Kaya 959 Reporter
The Department of Basic Education has recently released the final version of the school calendar for 2022.
The first term of the upcoming school year is set to kick off on 12 January 2022 for inland provinces and on 19 January 2022 for schools in the Coastal provinces, as announced by the Basic Education Department.
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Inland Cluster schools include schools that are located in the Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West.
Coastal Cluster schools include schools that are located in Eastern Cape, Kwazulu-Natal, Northern Cape and Western Cape.
Term Dates For Inland Cluster Schools
First Term: 12 January – 17 March
Second Term: 05 April – 24 June
Third Term:19 July – 30 September
Fourth Term: 11 October – 14 December
Term dates for Coastal Cluster schools
First Term: 19 January – 17 March
Second Term: 5 April – 24 June
Third Term:19 July – 30 September
Fourth Term: 11 October – 14 December
Back to school dates for inland and coastal provinces. #backtoschool pic.twitter.com/l6FlbRSafT
— Dep. Basic Education (@DBE_SA) January 1, 2022
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The spokesperson for the department, Elijah Mhlanga shared that the difference in dates for inland and coastal schools is aimed at accommodating people who may have travelled during the holidays.
“The school year 2022 we have a staggered calendar, not all provinces are going to open at the same time. We have inland provinces that are going to go first on the 12th of January to open schools.
“And the provinces along the coastline will open schools on the 19th of January and here we are talking about KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Western Cape, and Northern Cape.
“And those are going to be opening on the 19th. And the rest of the provinces will open on the 12th, that is Mpumalanga, Gauteng, North-West, Free State, and Limpopo.”
[REMINDER]: Here is the staggered 2022 School Calendar for inland provinces in South Africa. @Lesufi @DBE_SA pic.twitter.com/7Y36R396qD
— Gauteng Department of Education (@EducationGP1) January 3, 2022



