Here is the school calendar for 2024 – and when to expect the matric results
Preparations for the 2024 school year are underway, with first-day jitters for students, parents and teachers fast approaching.
The Department of Basic Education has published the 2024 school calendar, which kicks off for learners on Wednesday, 17 January.
The 2024 school year comprises 203 school days across the four terms, with 26 days set aside for school holidays and nine public holidays in between.
In preparation for learners to return, teachers will begin the year slightly earlier, starting from the 15 January.
The dates for the school terms for learners are as follows:
- Term 1: 17 January – 20 March
- Term 2: 03 April – 14 June
- Term 3: 09 July – 20 September
- Term 4: 01 October – 11 December
The full-year calendar can be found below:
Matric results
As schools welcome learners back for 2024, the class of 2023 will be waiting for their matric results to be published.
The Minister of the Department of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga will announce the National Senior Certificate (NSC) results on Thursday, 18 January 2024, whilst individual results will be released on Friday the 19th.
Matrics will have until 2 February 2024 for both manual and online applications for remarks. The fees for re-marking and re-checking per subject are R120.00 and R29.00 respectively:
For matrics who need to rewrite or want to improve their results, the department said that the next opportunity for this is in May/June 2024.
Learners will have until 8 February 2024 to register for the 2023 May/June exams – or if they want to register for the 2024 October/November exams, the deadline is 15 March 2024, the department said.
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