Vol. 417, No. 20945, 1 March 2000
GENERAL NOTICE
Notice 208 of 2000
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY ACT, 1996 (No. 27 of 1996)
SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL FOR THE YEAR 2001
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 2001 as detailed in the attached Schedule.
Prof. Kader Asmal, MP
Minister of Education
SCHEDULE
SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR THE YEAR 2001
Coastal Provinces: Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Cape and Western Cape
TERM |
DURATION | Number of weeks |
Number of days |
Number of Public holidays |
Actual number of school days |
1 2 3 4 |
(22) 23 Jan - 6 April 18 April - 29 June 23 July - 28 Sep 8 Oct - 7 (12) Dec |
11 11 10 10 (9) |
(55) 54 53 50 (48) 45 |
1 2 + 1 2 0 |
(54) 53 50 48 (48) 45 |
| Total | (42) 41 | (206) 202 | 5 + 1 | (200) 196 |
Inland Provinces: Free State, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, North West and Northern Province
TERM |
DURATION | Number of weeks |
Number of days |
Number of Public holidays |
Actual number of school days |
1 2 3 4 |
(15) 16 Jan - 30 March 18 April - 22 June 16 July - 28 Sep 8 Oct - 7 (12) Dec |
11 10 11 10 (9) |
(55) 54 48 55 (48) 45 |
1 2 + 1 2 0 |
(54) 53 45 53 (48) 45 |
| Total | (42) 41 | (206) 202 | 5 + 1 | (200) 196 |
HOLIDAYS IN TERM TIME:
| 21 March 2001 | - | Human Rights Day |
| 27 April 2001 | - | Freedom Day |
| 30 April 2001 | - | School holidays |
| 1 May 2001 | - | Workers Day |
| 9 August 2001 | - | National Women's Day |
| 24 September 2001 | - | Heritage Day |