School terms and public holidays RSA 2017

Posted in Public Holidays & School Terms

All nine provinces have the same school calendar for 2017.

Term	Duration	Number of weeks	Number of days	Number of public holidays	Actual number of school days
1	(0-9) 11 Jan – 31 March	12	56 (60)	1 + 1	56 (58)
2	18 April – 30 June	11	54	3 + 1	50
3	24 July – 29 September	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 and School Holidays 2017

1 January: New Year’s Day
20 March: School holiday
21 March: Human Rights Day
14 April: Good Friday
17 April: Family Day
27 April: Freedom Day
28 April: School holiday
1 May: Workers Day
16 June: Youth Day
9 August: National Women’s Day
24 September: Heritage Day
25 September: Heritage Day observed
16 December: Day of Reconciliation
25 December: Christmas Day
26 December: Day of Goodwill