South Africa School Terms Calender and Holidays 2013

School Holidays

Check the South Africa’s official School Terms Calender and Holidays in the year 2013, declared by the government of South Africa.

  • Check school terms and holidays in South Africa for the year 2013.
  • 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 2013 school calendar for public schools as detailed in the accompanying schedule.

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Inland provinces –

Check School holidays and terms in Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West.

Inland provinces – 2013 School Calendar
Term Duration No.of weeks No.of Days No. of Public Holidays No. of school days
1 (7) 9 Jan – 20 Mar 11 (53) 51 0 (53) 51
2 9 Apr – 21 Jun 11 54 2 52
3 15 Jul – 20 Sept 10 50 1 49
4 1 Oct – 4 (6) Dec 10 (49) 47 0 (49) 47
0 Total 42 (206) 202 3 (203) 199

Coastal provinces –

Check School holidays and terms in Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Cape, Western Cape.

Coastal provinces – 2013 School Calendar
Term Duration No.of weeks No.of Days No. of Public Holidays No. of school days
1 (14) 16 Jan – 28 March 11 (53) 51 1 + 1 (52) 50
2 8 April – 21 June 11 55 2 53
3 15 Jul – 20 Sept 10 50 1 49
4 1 Oct – 4 (6) Dec 10 (49) 47 0 (49) 47
0 Total 42 (208) 204 4 + 1 (203) 199

Public and school holidays –

 Public and School Holidays 2013
Month Day Week Day Name
January 1 Tuesday New Year Day
March 21 Thursday Human Rights Day
March 22 Friday School holiday (coastal)
March 29 Friday Good Friday
April 1 Monday Family Day
April 27 Saturday Freedom Day
May 1 Wednesday Workers Day
June 16 Sunday Youth Day
June 17 Monday Public holiday
August 9 Friday Women’s Day
September 24 Tuesday Heritage Day
December 16 Monday Day of Reconciliation
December 25 Wednesday Christmas
December 26 Thursday Day of Goodwill

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