When Does School Start 2025. Permanent secretary for education, selina kuruleca while confirming the dates urged parents and students to start planning for the upcoming year. According to the dbe school calendar, the opening day for schools in 2025 is the 15th of january 2025.

Term 2 will start on may 19 and run until august 22, also spanning 14 weeks, with a break scheduled from august 25. See dull schedule for the 2025 academic year below.