With the new year well underway, preparations have begun for the nationwide reopening of schools in 2023.
The Department of Basic Education has issued the 2023 school calendar, which begins on Wednesday, January 11, 2023 for inland students and Wednesday, January 18, 2023 for coastal students.
According to BusinessTech, the 2023-2024 school year would consist of 199 school days across four terms, with 32 school breaks and eight national holidays in between.
Teachers will begin the school year on 9 January (inland) and 16 January (coastal) in preparation for the return of students.
Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and North West are inland provinces, while Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Cape, and Western Cape are coastal provinces.
Meanwhile, the class of 2022 will have to wait a bit longer for the release of their results.
This week, education minister Angie Motshekga revealed that the matric results for the class of 2022 will be released on January 19, 2023, and distributed by schools on January 20, 2023.
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE SCHOOL TERM DATES: inland schools
11 January to 24 March
Second Term: 12 April – 23 June
Third Term: 18 July-29 September
Fourth Term: October 10 to December 13
Coastal colleges
Term 1: January 18 to March 31
Second Term: 12 April – 23 June
Third Term: 18 July-29 September
Fourth Term: October 10 to December 13
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