Students in Grade 12 and 7 may well be the first allowed to return to school according to a draft proposal seen by TimesLIVE. 

The report stipulated that, should President Cyril Ramaphosa lift the national lockdown, the first batch of students may be allowed to return as early as May 6. 

 The draft post-lockdown recovery plan was discussed with teacher unions and governing body associations this week, reports DispatchLIVE. The document explained that grades will be phased in slowly, starting from early May as follows: 

  • Grades 12 and 7 - May 6 
  • Grades 11 and 6 - May 20 
  • Grades 10 and 5 - June 3 
  • Grades 9 and 4 - June 17 
  • Grades 8 and 3 - July 1 
  • Grades 2 and 1 - July 8 
  • Grade R - July 15