School holiday calendar, for the current quarter in South Africa (Gauteng)
Source: https://www.kwathabeng.co.za
official calendar
35% of black Africans, 32% of coloureds, 61% of Indians/Asians and 76% of white citizens have completed high school
number of instructional days per year in lower secondary education: 200 days
Teaching languages: English, Afrikaans, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu
schools may remain open on Saturday
school uniforms required
University of Cape Town ranking: Times Higher Education #148/QS ranking #191/Shanghai #201-300
University of the Witwatersrand ranking: Times Higher Education #182/QS ranking #364/Shanghai #201-300
University of KwaZulu-Natal ranking: Times Higher Education #501-600/QS ranking #751-450/Shanghai #401-500
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| Date | Weekday | Name |
|---|---|---|
| January 9, 2019 | Wednesday | beginning of school year |
| March 15, 2019 | Friday | first mid-term (beginning) |
| April 2, 2019 | Tuesday | first mid-term (end) |
| June 14, 2019 | Friday | second mid-term (beginning) |
| July 9, 2019 | Tuesday | second mid-term (end) |