School Calendar 2020 (5780/81)
Term | School Period | Holiday |
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Term 1 | 14 January*–03Apri | 04 April – 19 May (Pesach) |
Term 2 | 20 April – 03 July | 04 July – 26 July (Midyear) |
Term 3 | 27 July – 25 September | 26 September – 12 October (Yamim Noraim) |
Term 4 | 13 October – 04 December | 05 December – TBC (Year-end) |
Teachers begin school and Grade 1 Orientation – 14th of January. |
Festivals/Fasts | Date | Public Holidays | Date |
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Tu B’Shvat | 10 February | New Year’s Day | 1 January |
Ta’anit Esther | 09 March | Human Rights Day | 21 March |
Purim | 10 March | ||
Pesach | 09 April – 16 April | Good Friday | 10 April |
Yom Hashoah | 21 April | Family Day | 13 April |
Yom Hazikaron | 28 April | Freedom Day | 27 April |
Yom Ha-Atzmaut | 29 April | ||
Lag B’Omer | 12 May | Workers’ Day | 1 May |
Yom Yerushalayim | 22 May | Youth Day | 16 June |
Shavuot | 29 – 30 May | National Women’s Day | 9 August |
Fast of Tammuz | 09 July | Public Holiday | 10 August |
Tisha B’Av | 30 July | Heritage Day | 24 September |
Rosh Hashanah | 19 September–20 September | ||
Tzom Gedalya | 21 September | ||
Yom Kippur | 28 September | ||
Sukkot | 03 -09 October | ||
Shmini Atzeret | 10 October | ||
Simchat Torah | 11 October |
Late Starting Days:
School will begin at 08h00 on the following days:- Purim, Yom Ha’atzmaut, Yom Yerushalayim and Tisha B’Av.
Early Closing Times:
These times apply to:- Erev Yom Tov, all fasts (except Tisha B’Av 11:00am), end of term, Yom Ha’atzmaut and Purim.
Play and Nursery School: 12h00
Primary School: 12h15
High School: 12h30