Public & school holidays South Africa 2026

When are the public and school holidays in South Africa in 2026? The calendar highlights every date. The full list follows below.

Public and school holidays in January 2026
DateHoliday or school break
1 January 2026Neujahrstag
2 January 2026Sommerferien
3 January 2026Sommerferien
4 January 2026Sommerferien
5 January 2026Sommerferien
6 January 2026Sommerferien
7 January 2026Sommerferien
8 January 2026Sommerferien
9 January 2026Sommerferien
10 January 2026Sommerferien
11 January 2026Sommerferien

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Public and school holidays in March 2026
DateHoliday or school break
21 March 2026Tag der Menschenrechte
28 March 2026Herbstferien
29 March 2026Herbstferien
30 March 2026Herbstferien
31 March 2026Herbstferien

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Public and school holidays in April 2026
DateHoliday or school break
1 April 2026Herbstferien
2 April 2026Herbstferien
3 April 2026Karfreitag
4 April 2026Herbstferien
5 April 2026Herbstferien
6 April 2026Tag der Familie
7 April 2026Herbstferien
27 April 2026Tag der Freiheit

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Public and school holidays in May 2026
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1 May 2026Tag der Arbeit

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Public and school holidays in June 2026
DateHoliday or school break
15 June 2026Schulfreier Tag
16 June 2026Tag der Jugend
27 June 2026Winterferien
28 June 2026Winterferien
29 June 2026Winterferien
30 June 2026Winterferien

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Public and school holidays in July 2026
DateHoliday or school break
1 July 2026Winterferien
2 July 2026Winterferien
3 July 2026Winterferien
4 July 2026Winterferien
5 July 2026Winterferien
6 July 2026Winterferien
7 July 2026Winterferien
8 July 2026Winterferien
9 July 2026Winterferien
10 July 2026Winterferien
11 July 2026Winterferien
12 July 2026Winterferien
13 July 2026Winterferien
14 July 2026Winterferien
15 July 2026Winterferien
16 July 2026Winterferien
17 July 2026Winterferien
18 July 2026Winterferien
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20 July 2026Winterferien

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Public and school holidays in August 2026
DateHoliday or school break
9 August 2026Nationaler Frauentag
10 August 2026Montag nach Nationaler Frauentag

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Public and school holidays in September 2026
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24 September 2026Tag des Kulturerbes
25 September 2026Schulfreier Tag

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Public and school holidays in October 2026
DateHoliday or school break
3 October 2026Frühlingsferien
4 October 2026Frühlingsferien
5 October 2026Frühlingsferien
6 October 2026Frühlingsferien
7 October 2026Frühlingsferien
8 October 2026Frühlingsferien
9 October 2026Frühlingsferien
10 October 2026Frühlingsferien
11 October 2026Frühlingsferien
12 October 2026Frühlingsferien

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Public and school holidays in December 2026
DateHoliday or school break
12 December 2026Sommerferien
13 December 2026Sommerferien
14 December 2026Sommerferien
15 December 2026Sommerferien
16 December 2026Versöhnungstag
17 December 2026Sommerferien
18 December 2026Sommerferien
19 December 2026Sommerferien
20 December 2026Sommerferien
21 December 2026Sommerferien
22 December 2026Sommerferien
23 December 2026Sommerferien
24 December 2026Sommerferien
25 December 2026Weihnachtstag
26 December 2026Tag des gegenseitigen Verständnisses
27 December 2026Sommerferien
28 December 2026Sommerferien
29 December 2026Sommerferien
30 December 2026Sommerferien
31 December 2026Sommerferien

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Public holidays 2026

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

School holidays 2026

  • Sommerferien13/12/2025 – 11/01/2026· nationwide
  • Herbstferien28/03/2026 – 07/04/2026· nationwide
  • Schulfreier Tag15/06/2026 – 15/06/2026· nationwide
  • Winterferien27/06/2026 – 20/07/2026· nationwide
  • Schulfreier Tag25/09/2026 – 25/09/2026· nationwide
  • Frühlingsferien03/10/2026 – 12/10/2026· nationwide
  • Sommerferien12/12/2026 – 10/01/2027· nationwide

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