MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
Mrs Angie Motshekga, MP Minister of Basic Education
NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY ACT, 1996 (ACT NO. 27 1996)
2013 SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS I, Angelina Matsie Motshekga, Minister of Basic Education, hereby publish in terms of section 3(4)(K) of the National Education Policy Act, 1996 (Act No. 27 of 1996) the 2013 school calendar for public schools as detailed in the accompanying schedule.
SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR THE 2013 ACADEMIC YEAR: [INLAND] Public and School Holidays 2013 1 January 21 March 22 March 29 March 1 April 27 April 1 May 16 June
New Year’s Day Human Rights Day School Holiday (Coastal) Good Friday Family Day Freedom Day Workers’ Day Youth Day
17 June 9 August 24 September 16 December 25 December 26 December
Public Holiday Women’s Day Heritage Day Day of Reconciliation Christmas Day Day of Goodwill
January 2013 S
M
T 1 8 15 22 29
6 13 20 27
7 14 21 28
S
M 1 8 15 22 29
T 2 9 16 23 30
M 1 8 15 22 29
W 2 9 16 23 30
T 3 10 17 24 31
February 2013
F 4 11 18 25
S 5 12 19 26
T 4 11 18 25
F 5 12 19 26
S 6 13 20 27
July 2013 T W T 2 3 4 9 10 11 16 17 18 23 24 25 30 31
F 5 12 19 26
S 6 13 20 27
October 2013 T W T F 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 21 22 23 24 25 28 29 30 31
S 5 12 19 26
S
M
3 10 17 24
4 11 18 25
S
M
T
5 12 19 26
6 13 20 27
7 14 21 28
April 2013
7 14 21 28
S 7 14 21 28
S
M
6 13 20 27
W 3 10 17 24
T
W
March 2013
F 1 5 6 7 8 12 13 14 15 19 20 21 22 26 27 28
T
S 2 9 16 23
S
M
T
W
T
3 10 17 24 31
4 11 18 25
5 12 19 26
6 13 20 27
7 14 21 28
S
M
T
W
2 9 16 23 30
3 10 17 24
4 11 18 25
5 12 19 26
May 2013
S 4 11 18 25
S 3 10 17 24
W 1 8 15 22 29
SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR THE 2013 ACADEMIC YEAR: [COASTAL] January 2013
F 1 8 15 22 29
S 2 9 16 23 30
T
F
6 13 20 27
7 14 21 28
S 1 8 15 22 29
Duration
M
F 3 10 17 24 31
S 4 11 18 25
6 13 20 27
7 14 21 28
S
M 1 8 15 22 29
T 2 9 16 23 30
M 1 8 15 22 29
W 2 9 16 23 30
T 3 10 17 24 31
S 5 12 19 26
T 4 11 18 25
F 5 12 19 26
S 6 13 20 27
July 2013 T W T 2 3 4 9 10 11 16 17 18 23 24 25 30 31
F 5 12 19 26
S 6 13 20 27
October 2013 T W T F 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 21 22 23 24 25 28 29 30 31
S 5 12 19 26
S
M
3 10 17 24
4 11 18 25
S
M
T
5 12 19 26
6 13 20 27
7 14 21 28
April 2013
August 2013 T W T F 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 15 16 19 20 21 22 23 26 27 28 29 30
S 3 10 17 24 31
S 1 8 15 22 29
September 2013 M T W T F 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 16 17 18 19 20 23 24 25 26 27 30
S 7 14 21 28
November 2013 M T W T F 1 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 20 21 22 25 26 27 28 29
S 2 9 16 23 30
S 1 8 15 22 29
December 2013 M T W T F 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 16 17 18 19 20 23 24 25 26 27 30 31
S 7 14 21 28
M
T 1 8 15 22 29
February 2013
F 4 11 18 25
June 2013
T 2 9 16 23 30
GROUP 1: INLAND PROVINCES: FREE STATE, GAUTENG, LIMPOPO, MPUMALANGA AND NORTH WEST Term
S
7 14 21 28
S 7 14 21 28
S
M
6 13 20 27
W 3 10 17 24
T
W
March 2013
T
F 1 5 6 7 8 12 13 14 15 19 20 21 22 26 27 28
S 2 9 16 23
S
M
T
W
T
3 10 17 24 31
4 11 18 25
5 12 19 26
6 13 20 27
7 14 21 28
S
M
T
W
2 9 16 23 30
3 10 17 24
4 11 18 25
5 12 19 26
May 2013
S 4 11 18 25
S 3 10 17 24
W 1 8 15 22 29
T 2 9 16 23 30
F 1 8 15 22 29
S 2 9 16 23 30
T
F
6 13 20 27
7 14 21 28
S 1 8 15 22 29
June 2013 F 3 10 17 24 31
S 4 11 18 25
August 2013 T W T F 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 15 16 19 20 21 22 23 26 27 28 29 30
S 3 10 17 24 31
S 1 8 15 22 29
September 2013 M T W T F 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 16 17 18 19 20 23 24 25 26 27 30
S 7 14 21 28
November 2013 M T W T F 1 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 20 21 22 25 26 27 28 29
S 2 9 16 23 30
S 1 8 15 22 29
December 2013 M T W T F 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 16 17 18 19 20 23 24 25 26 27 30 31
S 7 14 21 28
M
GROUP 2: COASTAL PROVINCES: EASTERN CAPE, KWAZULU-NATAL, NOTHERN CAPE AND WESTERN CAPE
No. of weeks
No. of days
No. of public holidays
Actual no. of school days
Term
Duration
No. of weeks
No. of days
No. of public Actual no. of holidays school days
1
(7) 9 Jan – 20 March
11
(53) 51
0
(53) 51
1
(14) 16 Jan – 28 March
11
(54) 52
1+ 1
2
9 April – 21 June
11
54
2
52
2
8 April – 21 June
11
55
2
53
3
15 July – 20 Sept
10
50
1
49
3
15 July – 20 Sept
10
50
1
49
4
1 Oct – 04 (06) Dec
1 Oct – 04 (06) Dec
TOTAL
10
(49) 47
0
(49) 47
4
42
(206) 202
3
(203) 199
TOTAL
(52) 50
10
(49) 47
0
(49) 47
42
(208) 204
4+1
(203) 199