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 |