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