{"id":508878,"date":"2021-07-26T14:45:52","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T12:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=508878"},"modified":"2021-07-26T14:45:52","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T12:45:52","slug":"here-are-south-africas-new-school-calendars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/508878\/here-are-south-africas-new-school-calendars\/","title":{"rendered":"Here are South Africa&#8217;s new school calendars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Basic Education has gazetted the proposed school calendar for the 2023 academic year for comment and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DBE_SA\/status\/1417811297757024258\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">confirmed<\/a> <\/strong>the school calendar for the 2022 school year.<\/p>\n<p>After two years of Covid-19 lockdowns which significantly impacted teaching time, both the 2022 and the 2023 calendar will see a return to some normality with the return of &#8216;staggered&#8217; open dates for both inland and coastal provinces.<\/p>\n<p>This staggered date has historically accommodated people who were travelling from holidays &#8211; another part of South African life that has been significantly disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>The rest of 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Schools re-opened for the third term of 2021 on Monday, 26 July.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Term 3:<\/strong> Runs from 26 July to 1 October 2021<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 4:<\/strong> Runs from 11 October to 15 December 2021<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In 2022, inland schools will open from 12 January, while coastal schools are set to open from 19 January. The closing date for both inland and coastal schools is 14 December.<\/p>\n<p>This equates to 199 actual school days for students.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Inland cluster 2022 school calendar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Inland-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-508886 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Inland-2-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Inland-2-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Inland-2-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Inland-2-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Inland-2.jpg 905w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Coastal cluster school calendar 2022\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Inland-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-508888 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Inland-3-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Inland-3-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Inland-3-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Inland-3-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Inland-3.jpg 905w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The proposed calendar for 2023 will see inland schools open from\u00a0 January, while coastal schools are set to open from 19 January. The proposed closing date for both inland and coastal schools is\u00a0 December.<\/p>\n<p>As with the 2022 calendar, this equates to 199 actual school days for students.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Inland cluster 2023 school calendar (proposed)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Inland.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-508882 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Inland-726x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"726\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Inland-726x1024.jpg 726w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Inland-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Inland-768x1083.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Inland-1089x1536.jpg 1089w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Inland-1200x1693.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Inland.jpg 1284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Coastal cluster 2023 school calendar (proposed)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Coastal.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-508884 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Coastal-727x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"727\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Coastal-727x1024.jpg 727w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Coastal-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Coastal-768x1082.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Coastal-1090x1536.jpg 1090w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Coastal-1200x1691.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Coastal.jpg 1284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 727px) 100vw, 727px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Return of schools\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Government schools reopened for the first time in nearly a month on Monday (26 July) to begin their third term of learning.<\/p>\n<p>The four-week break was enforced by the country&#8217;s move to an adjusted level 4 lockdown, with the winter holidays moved forward to accommodate some of the lost teaching time.<\/p>\n<p>While all government school students are expected to return in some capacity from 26 July, a timetable change will also see primary school learners (Grades R \u2013 7) return to school from 2 August for the first time in more than a year.<\/p>\n<p>Since South Africa first introduced Covid-19 lockdown restrictions at the end of March 2020, most students are learning in a \u2018shift system\u2019 \u2013 with a large amount of coursework still expected to be done at home to encourage social distancing.<\/p>\n<p>Between March 2020 and June 2021, most primary school learners in South Africa have lost 70%-100% (i.e. a full year) of learning relative to the 2019 cohort, data from the latest National Income Dynamics Coronavirus Rapid Mobile Survey (NIDS-CRAM) shows.<\/p>\n<p>In total, 93 days of schooling have occurred between 15 February 2021 and 30 June 2021, the researchers said.<\/p>\n<p>Assuming contact learning for 50% of this time, best estimates suggest that most primary school children have lost between 70% to a full year of learning since March 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo put this in perspective, this is the same as saying that the average Grade 3 child in June 2021 would have the same learning outcomes as the average Grade 2 child in June 2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, the international evidence points towards additional effects of \u2018forgetting\u2019 or regression that could hinder current learning, particularly if teaching occurs as if the content of the previous year\u2019s curriculum has been mastered, let alone learnt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, cumulative losses could exceed a full year of learning as students move through the school system, the researchers said.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/508772\/most-of-south-africa-opens-up-under-lockdown-level-3-heres-a-comprehensive-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Most of South Africa opens up under lockdown level 3 \u2013 here\u2019s a comprehensive list<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Basic Education has gazetted the proposed school calendar for the 2023 academic year for comment, and confirmed the school calendar for the 2022 school 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