Public & school holidays South Africa 2027

When are the public and school holidays in South Africa in 2027? The calendar highlights every date. The full list follows below.

Public and school holidays in January 2027
DateHoliday or school break
1 January 2027Neujahrstag
2 January 2027Sommerferien
3 January 2027Sommerferien
4 January 2027Sommerferien
5 January 2027Sommerferien
6 January 2027Sommerferien
7 January 2027Sommerferien
8 January 2027Sommerferien
9 January 2027Sommerferien
10 January 2027Sommerferien

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Public and school holidays in March 2027
DateHoliday or school break
20 March 2027Herbstferien
21 March 2027Tag der Menschenrechte
22 March 2027Montag nach Tag der Menschenrechte
23 March 2027Herbstferien
24 March 2027Herbstferien
25 March 2027Herbstferien
26 March 2027Karfreitag
27 March 2027Herbstferien
28 March 2027Herbstferien
29 March 2027Tag der Familie
30 March 2027Herbstferien
31 March 2027Herbstferien

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Public and school holidays in April 2027
DateHoliday or school break
1 April 2027Herbstferien
2 April 2027Herbstferien
3 April 2027Herbstferien
4 April 2027Herbstferien
5 April 2027Herbstferien
26 April 2027Schulfreier Tag
27 April 2027Tag der Freiheit

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Public and school holidays in May 2027
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1 May 2027Tag der Arbeit

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Public and school holidays in June 2027
DateHoliday or school break
16 June 2027Tag der Jugend
26 June 2027Winterferien
27 June 2027Winterferien
28 June 2027Winterferien
29 June 2027Winterferien
30 June 2027Winterferien

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Public and school holidays in July 2027
DateHoliday or school break
1 July 2027Winterferien
2 July 2027Winterferien
3 July 2027Winterferien
4 July 2027Winterferien
5 July 2027Winterferien
6 July 2027Winterferien
7 July 2027Winterferien
8 July 2027Winterferien
9 July 2027Winterferien
10 July 2027Winterferien
11 July 2027Winterferien
12 July 2027Winterferien
13 July 2027Winterferien
14 July 2027Winterferien
15 July 2027Winterferien
16 July 2027Winterferien
17 July 2027Winterferien
18 July 2027Winterferien
19 July 2027Winterferien

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Public and school holidays in August 2027
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9 August 2027Nationaler Frauentag

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Public and school holidays in September 2027
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24 September 2027Tag des Kulturerbes

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Public and school holidays in October 2027
DateHoliday or school break
2 October 2027Frühlingsferien
3 October 2027Frühlingsferien
4 October 2027Frühlingsferien
5 October 2027Frühlingsferien
6 October 2027Frühlingsferien
7 October 2027Frühlingsferien
8 October 2027Frühlingsferien
9 October 2027Frühlingsferien
10 October 2027Frühlingsferien

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Public and school holidays in December 2027
DateHoliday or school break
11 December 2027Sommerferien
12 December 2027Sommerferien
13 December 2027Sommerferien
14 December 2027Sommerferien
15 December 2027Sommerferien
16 December 2027Versöhnungstag
17 December 2027Sommerferien
18 December 2027Sommerferien
19 December 2027Sommerferien
20 December 2027Sommerferien
21 December 2027Sommerferien
22 December 2027Sommerferien
23 December 2027Sommerferien
24 December 2027Sommerferien
25 December 2027Weihnachtstag
26 December 2027Tag des gegenseitigen Verständnisses
27 December 2027Sommerferien
28 December 2027Sommerferien
29 December 2027Sommerferien
30 December 2027Sommerferien
31 December 2027Sommerferien

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Public holidays 2027

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

School holidays 2027

  • Sommerferien12/12/2026 – 10/01/2027· nationwide
  • Herbstferien20/03/2027 – 05/04/2027· nationwide
  • Schulfreier Tag26/04/2027 – 26/04/2027· nationwide
  • Winterferien26/06/2027 – 19/07/2027· nationwide
  • Frühlingsferien02/10/2027 – 10/10/2027· nationwide
  • Sommerferien11/12/2027 – 09/01/2028· nationwide

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