School Calendar 2026

Term	Duration	Number  of weeks	Public Holidays	Number of actual school days
1	14 January – 27 March	11	21 March – Human Rights Day	53
2	8 April – 26 June	12	1 May – Workers’ Day 17 – Youth Day School Holiday 29th, 30th and 2nd – Special School Holidays	58
3	21 July – 23 September	10	9 August – National Women’s Day 24 September – Heritage Day	47
4	06 October – 09 December	10		47
Total		43		200