tvet colleges holidays 2024-2025

tvet colleges holidays 2024-2025

Despite the fact that the 2022 school year is already halfway through, the basic education department has chosen to announce its other yearly school calendar much in advance. Here is a glance at the timetable for the 2024 academic year.

The announcement of the 2024 school year calendar was just announced by the Department of Basic Education. The only schools included in this school calendar are the public ones across the country.

Both Coastal Cluster schools and Inland schools will have 199 teaching days dispersed over 43 weeks during the 2024 school year.

Schools that serve the country’s inland regions include those in the Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and North West. The Coastal Cluster of schools in the country includes the Eastern Cape, Kwazulu-Natal, Northern Cape, and Western Cape.

Term dates for Inland schools:

• First Term 12 January – 17 March
• Second Term 5 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 – 25 March
• Second Term 5 April – 24 June
• Third Term 19 July – 30 September
• Fourth Term 11 October – 14 December

As a result, the academic year will end for all schools on December 14.

TVET Colleges Academic Calendar 2024

National Certificate Vocational (NCV)
Term 1 (L2)

Term 1 consists of 48 lecturing days.

Classes start 25 January
Classes end 1 April
Supplementary Examinations 10 March – 1 April
College closes 1 April

Term 1 (L3 & L4)

Term 1 consists of 38 lecturing days.

Classes start 8 February
Classes end 1 April
Supplementary Examinations 10 March – 1 April
College closes 1 April

Term 2 (L2, L3 & L4)

Term 2 consists of 44 lecturing days.

Classes start 12 April
Classes end 14 June
College closes 14 June

Term 3 (L2, L3 & L4)

There are 51 lecture days throughout Term 3. The internal examination period is 14 days.

Classes start 8 July
Classes end 17 September
College closes 17 September

Term 4 (L2, L3 & L4)

Term 4 consists of 23 lecturing days.

Classes start 27 September
Classes end 27 October
Exam Dates 28 October – 26 November
Life Skills & Computer Literacy (P2) 21 – 27 October

College closes 8 October

Report 191: Business And Utility Studies

Semester 1 Term 1

Semester 1 Term 1 consists of 48 lecturing days.

Classes start 25 January
Classes end 1 April
College closes 1 April

Semester 1 Term 2

Semester 1 Term 2 consists of 28 lecturing days.

Classes start 12 April
Classes end 21 May
Exam Dates 24 May – 14 June
College closes 14 June

Semester 2 Term 3

Semester 2 Term 3 consists of 47 lecturing days.

Classes start 14 July
Classes end 17 September
College closes 17 September

Semester 2 Term 4

Semester 2 Term 4 consists of 30 lecturing days.

Classes start 27 September
Classes end 8 November
Exam Dates 9 November – 30 November
College closes 8 December

Report 191: Natural Science Studies

Trimester 1 (N1, N5, N6)

Trimester 1 (N1, N5, N6) consists of 47 lecturing days.

Classes start 25 January
Classes end 31 March
Exam Dates 1 April – 23 April
College closes 23 April

Trimester 1 (N2, N3, N4)

Trimester 1 (N2, N3, N4) consists of 37 lecturing days.

Classes start 8 February
Classes end 31 March
Exam Dates 1 April – 23 April
College closes 23 April

Trimester 2

Trimester 2 consists of 45 lecturing days.

Classes start 20 May
Classes end 22 July
Exam Dates 23 July – 13 August
College closes 13 August

Trimester 3

Trimester 3 consists of 47 lecturing days.

Classes start 8 September
Classes end 12 November
Exam Dates 15 November – 3 December
College closes 8 December

For NC, the internal exams can only last for a total of 14 days during the second or third term (V).