Official SA School Holidays for 2010

The Education Department has announced that next years South African school''s winter vacation period will be extended to ensure that schools are closed during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. This is to prevent pupil and teacher absenteeism during the matches, as well as lighten the load on the public transport system.

• The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be held from the 11 June, with the final match and closing ceremony being on 11 July.

 

• The school term will end just two days before kick off and start again two days after the tournament final and closing ceremonies.

 

• The last day of the second term is 9 June, with the first day back for pupils to start the third term being 13 July  2010.

 

• In terms of actual school days, this means a holiday of 22 days, as opposed to the usual 15. These dates apply to all nine provinces.

 

• The Department has insured that there will still be the usual 195 school days during the course of the academic year, as per prescribed policy.

 

• The 2010 Local Organising Committee, along with the Transport Department, had asked for schools to be closed, citing traffic congestion as one of the reasons.

 
 
SOUTH AFRICA SCHOOL TERMS 2010

 

 Inland Provinces: Free State, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and North West

 

 

Coastal Provinces: Eastern Cape, Kwa-Zulu-Natal, Northern Cape  Western Cape

 

 

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