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By Diana Chiyangwa
Johannesburg, South Africa: Talkafrica has verified that there have been no changes to the originally scheduled school holiday dates in South Africa.
An article on this website claiming that the June 2025 school holiday dates have changed in South Africa is FALSE.
On 7 June 2025, Priya Sachdeva wrote on ethosgo.co.za, “June 2025 School Holiday Dates Changed Again in South Africa – What Parents Need to Know About New Term Breaks”.
In this article, Priya Sachdeva wrote that “According to the Department of Basic Education, the changes strive to provide sufficient rest and relaxation for students while ensuring minimal disruption to the academic calendar”.
Sachdeva further wrote that the new schedule includes new revised school holiday dates with Start Date: June 10, 2025, End Date: June 25, 2025, and Duration: 15 days in total.
The Department of Basic Education in South Africa has refuted that the school calendar has changed. Through their Facebook page, the Department wrote that “Don’t fall for fake news! The school calendar has not been changed. Public schools will still close for the June school holidays on Friday, 27 June 2025”.
The Citizen newspaper published on 5 June 2025, that the Department of Basic Education (DBE) has shut down false claims circulating online about changes to the 2025 school calendar. They were dismissing false claims that Priya also wrote on RiseUp that “2025 South Africa School Holidays Changed – Education Dept Releases New Dates & Term Breaks.”
The 2025 School Calendar for public schools in South Africa is detailed in this government gazette.
Umalusi, South Africa’s official Education Quality Council, through its X post, also warned about the fake article circulating online.
TalkAfrica examined the article on ethosgo.co.za that claims the June 2025 school holiday dates have changed in South Africa and found it to be FALSE.
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