South Africa school holidays 2026
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South Africa Terms 2026
| Term | Starts | Ends |
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| Term 1 | Wed 14 Jan 2026 | Fri 27 Mar 2026 |
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| Term 2 | Wed 8 Apr 2026 | Fri 26 Jun 2026 |
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| Term 3 | Tue 21 Jul 2026 | Wed 23 Sep 2026 |
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| Term 4 | Tue 6 Oct 2026 | Wed 9 Dec 2026 |
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South Africa Holidays 2026
| Holiday | First day off | Last day off |
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| Term 1 holiday | Mon 30 Mar 2026 | Tue 7 Apr 2026 |
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| Term 2 holiday | Mon 29 Jun 2026 | Mon 20 Jul 2026 |
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| Term 3 holiday | Thu 24 Sep 2026 | Mon 5 Oct 2026 |
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| Summer holiday | Thu 10 Dec 2026 | Tue 12 Jan 2027 |
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South Africa INSET and closure days 2026
| Term | Starts | Ends |
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| Freedom Day | Mon 27 Apr 2026 | Mon 27 Apr 2026 |
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| Workers’ Day | Fri 1 May 2026 | Fri 1 May 2026 |
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| Special School Holiday | Mon 15 Jun 2026 | Mon 15 Jun 2026 |
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| Youth Day | Tue 16 Jun 2026 | Tue 16 Jun 2026 |
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| Public Holiday | Mon 10 Aug 2026 | Mon 10 Aug 2026 |
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South Africa Terms 2027
| Term | Starts | Ends |
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| Term 1 | Wed 13 Jan 2027 | Fri 19 Mar 2027 |
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| Term 2 | Tue 6 Apr 2027 | Fri 25 Jun 2027 |
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| Term 3 | Tue 20 Jul 2027 | Wed 22 Sep 2027 |
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| Term 4 | Tue 5 Oct 2027 | Wed 8 Dec 2027 |
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South Africa Holidays 2027
| Holiday | First day off | Last day off |
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| Term 1 holiday | Mon 22 Mar 2027 | Mon 5 Apr 2027 |
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| Term 2 holiday | Mon 28 Jun 2027 | Mon 19 Jul 2027 |
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| Term 3 holiday | Thu 23 Sep 2027 | Mon 4 Oct 2027 |
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| Summer holiday | Thu 9 Dec 2027 | — |
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South Africa INSET and closure days 2027
| Term | Starts | Ends |
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| Special School Holiday | Mon 26 Apr 2027 | Mon 26 Apr 2027 |
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| Freedom Day | Tue 27 Apr 2027 | Tue 27 Apr 2027 |
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| Youth Day | Wed 16 Jun 2027 | Wed 16 Jun 2027 |
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| National Women’s Day | Mon 9 Aug 2027 | Mon 9 Aug 2027 |
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2026
• holiday✕ pupil-freeterm~ window — your school chooses? set by your school / not yet published
January 2026
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
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| | | 1 No data | 2 No data | 3 | 4 |
| 5 No data | 6 No data | 7 No data | 8 No data | 9 No data | 10 | 11 |
| 12 No data | 13 No data | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
February 2026
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
|---|
| | | | | | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | |
March 2026
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
|---|
| | | | | | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 Holiday | 31 Holiday | | | | | |
April 2026
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
|---|
| | 1 Holiday | 2 Holiday | 3 Holiday | 4 | 5 |
| 6 Holiday | 7 Holiday | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 INSET and closure days | 28 | 29 | 30 | | | |
May 2026
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
|---|
| | | | 1 INSET and closure days | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
June 2026
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 INSET and closure days | 16 INSET and closure days | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 Holiday | 30 Holiday | | | | | |
July 2026
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
|---|
| | 1 Holiday | 2 Holiday | 3 Holiday | 4 | 5 |
| 6 Holiday | 7 Holiday | 8 Holiday | 9 Holiday | 10 Holiday | 11 | 12 |
| 13 Holiday | 14 Holiday | 15 Holiday | 16 Holiday | 17 Holiday | 18 | 19 |
| 20 Holiday | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | | |
August 2026
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
|---|
| | | | | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 INSET and closure days | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 | | | | | | |
September 2026
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 Holiday | 25 Holiday | 26 | 27 |
| 28 Holiday | 29 Holiday | 30 Holiday | | | | |
October 2026
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
|---|
| | | 1 Holiday | 2 Holiday | 3 | 4 |
| 5 Holiday | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
November 2026
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
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| | | | | | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | | | | | | |
December 2026
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 Holiday | 11 Holiday | 12 | 13 |
| 14 Holiday | 15 Holiday | 16 Holiday | 17 Holiday | 18 Holiday | 19 | 20 |
| 21 Holiday | 22 Holiday | 23 Holiday | 24 Holiday | 25 Holiday | 26 | 27 |
| 28 Holiday | 29 Holiday | 30 Holiday | 31 Holiday | | | |
These dates apply to public schools throughout South Africa. Independent schools may use different dates; check the school's own calendar.
Source: Department of Basic Education, 2026 calendar for public schools, Government Gazette No. 52177. https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/202502/52178gon5901.pdf — verified Tue 8 Sep 2026
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