Government Gazette

Vol. 411, No. 20475, 17 September 1999

GOVERNMENT NOTICE

Notice 1123 of 1999

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY ACT, 1996 (ACT No. 27 OF 1996)

SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR THE YEAR 2000

I, Kader Asmal, Minister of Education, after consultation with the Council of Education Ministers, and with national and provincial stakeholders with a specific interest in school calendars, hereby announce in terms of section 3 (4) (k) of the National Education Policy Act, 1996 (Act No. 27 of 1996), the school calendar for public schools for the year 2000 as detailed in the attached Schedule.

K. ASMAL

Minister of Education

SCHEDULE

SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR THE YEAR 2000

Group 1: Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Cape and Western Cape
Term Duration Number of
Weeks		 Number of
Days		 Number of
Public Holidays		 Actual No. of School Days
1 (17) 18 Jan - 24 March 2000

10
(50) 49

1
(49) 48
2 3 April - 23 June 2000

12

60

5+1

54
3 17 July - 22 Sep 2000

10

50

1

49
4 2 Oct - 1 (6) Dec 2000
(10) 9
(48) 45

0
(48) 45
Total
(42) 41
(208) 204

7+1
(200) 196

 

Group p 2: Gauteng, Mpumalanga, North West and Northern Province
Term Duration Number of
Weeks		 Number of
Days		 Number of
Public Holidays		 Actual No. of School Days
1 (10) 11 Jan - 24 March 2000

11
(55) 54

1
(54) 53
2 10 April - 23 June 2000

11

55

5+1

49
3 17 July - 22 Sep 2000

10

50

1

49
4 2 Oct - 1 (6) Dec 2000
(10) 9
(48) 45

0
(48) 45
Total
(42) 41
(208) 204

7+1
(200) 196

 
Group 3: Free State
Term Duration Number of
Weeks		 Number of
Days		 Number of
Public Holidays		 Actual No. of School Days
1 (10) 11 Jan - 23 March 2000

11
(54) 53

1
(53) 52
2 4 April - 23 June 2000

12

59

5+1

53
3 18 July - 21 Sep 2000

10

48

1

47
4 3 Oct - 1 (6) Dec 2000
(10) 9
(47) 44

0
(47) 44
Total
(43) 42
(208) 204

7+1
(200) 196

* Figures in brackets ( ) are applicable to teachers
* Friday 28 April 2000 will be a school holiday (+1)

National Public Holidays during school terms:

Human Rights Day 21 March 2000
Good Friday 21 April 2000
Easter Monday 24 April 2000
Freedom Day 27 April 2000
Workers Day 1 May 2000
Youth Day 16 June 2000
Women's Day 9 August 2000