1. The approved school calendar for 2018 is as follows:

Term Opens Closes
First 15 January (educators)
17 January (learners)
28 March
Second 10 April 22 June
Third 17 July 28 September
Fourth 09 October 12 December (learners)
14 December (educators)

Term No of Weeks No of Days No of Public Holidays Actual No of School Days
First 11 51 (53) 1 50 (52)
Second 11 54 2 + 1 51
Third 11 54 2 + 1 51
Fourth 10 47 (49) 0 47 (49)
Total 43 206 (210) 5 + 2 199 (203)

(Numbers in brackets are for educators)

2. Public and school holidays in 2018:

01 January 2018 - New Year’s Day
21 March 2018 - Human Rights Day
30 March 2018 - Good Friday
02 April 2018 - Family Day
27 April 2018 - Freedom Day
30 April 2018 - School Holiday
01 May 2018 - Workers' Day
16 June 2018 - Youth Day
09 August 2018 - National Women's Day
10 August 2018 - School Holiday
24 September 2018 - Heritage Day
16 December 2018 - Day of Reconciliation
17 December 2018 - Public Holiday
25 December 2018 - Christmas Day
26 December 2018 - Day of Goodwill
3. Principals are urgently requested to inform all educators, learners, parents and members of governing bodies of the content of this minute.


SIGNED: TS MATSELISO
DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL: INSTITUTION DEVELOPMENT & CO-ORDINATION
DATE: 2017:04:07