| 1. |
The approved school calendar for 2017 is as follows:
| Term |
Opens |
Closes |
| First |
09 January (educators)
11 January (learners) |
31 March |
| Second |
18 April |
30 June |
| Third |
24 July |
29 September |
| Fourth |
09 October |
06 December (learners)
08 December (educators) |
| Term |
No of Weeks |
No of Days |
No of Public Holidays |
Actual No of School Days |
| First |
12 |
58 (60) |
1 + 1 |
56 (58) |
| Second |
11 |
54 |
3 + 1 |
50 |
| Third |
10 |
50 |
2 |
48 |
| Fourth |
09 |
43 (45) |
0 |
43 (45) |
| Total |
42 |
205 (209) |
6 + 2 |
197 (201) |
(Numbers in brackets are for educators)
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| 2. |
:
| 01 January 2017 |
- |
New Year’s Day |
| 20 March 2017 |
- |
School Holiday |
| 21 March 2017 |
- |
Human Rights Day |
| 14 April 2017 |
- |
Good Friday |
| 17 April 2017 |
- |
Family Day |
| 27 April 2017 |
- |
Freedom Day |
| 28 April 2017 |
- |
School Holiday |
| 01 May 2017 |
- |
Workers' Day |
| 16 June 2017 |
- |
Youth Day |
| 09 August 2017 |
- |
National Women's Day |
| 24 September 2017 |
- |
Heritage Day |
| 16 December 2017 |
- |
Day of Reconciliation |
| 25 December 2017 |
- |
Christmas Day |
| 26 December 2017 |
- |
Day of Goodwill |
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| 3. |
Principals are urgently requested to inform all educators, learners, parents and members of governing bodies of the content of this minute. |
SIGNED: J H LYNERS
DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL: INSTITUTION DEVELOPMENT & CO-ORDINATION
DATE: 2015:11:17
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