School Calendar 2025 South Africa. There are no universal term dates or calendars that apply to all independent schools in south africa. The 2025 school year begins on 15 january 2025 in term 1 and will end on 12 december 2025 during term 4.

The 2025 academic year will begin on wednesday, 15 january 2025, and conclude on wednesday, 10 december 2025, making it a full year of 200 school days. South african schools generally follow the department of basic education’s calendar,.