{"id":43413,"date":"2026-10-20T17:41:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T15:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/gauteng-school-calendar\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T17:41:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T15:41:17","slug":"gauteng-school-calendar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/gauteng-school-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"Gauteng School Calendar 2026 and 2027: Term Dates and School Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the official term dates and school holidays for Gauteng&#8217;s public schools in 2026 and 2027, from the Department of Basic Education&#8217;s gazetted school calendars. The same calendar applies to public schools in every province.<\/p><div id=\"gaute-367464324\" class=\"gaute-after-paragraph-1 gaute-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><div class=\"gaute-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1852772760112594\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1852772760112594\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1819787043\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Next up:<\/strong> schools close for the year on <strong>Wednesday, 9 December 2026<\/strong> and reopen on <strong>Wednesday, 13 January 2027<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Last checked: October 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">School Calendar 2026: Term Dates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Term<\/th><th>Schools open<\/th><th>Schools close<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody>\n<tr><td>Term 1<\/td><td>Wednesday, 14 January 2026<\/td><td>Friday, 27 March 2026<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Term 2<\/td><td>Wednesday, 8 April 2026<\/td><td>Friday, 26 June 2026<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Term 3<\/td><td>Tuesday, 21 July 2026<\/td><td>Wednesday, 23 September 2026<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Term 4<\/td><td>Tuesday, 6 October 2026<\/td><td>Wednesday, 9 December 2026<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2026 school year has 200 school days for learners. Teachers start two days earlier, on 12 January, and finish two days later, on 11 December, for administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">School Holidays 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Autumn (Easter) holidays:<\/strong> schools close on Friday, 27 March and reopen on Wednesday, 8 April.<\/li><li><strong>Winter holidays:<\/strong> schools close on Friday, 26 June and reopen on Tuesday, 21 July.<\/li><li><strong>Spring holidays:<\/strong> schools close on Wednesday, 23 September and reopen on Tuesday, 6 October.<\/li><li><strong>December holidays:<\/strong> schools close on Wednesday, 9 December 2026 and reopen on Wednesday, 13 January 2027.<\/li><li><strong>Special school holiday:<\/strong> Monday, 15 June 2026, the day before Youth Day.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Public holidays that fall in term time in 2026 are Freedom Day (Monday, 27 April), Workers&#8217; Day (Friday, 1 May), Youth Day (Tuesday, 16 June) and National Women&#8217;s Day, observed on Monday, 10 August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">School Calendar 2027: Term Dates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Term<\/th><th>Schools open<\/th><th>Schools close<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody>\n<tr><td>Term 1<\/td><td>Wednesday, 13 January 2027<\/td><td>Friday, 19 March 2027<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Term 2<\/td><td>Tuesday, 6 April 2027<\/td><td>Friday, 25 June 2027<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Term 3<\/td><td>Tuesday, 20 July 2027<\/td><td>Wednesday, 22 September 2027<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Term 4<\/td><td>Tuesday, 5 October 2027<\/td><td>Wednesday, 8 December 2027<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2027 school year has 197 school days for learners. Teachers start on 11 January and finish on 10 December 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"gaute-1709355155\" class=\"gaute-inbetween-content gaute-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"gaute-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1852772760112594\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1852772760112594\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1819787043\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">School Holidays 2027<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Autumn (Easter) holidays:<\/strong> schools close on Friday, 19 March and reopen on Tuesday, 6 April.<\/li><li><strong>Winter holidays:<\/strong> schools close on Friday, 25 June and reopen on Tuesday, 20 July.<\/li><li><strong>Spring holidays:<\/strong> schools close on Wednesday, 22 September and reopen on Tuesday, 5 October.<\/li><li><strong>December holidays:<\/strong> schools close on Wednesday, 8 December 2027.<\/li><li><strong>Special school holiday:<\/strong> Monday, 26 April 2027, the day before Freedom Day.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Public holidays that fall in term time in 2027 are Freedom Day (Tuesday, 27 April), Youth Day (Wednesday, 16 June) and National Women&#8217;s Day (Monday, 9 August).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Official Sources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These dates come from the Department of Basic Education&#8217;s calendars for public schools, published in the Government Gazette on 25 February 2025: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.education.gov.za\/portals\/0\/documents\/publications\/2025\/Published%202026%20School%20Calendar.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026 school calendar (PDF)<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.education.gov.za\/portals\/0\/documents\/publications\/2025\/Published%202027%20School%20Calendar.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2027 school calendar (PDF)<\/a>. Independent (private) schools set their own term dates, so check with your school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When do schools close in December 2026?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Public schools close for learners on Wednesday, 9 December 2026. Teachers work until 11 December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When do schools open in 2027?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learners return on Wednesday, 13 January 2027. Teachers start on 11 January 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Does Gauteng have different school holidays from other provinces?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No. The Department of Basic Education&#8217;s calendar applies to public schools in all provinces, so Gauteng&#8217;s term dates and holidays are the same as the rest of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How many school days are there in 2026 and 2027?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learners have 200 school days in 2026 and 197 in 2027, according to the calendar summaries, after public holidays are taken out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When is the matric exam period?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2026 matric final exams run from 13 October to 26 November. See our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/matric-exams-2026-full-timetable\/\">full matric exam timetable<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are the official term dates and school holidays for Gauteng&#8217;s public schools in 2026 and 2027, from the Department of Basic Education&#8217;s gazetted school calendars. The same calendar applies to public schools in every province. Next up: schools close for the year on Wednesday, 9 December 2026 and reopen on Wednesday, 13 January 2027.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":43414,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-43413","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43413"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43413\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}