School Terms
The approved school calendar for 2016 is as follows:
| Term | Dates | No. of weeks |
No. of days |
No. of Public Holidays |
Actual No. of school days |
| 1 | 13 Jan – 18 March | 10 | 48 | 0 | 48 |
| 2 | 5 Apr – 24 Jun | 12 | 55 | 6 + 1 | 55 |
| 3 | 18 Jul – 30 Sep | 11 | 55 | 2 + 1 | 53 |
| 4 | 10 Oct – 7 Dec | 9 | 43 | 0 | 43 |
| Total: | 42 | 201 | 8 + 2 | 197 | |
Public Holidays
| 1 January | – | New Year’s Day |
| 21 March | – | Human Rights Day |
| 03 April | – | Good Friday |
| 06 April | – | Family Day |
| 27 April | – | Freedom Day |
| 1 May | – | Workers’ Day |
| 2 May | – | Public Holiday |
| 16 June | – | Youth Day |
| 17 June | – | School Holiday |
| 8 August | – | School Holiday |
| 9 August | – | National Woman’s Day |
| 24 September | – | Heritage Day |
| 16 December | – | Day of Reconciliation |
| 25 December | – | Christmas Day |
| 26 December | – | Day of Goodwill |