South African Public and School Holidays

Forté Holidays is a South African holiday resource that helps families, employees, employers, travellers, and educators keep track of important dates throughout the year.

Find public and school holidays

Find South Africa's official public holidays and school holiday schedules, including current, past, and future years.

• View public holidays in South Africa
• View school holidays in South Africa

Use Forté Holidays to plan annual leave, long weekends, family trips, school breaks, and other important dates throughout the year.

Holiday information is organised by year and by holiday, making it easy to find both current dates and future calendars.

Find public holidays, school holidays, school terms, observed public holidays, and future holiday dates in one place to help you plan ahead with confidence.

What you can find on Forté Holidays

Forté Holidays provides more than just holiday dates. The website brings together public holidays, school holidays, school terms, observed holidays, and planning information for South Africa, including:

• public holidays in South Africa by year
• school holidays and school terms
• individual holiday guides explaining the history and significance of each public holiday
• future holiday dates for planning leave and travel
• observed public holidays when holidays fall on a Sunday
• information about how public holidays affect schools and working schedules

Why use Forté Holidays?

Forté Holidays was created to make South African holiday information easier to find, understand, and use.

Instead of searching multiple websites, you can find public holiday dates, school holiday calendars, school terms, and holiday guides in one place.

Public holiday and school holiday information is kept up to date as new holiday dates and school calendars become available.