| 1. |
The approved school calendar for 2019 is as follows:
| Term |
Opens |
Closes |
| First |
07 January (educators)
09 January (learners) |
15 March |
| Second |
02 April |
14 June |
| Third |
09 July |
20 September |
| Fourth |
01 October |
04 December (learners)
06 December (educators) |
| Term |
No of Weeks |
No of Days |
No of Public Holidays |
Actual No of School Days |
| First |
10 |
48 (50) |
0 |
48 (50) |
| Second |
11 |
54 |
3 + 0 |
51 |
| Third |
11 |
54 |
1 + 0 |
53 |
| Fourth |
10 |
47 (49) |
0 |
47 (49) |
| Total |
42 |
203 (207) |
4 + 0 |
199 (203) |
(Numbers in brackets are for educators)
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| 2. |
Public and school holidays in 2019:
| 01 January 2019 |
- |
New Year’s Day |
| 21 March 2019 |
- |
Human Rights Day |
| 19 April 2019 |
- |
Good Friday |
| 22 April 2019 |
- |
Family Day |
| 27 April 2019 |
- |
Freedom Day |
| 01 May 2019 |
- |
Workers' Day |
| 16 June 2019 |
- |
Youth Day |
| 17 June 2019 |
- |
Public Holiday |
| 09 August 2019 |
- |
National Women's Day |
| 24 September 2019 |
- |
Heritage Day |
| 16 December 2019 |
- |
Day of Reconciliation |
| 25 December 2019 |
- |
Christmas Day |
| 26 December 2019 |
- |
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: 2017:11:22
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