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School name City/ Town County Sector [1] [2] Type DENI. reference number [3]. References Abbey Christian Brothers Grammar School: Newry: County Down: Voluntary: Grammar: 542-0059
The school year in Northern Ireland generally runs from early September to late June or early July of the following year. Most schools operate a three-term school year similar to England and Wales; however, there is no half term during summer term due to the province's longer summer holidays.
The Education Act (Northern Ireland) 1947 introduced a school system which included a government-run eleven-plus post-primary transfer test as an entrance exam for grammar schools; this had previously been introduced in England and Wales in 1944. The test, a form of academic selection, was retained in Northern Ireland whereas England and Wales ...
In the northern hemisphere, the longest break in the educational calendar is in the middle of the year, during the northern summer, and lasting up to 14 weeks. [6] In Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, and Russia, summer holidays typically last three months, compared to six to eight weeks in Britain, the Netherlands, and Germany.
22 November – The GMB, Unite and SIPTU trade unions, who represent workers at Northern Ireland's Translink bus and rail services, announce a one day strike for Friday 1 December. [84] 23 November – The Unite union announces that school support staff in Northern Ireland will stage a strike over pay on 1 December. [85]
It described 2023 as the second warmest on record for the UK as a whole. For Northern Ireland it was its respective warmest year in a series from 1884, third wettest year in a series from 1836 ...
There has been a call for urgent action after the first identification of Raac at a school in Northern Ireland. It was confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that the crumbling concrete had been found ...
Holidays feature a steep rise in accommodation cost, due to increased demand. The English tourism industry monitors websites that provide up-to-date school holiday information, and adjusts prices accordingly. Prices often drop by hundreds of pounds one week into the new school term. Most schools have a strict policy against school absences.