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Important Dates Centre - South African deadlines in one place

Every South African deadline and important date we track: school terms, public holidays, SARS tax dates, SASSA payments, matric exams, elections and licensing - each with an official source and a review date.

The next deadlines on Find SA Status are listed first below. 14 dated records fall within the next 30 days. Every date on this page shows the official source it came from, the date we last checked it, and the date we will check it again.

Last reviewed 2026-10-13 · next scheduled review 2026-10-14 · official source

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  • Sat 19 Sep 2026 – Fri 22 Jan 2027

    Confirmed In 99 days

    SARS deadline: trust income tax returns (ITR12T) for the 2026 year of assessment

    Trusts could submit their ITR12T returns for the 2026 year of assessment from 19 September 2026 and must submit by 22 January 2027. Trustees should confirm the specific deadline for the trust's year-end with SARS or a registered tax practitioner, because not all trusts share the February year-end.

    National Last verified 13 October 2026 Official source
    .ics Google Cal

  • 6 Oct – 9 Dec 2026

    Confirmed In 55 days

    2026 school Term 4 (public schools)

    The final term of 2026 runs 10 weeks from Tuesday 6 October to Wednesday 9 December for learners. Educators stay on until Friday 11 December for administration and marking. There are no public holidays in term time, giving 47 school days. Grade 12 candidates write the NSC examinations throughout this term.

    National Last verified 13 October 2026 Official source
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  • Fri 23 Oct 2026

    Confirmed In 8 days

    2026 NSC Mathematics Paper 1 and Mathematical Literacy Paper 1

    Mathematics Paper 1, Mathematical Literacy Paper 1 and Technical Mathematics Paper 1 will be written at 09:00 on Friday 23 October 2026. These are the highest-enrolment papers in the NSC timetable, with well over half a million candidates expected to write nationally.

    National Last verified 13 October 2026 Official source
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  • Fri 23 Oct 2026

    Confirmed In 8 days

    SARS deadline: non-provisional individual income tax returns close

    Individual taxpayers who are not provisional taxpayers must submit their ITR12 income tax return for the 2026 year of assessment by Friday 23 October 2026. This is the largest single tax deadline in South Africa. Late submission attracts an administrative penalty of between R250 and R16 000 per month per outstanding return, which repeats for up to 35 months.

    National Last verified 13 October 2026 Official source
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  • Mon 26 Oct 2026

    Confirmed In 11 days

    2026 NSC Mathematics Paper 2 and Mathematical Literacy Paper 2

    Mathematics Paper 2, Mathematical Literacy Paper 2 and Technical Mathematics Paper 2 will be written at 09:00 on Monday 26 October 2026. Candidates should confirm their own paper(s) against the official DBE timetable, because Technical Mathematics follows a different paper structure.

    National Last verified 13 October 2026 Official source
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  • Wed 28 Oct 2026

    Confirmed In 13 days

    2026 NSC English Home Language, FAL and SAL Paper 1

    English Home Language, First Additional Language and Second Additional Language Paper 1 will be written at 09:00 on Wednesday 28 October 2026. English is compulsory for the NSC, so this is the single largest paper on the timetable.

    National Last verified 13 October 2026 Official source
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  • Fri 30 Oct 2026

    Confirmed In 15 days

    2026 NSC Physical Sciences Paper 1 and Technical Sciences Paper 1

    Physical Sciences Paper 1 and Technical Sciences Paper 1 will be written at 09:00 on Friday 30 October 2026. Physical Sciences Paper 2 follows on Monday 2 November 2026, after which the timetable pauses for three non-examination days.

    National Last verified 13 October 2026 Official source
    .ics Google Cal

  • Sat 31 Oct 2026

    Confirmed In 16 days

    Employer interim EMP501 reconciliation for the 2026/27 tax year

    Employers must submit the interim EMP501 reconciliation covering the period 1 March 2026 to 31 August 2026 by 31 October 2026. The reconciliation must match the EMP201 returns already submitted and the IRP5/IT3(a) certificates issued to employees. Mismatches are the most common cause of SARS verification queries.

    National Last verified 13 October 2026 Official source
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  • Sat 31 Oct 2026

    Corrected In 16 days

    NSFAS 2027 applications close - date shown on the NSFAS application guide

    The NSFAS application guide for 2027 displays 31 October 2026 as the closing date. Because the ministerial launch announcement gave a later date of 18 November 2026, Find SA Status recommends applicants treat 31 October as the effective deadline and submit well before it. Applying early also leaves time to correct a rejected document upload, which is the most common reason an application fails.

    National Last verified 13 October 2026 Official source
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  • Sun 1 Nov 2026 – Wed 31 Mar 2027

    Tentative In 167 days

    COIDA Return of Earnings (W.As.8) submission window

    Employers registered with the Compensation Fund must submit a Return of Earnings - the W.As.8 form - covering the twelve months to the end of February. The submission window historically runs from 1 November to 31 March, and the assessment determines the employer's annual assessment tariff payable to the Compensation Fund. Employers who miss the deadline face penalties and a possible estimated assessment.

    National Last verified 13 October 2026 Official source
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  • 3 Nov – 5 Nov 2026

    Confirmed In 21 days

    2026 NSC non-examination days in November

    The DBE timetable marked Tuesday 3, Wednesday 4 and Thursday 5 November 2026 as non-examination days, with a further non-examination day on Monday 9 November 2026. These gaps exist to allow for marking logistics and to separate subjects that would otherwise clash for candidates taking unusual subject combinations.

    National Last verified 13 October 2026 Official source
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  • Tue 3 Nov 2026

    Confirmed In 19 days

    SASSA Older Persons Grant payment - November 2026

    The Older Persons Grant and War Veterans Grant are paid on Tuesday 3 November 2026. SASSA staggers payments across three days each month to reduce congestion and cash-in-transit risk at pay points and retail tills.

    National Last verified 13 October 2026 Official source
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  • Wed 4 Nov 2026

    Confirmed In 20 days

    SASSA Disability and Care Dependency Grant payment - November 2026

    Disability Grants and Care Dependency Grants are paid on Wednesday 4 November 2026. Note that 25 November 2026 marks the start of the 16 Days of Activism campaign, and SASSA advises beneficiaries to be especially cautious about carrying cash at pay points around this period.

    National Last verified 13 October 2026 Official source
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  • Thu 5 Nov 2026

    Confirmed In 21 days

    SASSA Child Support and other grants payment - November 2026

    Child Support Grants, Foster Child Grants and Grant-in-Aid are paid on Thursday 5 November 2026. Beneficiaries whose grants are under review are typically paid one or two days later than the main cycle.

    National Last verified 13 October 2026 Official source
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The Dates Centre is a set of JSON files in a public Git repository. There is no database. Scheduled GitHub Actions jobs check a fixed list of approved official sources - gov.za, the Department of Basic Education, SARS, SASSA, NSFAS, the IEC, Eskom, Home Affairs, the RTMC, CIPC, the DPSA and the National Treasury eTenders portal. When a checked page changes, the job opens a pull request with a readable diff for an editor to review.

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