Organisation of school time in Europe
School year 2006/2007 - Primary and secondary education
United Kingdom - Northern Ireland
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Starting date |
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First week of September |
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Autumn 2006 |
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2 days (30-31 October) |
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Christmas/New year
2006-2007 |
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2 weeks (25 December - 5 January) |
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Winter/Carnival 2007 |
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1 day (16 February) |
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Spring/Easter 2007 |
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1 week (6-13 April) |
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Summer 2007 |
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9 weeks (between 1 July and the first week
of September) |
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Public holidays |
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Up to 5 optional closure days |
In NORTHERN IRELAND, schools must be open for 190 days a year. The
dates of school terms are not fixed nationally; they are set, depending on
the legal category of the school, by the Education and Library Board (ELB)
or school governing body. Therefore school holidays may differ between
boards and schools. The five ELBs, encouraged by the Department of
Education, have set up a harmonisation scheme, which sets the core holiday
dates on which no services (school transport and school meals) are
provided. Schools do not have to set holidays within these dates, but they
are strongly advised to do so. In addition, for the 2006/07 school year,
schools may allocate up to five 'School Development Days’ from within the
190 days. These five days are devoted to staff development and school
improvement; the school is closed to pupils.
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