Public schools in the country are currently on a four week-long break, which was announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa last Thursday.
The new school calendar may see the academic year ending by 15 December, a leaked document from a Heads of Education Departments Committee workshop has shown.
It also recommends the Grade 12 National Senior Certificate examinations be completed by 15 December and marked in January. “The proposed amended 2020 school calendar has 163 actual days for educators and 156 for learners. The teaching, learning and assessments for the 2020 academic year must be concluded by 15 December 2020 for grades R to 11.
Hedom said the current four-week break should be used to attend to all outstanding matters to ensure the readiness of schools. It also suggested this time should be used to look into concerns raised by various stakeholders.Schools are expected to see all grades back at school by 24 August.
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