School Calendar 2022

School Calendar 2022

The Department of Basic Education published the school calendar for 2022 on 28 May 2021.

Inland cluster: Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West

Term Duration Number of weeks Number of days Number of public holidays Actual number of school days
1 (10) 12 Jan – 17 Mar 10 47 (49) 0 47 (49)
2 5 Apr – 24 Jun 12 59 5+1 53
3 19 Jul – 30 Sept 11 54 1+1 52
4 11 Oct – 14 (15) Dec 10 47 (48) 0 47 (48)
  Total 42 207 (210) 6+2 199 (202)

Public and School Holidays 2022

1 January: New Year’s Day
21 March: Human Rights Day
15 April: Good Friday
18 April: Family Day
27 April: Freedom Day
1 May: Workers’ Day
2 May: Public holiday (Workers’ Day observed)
16 June: Youth Day
17 June: School Holiday
8 August: School Holiday
9 August: National Women’s Day
24 September: Heritage Day
16 December: Day of Reconciliation
25 December: Christmas Day
26 December: Day of Goodwill
27 December: Public holiday

Source: National Education Policy Act:  Proposed 2022 school calendar for public schools [PDF]

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