South African learners are set to return to school on Tuesday, 22 July, as the third term of the 2025 academic year officially begins, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) has confirmed.
This follows the end of the June-July school holidays, which began on Friday, 27 June.
Term 3, which runs from 22 July to 3 October, will be the longest term of the year, spanning 53 school days.
It forms part of the uniform national school calendar implemented in 2024, which remains in place for all provinces in 2025.
“The new term structure, aligned across all regions, continues to bring consistency to the academic calendar nationwide,” the DBE said in a statement.
2025 school calendar overview
- Term 1: 15 January – 28 March (52 days)
- Term 2: 8 April – 27 June (52 days)
- Term 3: 22 July – 3 October (53 days)
- Term 4: 13 October – 10 December (43 days)
In total, the 2025 school year consists of 200 school days, with Term 4 being the shortest.
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