If you are asking yourself when is school opening in 2025, ask no more because here below is a school calendar for South African schools in 2025. The Department of Basic Education has tabled a school calendar for 2025 earlier in 2023.
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When is School Opening in 2025
According to the DBE school calendar, the opening day for schools in 2025 is the 15th of January 2025. See dull schedule for the 2025 academic year below.
Term 1:
Term 1 will commence on the 15th of January and end on the 28th of March 2025. The actual number of school days will be 52 considering the public holidays in between.
Duration: (13) 15 January – 28 March
Number of weeks: 11
Number of days: 53 (55)
Number of public holidays: 1
– Human Rights Day: 21 Mar
Actual number of school days: 52 (54)
Term 2:
Term 2 of the South African school sessions will begin on the 8th of April and end on the 27th of June 2025 with 51 school days. That is one day less than the first term.
Duration: 8 April – 27 June
Number of weeks: 12
Number of days: 59
Number of public holidays: 5+3
– Easter: 18 Apr Good Friday and 21 Apr Family Day
– Freedom Day: 27 Apr observed on 28 Apr
– Special school holiday: 29 to 30 Apr
– Workers’ Day: 1 May
– Special school holiday: 2 May
– Youth Day: 16 Jun
Actual number of school days: 51
Term 3:
The third term will start on the 22nd of July and end on 03 October 2025. The number of school days will be 53.
Duration: 22 July – 03 October
Number of weeks: 11
Number of days: 54
Number of public holidays: 1
– Heritage Day: 24 Sept
Actual number of school days: 53
Term 4:
The last term of the year, term 4 will start on the 13th of October and end on the 12th of December 2025.
Duration: 13 October – (10) 12 December
Number of weeks: 9
Number of days: 43 (45)
Number of public holidays: 0
Actual number of school days: 43 (45)
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