South Africa School Terms and Holidays 2014

School Holidays

Check the South Africa’s official School Terms Calender and Holidays in the year 2014, declared by the government of South Africa.

  • Check school terms and holidays in South Africa for the year 2014.
  • Also find public holidays, bank holidays, stock market holidays in South Africa.
  • 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 2014 school calendar for public schools as detailed in the accompanying schedule.

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All nine provinces have the same school calendar for 2014.

South Africa School Calender 2014
Term Duration No.of weeks No.of Days No. of Public Holidays No. of school days
1 (13) 15 Jan – 28 March 11 (55) 53 1 (54) 52
2 7 April – 27 June 11 60 5 + 3 52
3 21 July – 3 Oct 11 55 1 54
4 13 Oct – 10 (12) Dec 9 (45) 43 0 (45) 43
Total 42 (215) 211 7 + 3 (205) 201
  • Dates and days in brackets ( ) are applicable to educators

Public and school holidays –

South Africa Public and school holidays 2014
Month Day Week Day Holiday
January 1 Wednesday New Year’s Day
March 21 Friday Human Rights Day
April 18 Friday Good Friday
April 21 Monday Family Day
April 27 Sunday Freedom Day
April 28 Monday Public Holiday
April 29 Tuesday School Holiday
April 30 Wednesday School Holiday
May 1 Thursday Workers’ Day
May 2 Friday School Holiday
June 16 Monday Youth Day
August 9 Saturday Women’s Day
September 24 Wednesday Heritage Day
December 16 Tuesday Day of Reconciliation
December 25 Thursday Christmas Day
December 26 Friday Day of Goodwill

Notes –

  • Dates and days in brackets ( ) are applicable to educators.
  • For detail in school term calender visit Ministry Of Basic Education South Africa.
  • For Public Holidays 2014 in South Africa visit South Africa Holidays.