Government Gazette

Vol. 422, No. 21462, 18 August 2000

GENERAL NOTICE

Notice 802 of 2000

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

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

PROPOSED SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR THE YEAR 2002

I Kader Asmal. Minister of Education, after consultation with the Council of Education Ministers, Heads of Departments Committee, and with national and provincial stakeholders with a specific interest in school calendars, hereby give notice in terms of section 3(4)(k) of the National Education Policy Act, 1996 (Act No. 27 of 1996), of the approved school calendar for public schools for the year 2002 as detailed in the Schedule.

Prof. Kader Asmal
Minister of Education

SCHEDULE

SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR THE YEAR 2002

As approved by the Council of Education Ministers on 31 July 2000

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 (21)23Jan-28 March 10   (49) 47 1 (48) 46
2 10 April - 28 June 12     58 2   56
3 22 July - 27 Sept 10     50 2   48
4 7 Oct - 6 (10) Dec (10) 9 (47) 45 0 (47) 45

Total

  (42)  41 (204) 200 5 (199) 195

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 (14)16Jan-20 March   10 (48) 46 0 (48) 46
2 9 April - 21 June   11   54 2   52
3 16 July - 20 Sept   10   49 1   48
4 01 Oct - 06 (10) Dec (12) 11 (47) 49 0 (47) 49

Total

  (42)            41 (202)       198 3 (199)     195

 

HOLIDAYS IN TERM TIME:
21 March 2002 - Human Rights Day
29 March 2002 - Good Friday
01 April 2002 - Family Day
27 April 2002 - Freedom Day
01 May 2002 - Workers' Day
16 June 2002 - Youth Day [17 June -Public Holiday]
9 August 2002 - National Women's Day
24 September 2002 - Heritage Day