The school calendar for TVET (Technical and Vocational Education and Training) colleges in South Africa can vary slightly depending on the institution, but generally follows the same academic calendar year. In this article you will find the proposed calendar for 2023/2024 academic year
Here’s The Proposed 2024 TVET College Calendar
National Certificate Vocational (NCV)
Term 1:
- Staff: 8 January – 20 March
- Students: 18 January – 20 March
Students will have 48 lecturing days and supplementary exams will take place from 13 February to 8 March 2024.
Term 2:
- Staff and students: 3 April – 14 June
There will be 52 lecturing days in Term 2.
Term 3:
- Staff and students: 9 July – 20 September
Lecture days will amount to 53 days in Term 3 and Internal Examinations will run for 14 days.
Term 4:
- Staff and students: 1 October – 11 December
There will be 24 lecturing days in Term 4. Students will write Life Skills and Computer Literacy paper 2 exams from 1 to 7 November 2023. Examinations will take place from 8 November to 8 December 2024.
Report 191: Business and Utility Studies
Semester 1 Term 1:
- Staff: 8 January – 20 March
- Students: 15 January – 20 March
Students will have 48 lecturing days.
Semester 1 Term 2:
- Staff and students: 3 April – 14 June
There will be 32 lecturing days in Term 2. Mid-year examinations start on 21 May and end on 14 June 2024.
Semester 2 Term 3:
- Staff: 9 July – 20 September
- Students: 15 July – 20 September
Lecturing days will amount to 49 in Term 3.
Semester 2 Term 4:
- Staff and students: 1 October – 6 December
There will be 24 lecturing days. Examinations will take place from 8 November to 6 December 2024.
Report 191: Natural Science Studies
Trimester 1:
- Staff: 8 January – 19 April
- Students: 15 January – 19 April
Students will have lectures for 48 days. Examinations will take place from 25 March to 19 April 2024.
Trimester 2:
- Staff: 20 May – 23 August
- Students: 27 May – 23 August
There will be 47 lecturing days in Trimester 2. Students will write examinations from 31 July to 23 August 2024.
Trimester 3:
- Staff: 3 September – 11 December
- Students: 10 September – 11 December
Lecture days will amount to 47 days. Examinations will take place from 17 November to 11 December 2024.
