Public & school holidays South Africa 2025

When are the public and school holidays in South Africa in 2025? The calendar highlights every date. The full list follows below.

Public and school holidays in January 2025
DateHoliday or school break
1 January 2025Neujahrstag
2 January 2025Sommerferien
3 January 2025Sommerferien
4 January 2025Sommerferien
5 January 2025Sommerferien
6 January 2025Sommerferien
7 January 2025Sommerferien
8 January 2025Sommerferien
9 January 2025Sommerferien
10 January 2025Sommerferien
11 January 2025Sommerferien
12 January 2025Sommerferien

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Public and school holidays in March 2025
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21 March 2025Tag der Menschenrechte
29 March 2025Herbstferien
30 March 2025Herbstferien
31 March 2025Herbstferien

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Public and school holidays in April 2025
DateHoliday or school break
1 April 2025Herbstferien
2 April 2025Herbstferien
3 April 2025Herbstferien
4 April 2025Herbstferien
5 April 2025Herbstferien
6 April 2025Herbstferien
7 April 2025Herbstferien
18 April 2025Karfreitag
21 April 2025Tag der Familie
27 April 2025Tag der Freiheit
28 April 2025Montag nach Tag der Freiheit
29 April 2025Schulfreier Tag
30 April 2025Schulfreier Tag

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Public and school holidays in May 2025
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1 May 2025Tag der Arbeit

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Public and school holidays in June 2025
DateHoliday or school break
2 June 2025Schulfreier Tag
16 June 2025Tag der Jugend
28 June 2025Winterferien
29 June 2025Winterferien
30 June 2025Winterferien

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Public and school holidays in July 2025
DateHoliday or school break
1 July 2025Winterferien
2 July 2025Winterferien
3 July 2025Winterferien
4 July 2025Winterferien
5 July 2025Winterferien
6 July 2025Winterferien
7 July 2025Winterferien
8 July 2025Winterferien
9 July 2025Winterferien
10 July 2025Winterferien
11 July 2025Winterferien
12 July 2025Winterferien
13 July 2025Winterferien
14 July 2025Winterferien
15 July 2025Winterferien
16 July 2025Winterferien
17 July 2025Winterferien
18 July 2025Winterferien
19 July 2025Winterferien
20 July 2025Winterferien
21 July 2025Winterferien

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Public and school holidays in August 2025
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9 August 2025Nationaler Frauentag

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Public and school holidays in September 2025
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24 September 2025Tag des Kulturerbes

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Public and school holidays in October 2025
DateHoliday or school break
4 October 2025Frühlingsferien
5 October 2025Frühlingsferien
6 October 2025Frühlingsferien
7 October 2025Frühlingsferien
8 October 2025Frühlingsferien
9 October 2025Frühlingsferien
10 October 2025Frühlingsferien
11 October 2025Frühlingsferien
12 October 2025Frühlingsferien

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Public and school holidays in December 2025
DateHoliday or school break
13 December 2025Sommerferien
14 December 2025Sommerferien
15 December 2025Sommerferien
16 December 2025Versöhnungstag
17 December 2025Sommerferien
18 December 2025Sommerferien
19 December 2025Sommerferien
20 December 2025Sommerferien
21 December 2025Sommerferien
22 December 2025Sommerferien
23 December 2025Sommerferien
24 December 2025Sommerferien
25 December 2025Weihnachtstag
26 December 2025Tag des gegenseitigen Verständnisses
27 December 2025Sommerferien
28 December 2025Sommerferien
29 December 2025Sommerferien
30 December 2025Sommerferien
31 December 2025Sommerferien

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Public holidays 2025

  • Neujahrstag
  • Tag der Menschenrechte
  • Karfreitag
  • Tag der Familie
  • Tag der Freiheit
  • Montag nach Tag der Freiheit
  • Tag der Arbeit
  • Tag der Jugend
  • Nationaler Frauentag
  • Tag des Kulturerbes
  • Versöhnungstag
  • Weihnachtstag
  • Tag des gegenseitigen Verständnisses

School holidays 2025

  • Sommerferien14/12/2024 – 12/01/2025· nationwide
  • Herbstferien29/03/2025 – 07/04/2025· nationwide
  • Schulfreier Tag29/04/2025 – 29/04/2025· nationwide
  • Schulfreier Tag30/04/2025 – 30/04/2025· nationwide
  • Schulfreier Tag02/06/2025 – 02/06/2025· nationwide
  • Winterferien28/06/2025 – 21/07/2025· nationwide
  • Frühlingsferien04/10/2025 – 12/10/2025· nationwide
  • Sommerferien13/12/2025 – 11/01/2026· nationwide

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