2017 SCHOOL AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

The South African school year is normally broken down into four terms although some private schools have three terms. Private schools have different holiday times to public schools. A few private schools set their own holidays but most schools will follow the calendars below.

The Deutsche Schule Johannesburg has four terms and follows a slightly different calender to the other private schools. The school also has some additional public holidays. Please visit this link to download school and public holiday dates for the Deutsche Schule Johannesburg.

Private school terms for 2017  download here
Four term schools

Terms	Start	Close
One	Wednesday 18 January	Friday 31 March
Two	Wednesday 19 April	Friday 23 June
Three	Tuesday 18 July	Friday 29 September
Four	Tuesday 17 October	Thursday 7 December

Three term schools

Terms	Start	Close
One	Wednesday 18 January	Wednesday 12 April
Two	Wednesday 3 May	Friday 4 August
Three	Tuesday 5 September	Thursday 7 December

Public school terms for 2017
All public schools have four terms. All public schools in South Africa have the same school calendar.

Terms	Start	Close
One	Wednesday 11 January	Friday 31 March
Two	Tuesday 18 April	Friday 30 June
Three	Monday 24 July	Friday 29 September
Four	Monday 9 October	Wednesday 6 December

Public and school holidays 2017

Date	Holiday
1 January	New Year's Day
2 January	Public holiday
21 March	Human Rights Day
14 April	Good Friday
17 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	Women's Day
24 September	Heritage Day
16 December	Day of Reconciliation
25 December	Christmas Day
26 December	Day of Goodwill