{"id":414267,"date":"2020-07-07T14:50:17","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T12:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=414267"},"modified":"2020-07-07T14:51:35","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T12:51:35","slug":"here-are-the-latest-return-dates-for-all-school-grades-in-south-africa-with-some-only-back-at-the-end-of-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/414267\/here-are-the-latest-return-dates-for-all-school-grades-in-south-africa-with-some-only-back-at-the-end-of-august\/","title":{"rendered":"Here are the latest return dates for all school grades in South Africa – with some only back at the end of August"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has published a new directive which outlines the new return dates for South African schools.<\/p>\n

The directive, which was gazetted on Tuesday (7 July), further splits the return of pupils with some students now set to return as late at 31 August.<\/p>\n

These new dates are detailed in the table below.<\/p>\n

\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Grades<\/th>\nReturn to school date<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
    \n
  • Grade 7;<\/li>\n
  • Grade 12; and<\/li>\n
  • Schools of Skill: Year 4.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
1 June 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
    \n
  • Grade R;<\/li>\n
  • Grade 6; and<\/li>\n
  • Grade 11<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
6 July 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
    \n
  • Grade 3<\/li>\n
  • Grade 10;<\/li>\n
  • Schools of Skill: Year 3;<\/li>\n
  • Schools for Learners with Severe Intellectual Disabilities (\u201cSID\u201d): Grade R, Grade 3 and final year (Occupational);<\/li>\n
  • Schools with Learners with Severe and Profound Intellectual Disabilities (\u201cLSPID\u201d): Year 3;<\/li>\n
  • Schools with autistic learners: final year (18 years and above).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
20 July 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
    \n
  • Grades 1 and 2;<\/li>\n
  • School of Skill: Year 2;<\/li>\n
  • Schools for Learners with Severe Intellectual Disabilities (\u201cSID\u201d): Grades 1 and 2;<\/li>\n
  • Schools with Learners with Severe and Profound Intellectual Disabilities (\u201cLSPID\u201d): Years 1 and 2;<\/li>\n
  • Schools with autistic learners: Junior group (below 13 years).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
27 July 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
    \n
  • Grade 4;<\/li>\n
  • Grade 9;<\/li>\n
  • Year 1 in Schools of Skill; and<\/li>\n
  • Schools with autistic learners: Senior Group (13 years and above)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
17 August 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
    \n
  • Grade 5;<\/li>\n
  • Grade 8; and<\/li>\n
  • Schools for Learners with Severe Intellectual Disabilities (\u201cSID\u201d): Grades 4 and 5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
31 August 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

The directive also makes provision for provinces which are unable to comply with the new start dates.<\/p>\n

In these cases, the\u00a0DBE said that if a MEC responsible for education in a province must, at least seven days before the date identified for the return of the respective grades, submit a report to the Minister for concurrence or further determination.<\/p>\n

The report must include:<\/p>\n

    \n
  • The reasons for the non-compliance; and<\/li>\n
  • A plan with the proposed dates for the phased return of learners and officials in the respective grades.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    You can read the full directive below.<\/p>\n