Term Dates
Term 1
Wednesday 12 January –
Friday 25 March
Term 2
Wednesday 20 April –
Friday 01 July
Term 3
Tuesday 26 July –
Friday 23 September
Term 4
Tuesday 11 October –
Wednesday 07 December
Uplands Term Calendar
Term |
Academic Term Dates |
Notes on Start and End of Each Term |
Exeats and Long Weekends |
Notes on Exeat Breaks |
| Term 1 | Wednesday 12 January – Friday 25 March | New College boarders arrive from 14h00 on Monday 10 January. Orientation for new College pupils and parents on Tuesday 11 January. Existing College and Preparatory boarders arrive from 14h00 on Tuesday 11 January. Academics commence on Wednesday 12 January. |
Human Rights Day, 21 March | Human Rights Day: School closed on Monday 21 March |
| Term 2 | Wednesday 20 April – Friday 01 July | Boarders return from 14h00 on Tuesday 19 April Academics resume on Wednesday 20 April | Freedom Day, 27 April Worker’s Day, 01 May Youth Day, 16 June | Freedom Day: School closed for Wednesday 27 April only Worker’s Day: Sunday 01 May, observed 02 May. School closed on Monday Youth Day: School closed for Thursday 16 June only |
| Term 3 | Tuesday 26 July – Friday 23 September | Boarders return from 14h00 on Monday 25 July. Academics resume on Tuesday 26 July. | Women’s Day, 09 August | Women’s Day: Tuesday 09 August. School closed for the long weekend, Academics resume Wed 10 Aug |
| Term 4 | Tuesday 11 October – Wednesday 07 December | Boarders return from 14h00 on Monday 10 October. Academics resume on Tuesday 11 October. | When planning return trips home, please bear in mind that pupils are expected to be at school until the close of the academic day on days prior to school holidays and long weekends. |
Download the Uplands Term Calendar 2022 as a pdf
Public Holidays
When planning return trips home, please bear in mind that pupils are expected to be at school until the close of the academic day on the last day of school.
- 01 January: New Year’s Day
- 21 March: Human Rights Day
- 15 April: Good Friday
- 18 April: Family Day
- 27 April: Freedom Day
- 01 May: Workers’ Day
- 16 June: Youth Day
- 09 August: Women’s Day
- 24 September: Heritage Day
- 16 December: Day of Reconciliation
- 25 December: Christmas Day
- 26 December: Day of Goodwill
