As the curtain draws on the 2021 academic year, the Department of Basic Education has already issued the 2022 School Calendar. According to the calendar for the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Cape and Western Cape provinces, learners will start school on Wednesday, January 19 and end on Wednesday, December 14.
However, the department indicated that these term dates are for state schools as private schools set their own term dates and differ widely.
The Western Cape’s 2022 school calendar:
January School holiday:
Teachers start on Monday, January 17
Schools open Wednesday, January 19
March/April 2022 holiday:
Schools close Friday, March 25 and reopen Tuesday, April 5
June/July 2022 holiday:
Schools close Friday, June 24 and reopen Tuesday, July 19
October 2022 holiday:
Schools close Friday, September 30 and reopen Tuesday, October 11
December 2022 holiday:
Schools close on Wednesday, December 14
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