The Department of Basic Education has announced the 2025 school calendar, featuring an extra week of special holidays from 28 April to 2 May, creating a total of 27 school holidays.

South African public schools will soon close for the first term. Here’s when students will return for the second term.

Learners will begin their first holiday break on 28 March, marking the end of Term 1 in a school year spanning 200 days.

April 2025 is unique for schools as they will see an extra three ‘special school holidays’, giving teachers and pupils a ...

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