The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has confirmed that the final day of the second term – which signals the start of the June-July school holidays – will be Friday, 27 June.
Pupils will return to their desks on Tuesday, 22 July for Term 3.
That means a June-July holiday period of 24 days in total, comprising three full weeks plus one extra day – and weekends.
Term dates
The 2025 school year is divided into four terms:
- Term 1: 15 January to 28 March
- Term 2: 8 April to 27 June
- Term 3: 22 July to 3 October
- Term 4: 13 October to 10 December
Prior to 2024, there was a difference in the term dates for inland and coastal schools.
In 2024 that changed to a calendar that was identical for all provinces. This remains the case in 2025.
The 2025 academic year will consist of 200 school days.
Terms 1 and 2 will have 52 days, Term 3 will be the longest at 53 days, while Term 4 will be the shortest with just 43 days.
Parents, how excited – or worried – are you about the upcoming school holidays?
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