1. The approved school calendar for 2009 is as follows:

TERMOPENSCLOSES
FIRST19 JANUARY (educators)
21 JANUARY (learners)
3 APRIL
SECOND15 APRIL26 JUNE
THIRD20 JULY23 SEPTEMBER
FOURTH5 OCTOBER11 DECEMBER (learners and educators)

2. Public and School Holidays in 2009:
01 January 2009   - New Year's Day
21 March 2009     - Human Rights Day
10 April 2009     - Good Friday
13 April 2009     - Family Day 
27 April 2009     - Freedom Day
01 May 2009       - Workers' Day
15 June 2009      - School Holiday 
16 June 2009      - Youth Day
09 August 2009    - National Women's Day
10 August 2009    - Public Holiday
24 September 2009 - Heritage Day
16 December 2009  - Day of Reconciliation
25 December 2009  - Christmas Day
26 December 2009  - Day of Goodwill
3. Principals are urgently requested to inform all educators, learners, parents and members of governing bodies of the contents of this circular.


SIGNED: TS LINGELA
HEAD: EDUCATION
DATE: 2008:03:26