Department of Basic Education(DBE) has released the School academic calendar for 2025 academic year.
DBE school calendar contains term openignand closing dates,exam dates and holidays.This school calendar is important for both parents and students for it contains all the dates for each activities.
The Department of Basic Education was formed when the former National Department of Education was split into two: Department of Basic Education and the Department of Higher Education and Training. The DBE deals with all schools from Grade R to Grade 12, including adult literacy programmes. The aim of the DBE is to develop, maintain and support a South African school education system for the 21st century.
DBE school calendar 2025/2026
Summary of DBE academic calendar
| Duration | No. of weeks | No. of days | No. of public holidays |
Actual no. of school days |
| (13) 15 January – 28 March | 11 | 53 (55) | 1 | 52 (54) |
| 08 April – 27 June | 12 | 59 | 5+3 | 51 |
| 22 July – 03 October | 11 | 54 | 1 | 53 |
| 13 October – (10) 12 December | 09 | 43 (45) | 0 | 43 (45) |
| Total | 43 | 209 (213) | 7+3 | 199 (203) |
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Public and School Holidays 2025
| 01 | January New Year’s Day |
| 21 | March Human Rights Day |
| 18 | April Good Friday |
| 21 | April Family Day |
| 27 | April Freedom Day |
| 28 | April Freedom Day’ observed |
| 29 | April Special school holiday |
| 01 | May Workers’ Day |
| 02 | May Special school holiday |
| 16 | June Youth Day |
| 09 | August National Women’s Day |
| 24 | September Heritage Day |
| 16 | December Day of Reconciliation |
| 25 | December Christmas Day |
| 26 | December Day o |
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