Global Christian Online School

Time-zones, Intake & Calendar

All students and teachers enrol into one of five zones anchored to Cape Town (Hour 0 · UTC+2). Each zone runs its own 08:00–16:00 teaching window. Zone 3 opens first; other zones activate as the school grows.

Intake & year-cycle groups

January & September · two intake cycles per year

January intake — Group A

Southern hemisphere year-cycle

Aligned to the South African and southern hemisphere school calendar. Students from South Africa, Australia and New Zealand join the January cohort — January through November, with December as the year-end break.

September intake — Group B

Northern hemisphere year-cycle

Aligned to the UK, European and international school calendar. Students from the UK, Europe, USA and Canada join the September cohort — September through June, with July and August as the summer break.

Redhouse universal school calendar 2026–2028 · draft

36-week instructional timeline. Group A = January intake (southern hemisphere) shown first · Group B = September intake (northern hemisphere). Both groups share identical universal holiday weeks.

Instructional

Passover / seasonal break

Exam window

Year-end break

Not yet started

Universal holiday summary

Holiday	Timing	Strategic alignment
Year-end break	Last 2 weeks Dec – first 2 weeks Jan	4-week mandatory closure for all staff and students globally
Passover break	Variable — March or April	Aligns with global Passover and US/UK spring breaks
Mid-year break	Late June – early July (3 weeks)	Northern summer peak and southern winter break — both hemispheres benefit
Seasonal break	Late October (1 week)	UK/Europe half-term and change of season transition

Exam alignment: all instructional weeks leading to Cambridge and IB exam windows (May–June and October–November) are fully preserved. Students are supported throughout all primary assessment periods.