Dec 10 (49) 47 0 (49) 47 Total 43 (210) 206 5+2 (203) 199 Dates and days in brackets ( ) are applicable to educators
Public Holidays 2024
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
24 September – Heritage Day
16 December – Day of Reconciliation
17 December – Public holiday
25 December – Christmas Day
26 December – Day of Goodwill