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2024 Instructional Calendar
Grades R-7
SCHOOL HOURS
Gr R-1 regular days 7:45am- 2:30pm | Gr 2-3 regular days 7:45am- 3:00pm | Gr R-3 minimum days 7:45am- 1:00pm
Gr 4-7 regular days 7:45am- 3:30pm | Gr 4-7 minimum days 7:45am-1:30pm
February
M T W T F
1 2
5 6 7 8 9
12 13 14 15 16
19 20 21 22 23
26 27 28 29
Instructional days: 21
M T W T F
1
4 5 6 7 8
11 12 13 14 15
18 19 20
21 22
25 26 27 28 29
Instructional days: 14
MarchJanuary
M T W T F
1 2 3 4 5
8 9 10 11 12
15 16 17 18 19
22 23 24 25 26
29 30 31
Instructional days: 8
April
M T W T F
1 2 3 4 5
8 9 10 11 12
15 16 17 18 19
22 23 24 25 26
29 30
Instructional days: 17
Start or end of term
Term holidays
Public holidays
(closed for all)
Report card conferences
Minimum days
School Leader Workdays
(closed for scholars)
Professional Development
and Staff Workdays
(closed for scholars)
Orientation: FP Grades,
IP Grades and Grade 7
Key
16 January- 20 March 2024 (43 days)
8 April- 26 June 2024 (59 days)
22 July- 19 September 2024 (44 days)
1 October- 11 December 2024 (52 days)
Term dates
Last day of each term for scholars | Every Monday
Minimum days
9-12 April 2024
23-26 July 2024
2-4 October 2024
9-11 December 2024
Report card conferences
1 Sturdee Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg, 2146
www.sparkschools.co.za
01 January New Years Day | 21 March Human Rights Day | 22 March Special School Holiday | 29 March Good Friday | 01 April Family Day
27 April Freedom Day | 01 May Workers’ Day | 16 June Youth Day | 17 June Public Holiday | 09 August National Women’s Day
23 September Special School Holiday | 24 September Heritage Day | 16 December Day of Reconciliation | 25 December Christmas Day
26 December Day of Goodwill
Public and school holidays
May
M T W T F
1 2 3
6 7 8 9 10
13 14 15 16 17
20 21 22 23 24
27 28 29 30 31
Instructional days: 22
August
M T W T F
1 2
5 6 7 8 9
12 13 14 15 16
19 20 21 22 23
26 27 28 29 30
Instructional days: 21
June
M T W T F
3 4 5 6 7
10 11 12 13 14
17 18 19 20 21
24 25 26
27 28
Instructional days: 17
July
M T W T F
1 2 3 4 5
8 9 10 11 12
15 16 17 18 19
22 23 24 25 26
29 30 31
Instructional days: 8
November
M T W T F
1
4 5 6 7 8
11 12 13 14 15
18 19 20 21 22
25 26 27 28 29
Instructional days: 21
September
M T W T F
2 3 4 5 6
9 10 11 12 13
16 17 18 19
20
23 24 25 26 27
30
Instructional days: 14
October
M T W T F
1
2 3 4
7 8 9 10 11
14 15 16 17 18
21 22 23 24 25
28 29 30 31
Instructional days: 24
December
M T W T F
2 3 4 5 6
9 10 11
12 13
16 17 18 19 20
23 24 25 26 27
30 31
Instructional days: 5
Total instructional days: 198
Special school holidays
