June-July school holidays
Schoolchildren line up before classes at Ubuntu Pathways complex in Qgeberha, Eastern Cape, on June 5, 2023. – Ubuntu pathways stands in the middle of a township of nearly one million people in the southern coastal town of Gqeberha, formerly Port Elizabeth. At the foot of the establishment, a modern behemoth all in concrete, rows of modest brick houses and dented corrugated iron stalls as far as the eye can see. (Photo by Marco Longari / AFP)

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When do the June-July school holidays end?

Government schools in South Africa broke up for the June-July holidays on Friday, 23 June. In a change from previous years, all schools – both inland and at the coast – broke up for the holidays on the same day. ALSO READ | On what day of the week will Christmas fall in 2023? There is no longer a week’s difference between […]

By Garrin Lambley
26-06-23 14:18
in Featured
June-July school holidays
Schoolchildren line up before classes at Ubuntu Pathways complex in Qgeberha, Eastern Cape, on June 5, 2023. – Ubuntu pathways stands in the middle of a township of nearly one million people in the southern coastal town of Gqeberha, formerly Port Elizabeth. At the foot of the establishment, a modern behemoth all in concrete, rows of modest brick houses and dented corrugated iron stalls as far as the eye can see. (Photo by Marco Longari / AFP)

Government schools in South Africa broke up for the June-July holidays on Friday, 23 June.

In a change from previous years, all schools – both inland and at the coast – broke up for the holidays on the same day.

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There is no longer a week’s difference between inland and coastal schools in breaking up and returning to school for the third term as in previous years.

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To note: Inland provinces are the Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West, while the coastal provinces are the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Cape and Western Cape.

Government schools will start the third term on Tuesday, 18 July.

For parents, that means children will be on holiday for 16 days (Monday to Friday) as well as four weekends for a total of 24 days.

The third term will comprise 52 school days and will end on Friday, 29 September.

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The Department of Basic Education’s 2023 school calendar shows that this year will comprise of 199 school days across four terms, with 32 days set aside for school holidays and eight public holidays in between.

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DATES FOR THE 2023 SCHOOL TERMS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

Inland schools

  • Term 1: 11 January to 24 March – Complete
  • Term 2: 12 April to 23 June – Complete
  • Term 3: 18 July to 29 September
  • Term 4: 10 October to 13 December

Coastal schools

  • Term 1: 18 January to 31 March – Complete
  • Term 2: 12 April to 23 June – Complete
  • Term 3: 18 July to 29 September
  • Term 4: 10 October to 13 December
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