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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The Department of Basic Education has published the 2026 school calendar, with all learners returning to public schools on Wednesday, 14 January.<\/p>\n

Teachers and administrations will start on 12 January to prepare for the start of the school year.<\/p>\n

In a significant change, the Department has aligned the opening and closing dates for all public schools, ending the previous system in which coastal schools started a week later than inland schools.<\/p>\n

The 2026 calendar consists of 200 school days, 28 school holidays, and five public holidays.<\/p>\n

It also includes a special school holiday, with an additional day off on 15 June 2026.<\/p>\n

The dates for the 2026 terms are as follows:<\/p>\n

Term 1: <\/b>14 January to 27 March<\/p>\n

Term 2:<\/b> 8 April to 26 June<\/p>\n

Term 3:<\/b> 21 July to 23 September<\/p>\n

Term 4:<\/b> 6 October to 9 December<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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