Department of Basic Education, DBE school calendar 2024 is published. The first term of the upcoming school year kicked off on 12 January 2024 for inland provinces and on 19 January 2024 for schools in the Coastal provinces, as announced by the Basic Education Department.
DBE School Calendar 2024/2025 Kick off Date
Schools in the inland provinces will also be the first to conclude the first term on 17 March followed by the coastal province on 25 March 2024.
All schools in both provincial clusters will share a total of 299 school days over a period of 43 weeks.
DBE School Calendar 2024/2025
- Inland Cluster schools include schools that are located in the Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West.
- Coastal Cluster schools include schools that are located in Eastern Cape, Kwazulu-Natal, Northern Cape and Western Cape.
Term Dates For Inland Cluster Schools
- First Term: 12 January – 17 March
- Second Term: 05 April – 24 June
- Third Term:19 July – 30 September
- Fourth Term: 11 October – 14 December
Term dates for Coastal Cluster schools
- First Term: 19 January – 17 March
- Second Term: 5 April – 24 June
- Third Term:19 July – 30 September
- Fourth Term: 11 October – 14 December
DOWNLOAD 2024 School Calendar Gazette PDF
PDF 2024 School Calendar Gazette
The school year is set to conclude on 15 December 2024 for schools nationwide. These school calendars only apply to all public throughout the country.
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