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Latest amended school calendar for 2021 released

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By Liesl Smit

The Department of Basic Education has released the latest amended school calendar for 2021, with pupils starting their school-year on 15 February.

The first term will run until 23 April, with pupils returning to school again on 3 May. The second term will run from 3 May until July 9, with the winter holidays lasting just two weeks this year, before school starts again on July 26.

The third term will run from July 26 to October 1, with the fourth term running from October 11 to December 15.

Liesl Smit
Liesl Smit
Liesl is the Smile 90.4FM News Manager. She has been at Smile since 2016, with nearly 20 years experience in the radio industry, including reading news, field reporting and producing. In 2008 she won the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award, Western Cape region. liesl@smile904.fm

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