2027 Printable Calendar for South Africa: Public Holidays and School Terms

A clean, printable 2027 calendar made for South Africa. Every 2027 public holiday is marked, including the two Mondays that become public holidays because the holiday falls on a Sunday, and the 2027 public school terms are marked day by day, so you can see school days and school holidays at a glance.

WHAT'S INSIDE (14 pages, landscape)

• Year at a glance: all 12 months with holidays and term days shaded, plus a list of every public holiday and the four school terms.
• 12 month pages: weeks start on Monday, big boxes to write in, week numbers, the month before and after in small, and a "this month" line listing that month's holidays and term dates.
• Key dates page: every holiday and term date written out, with the government sources they come from.
• Two files: A4 and US Letter.

WHAT IS MARKED

• Public holidays, 2027: 1 Jan, 21 Mar, Mon 22 Mar (Human Rights Day falls on a Sunday), 26 Mar (Good Friday), 29 Mar (Family Day), 27 Apr, 1 May, 16 Jun, 9 Aug, 24 Sep, 16 Dec, 25 Dec, 26 Dec, Mon 27 Dec (Day of Goodwill falls on a Sunday).
• School terms (public schools): Term 1, 13 Jan to 19 Mar; Term 2, 6 Apr to 25 Jun; Term 3, 20 Jul to 22 Sep; Term 4, 5 Oct to 8 Dec.
• School admin days (staff only): 11 and 12 Jan, 9 and 10 Dec. Special school holiday: Mon 26 Apr.

WHERE THE DATES COME FROM

Public holidays: the Public Holidays Act 36 of 1994 (Schedule 1 and section 2(1), the Sunday rule) and the South African Government website (gov.za). School terms: the Department of Basic Education's 2027 school calendar, Government Notice 5902 in Government Gazette 52178 of 25 February 2025. Dates were checked against these sources on 18 October 2026. A date can change if government later declares an extra holiday or amends the school calendar, so check gov.za or education.gov.za before you book anything around a date. Independent schools set their own terms.

HOW TO USE IT

• Download, open the PDF and print at 100% ("Actual size") on A4 or US Letter. Choose "Fit to page" if your printer trims the edges.
• Print the whole year, or one month at a time.

GOOD TO KNOW

• Digital download, nothing is posted.
• Fact-checked against named sources. Every holiday and term date was checked against the sources above; no person has yet checked the files by eye.
• An independent design. It is not published, approved or endorsed by the South African government or the Department of Basic Education.
• Personal use. Please do not resell or share the files.