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  2. Public holidays in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    The Christian holidays of Christmas Day and Good Friday remained in secular post-apartheid South Africa's calendar of public holidays. The Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission), a chapter nine institution established in 2004, held countrywide consultative public hearings in June and July 2012 to ...

  3. Education in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    The public schools and private schools are collectively known as ordinary schools, which are roughly 97% of schools in South Africa. Unlike in most countries, many public schools charge tuition (referred to as fees). No-fee schools were introduced on a limited basis in 2007. [5] [6]

  4. Day of Reconciliation - Wikipedia

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    Day of the Vow. The Day of Reconciliation is a public holiday in South Africa held annually on 16 December. The holiday came into effect in 1995 after the end of apartheid, with the intention of fostering reconciliation and national unity for the country. [1] Recognising the need for racial harmony, the government chose the date for its ...

  5. Academic year - Wikipedia

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    An academic year, or school year, is a period that schools, colleges and universities use to measure the duration of studies for a given educational level. Academic years are often divided into academic terms. [1] Students attend classes and do relevant exams and homework during this time, which comprises school days (days where education ...

  6. Youth Day - Wikipedia

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    In Singapore, Youth Day is celebrated on first Sunday of July every year, where the following day will normally be a scheduled school holiday. (Original date: 4 July) South Africa: June 16 Youth Day on June 16 is a public holiday in South Africa and commemorates a protest which resulted in a wave of protests across the country known as the ...

  7. List of Teachers' Days - Wikipedia

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    Since 1974, Teachers' Day has been a public holiday celebrated in every school. South Africa: 5 October South Korea: 15 May Originally it was started by a group of Red Cross youth team members who visited their sick ex-teachers in hospitals. Originally its date was 26 May. But since 1965, its date has been 15 May, Sejong the Great's birthday. [39]

  8. Day of the Vow - Wikipedia

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    A reenactment of the 1838 vow in the 1938 film, They Built a Nation The Day of the Vow (Afrikaans: Geloftedag) is a religious public holiday in South Africa.It is an important day for Afrikaners, originating from the Battle of Blood River on 16 December 1838, before which about 400 Voortrekkers made a promise to God that if he rescued them out of the hands of the approximately 20,000 Zulu ...

  9. Soweto uprising - Wikipedia

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    Apartheid. The Soweto uprising, also known as the Soweto riots, was a series of demonstrations and protests led by black school children in South Africa during apartheid that began on the morning of 16 June 1976. [1] Students from various schools began to protest in the streets of the Soweto township in response to the introduction of Afrikaans ...