School Closing Dates 2024 South Africa. 1 october to 11 december (52 days) the department of basic education’s 2024 school calendar shows that it will comprise of 203 school days. In addition to the scheduled school holidays, south africa has several public holidays that may create long weekends, providing extra breaks throughout the year:
9 july to 20 september (53 days) term 4: 17 january to 20 march (46 days) term 2: