School holidays and public holidays in South Africa: the next dates
South Africa · 2026-10-12
School holiday today: Spring Break, until Mon 12 Oct 2026
- Today is Mon 12 Oct 2026 in the time zone Africa/Johannesburg.
- It lasts 10 days. Of these, 6 are weekdays that are not public holidays.
- Next public holiday: Day of Reconciliation, Wed 16 Dec 2026.
- The public holiday is in 65 days.
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School holidays ahead
| Holiday | From | To | Days | Weekdays that are not public holidays | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Break | Sat 3 Oct 2026 | Mon 12 Oct 2026 | 10 | 6 | |
| Summer Break | Sat 12 Dec 2026 | Sun 10 Jan 2027 | 30 | 17 | |
| Autumn Break | Sat 20 Mar 2027 | Mon 5 Apr 2027 | 17 | 8 | |
| Special School Holiday | Mon 26 Apr 2027 | Mon 26 Apr 2027 | 1 | 1 | |
| Winter Break | Sat 26 Jun 2027 | Mon 19 Jul 2027 | 24 | 16 | |
| Spring Break | Sat 2 Oct 2027 | Sun 10 Oct 2027 | 9 | 5 |
Public holidays ahead
| Holiday | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Day of Reconciliation | Wed 16 Dec 2026 | |
| Christmas Day | Fri 25 Dec 2026 | |
| Day of Goodwill | Sat 26 Dec 2026 | |
| New Year’s Day | Fri 1 Jan 2027 | |
| Human Rights Day | Sun 21 Mar 2027 | |
| Human Rights Day observed | Mon 22 Mar 2027 | |
| Good Friday | Fri 26 Mar 2027 | |
| Family Day | Mon 29 Mar 2027 | |
| Freedom Day | Tue 27 Apr 2027 | |
| Workers' Day | Sat 1 May 2027 | |
| Youth Day | Wed 16 Jun 2027 | |
| National Women's Day | Mon 9 Aug 2027 | |
| Heritage Day | Fri 24 Sep 2027 |
Data fetched from OpenHolidays API on 2026-10-12 (UTC). This page answers from that table until 2026-11-26, then stops until the data is fetched again.
Data
Contains information from the OpenHolidays API (STÜBER SYSTEMS GmbH), which is made available under the Open Database License (ODbL) v1.0.
The holiday table on this site is a database derived from it. It is offered under the same licence and can be read in full at /api/holidays.