The Department of Basic Education has now gazetted the confirmed school calendar for 2024 which starts on January 17, 2024 and ends on December 11, delivering a total of 203 school days – four more than in 2022 and 2023.
This latest gazetted calendar is in addition to the calendar for 2023 – published earlier this year.
According to the 2024 school calendar, there will be fewer school holidays, with the calendar making provision for just 25 days off, compared to 32 days in 2023 and 33 in 2022.
The 2024 calendar is structured in such a way that the school terms are not interrupted by as many public holidays, with schools only losing two days to public holidays – one day each in term…
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