When do schools open in January 2020 in South Africa
refilweWhen do schools open in January 2020 in South Africa
The South African schools open on the 15th of January 2020 for term 1, and close on the 20th of March 2020. Have a look at the 2020 school terms below:
2020 School Terms
| Term | Dates | No. of weeks |
No. of days |
No. of Public Holidays |
Actual No. of school days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 Jan – 20 Mar | 10 | 48 | 0 | 48 |
| 2 | 31 Mar – 12 Jun | 11 | 54 | 4 | 50 |
| 3 | 7 Jul – 18 Sep | 11 | 54 | 1 | 53 |
| 4 | 29 Sep – 2 Dec | 10 | 47 | 0 | 47 |
| Total: | 42 | 203 | 5 | 198 | |
2020 South African School Holidays
| 2020 | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January | New Year’s Day | |
| 21 March | Human Rights Day | |
| 10 April | – | Good Friday |
| 13 April | – | Family Day |
| 27 April | – | Freedom Day |
| 1 May | – | Workers’ Day |
| 16 June | – | Youth Day |
| 9 August | – | National Women’s Day |
| 10 August | – | Public Holiday |
| 24 September | – | Heritage Day |
| 16 December | – | Day of Reconciliation |
| 25 December | – | Christmas Day |
| 26 December | – | Day of Goodwill |
