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School summer holidays are not standardised so you should check the exact dates with your school.
Post-primary schools must be open for at least 167 days and primary schools must be open for at least 183 days in the school year. Schools may use discretionary days to decide the exact start and end of the school year. Schools will normally reopen during the week in which 1 September falls. However, they may open in the week before this, in order to meet the overall requirement of at least 167 days at post-primary level or 183 days at primary level.
The standard breaks at Christmas, Easter and Mid-term in the first and second terms for the 2020/2021, 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 school years are available under the following circular:
0005/2020
Standardisation of the School Year in respect of Primary & Post-Primary Schools for the years 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23
DownloadSchool Governance Section
Address:
School Governance Section, Department of Education, Cornamaddy
, Athlone
, County Westmeath
, N37 X659
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