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Each term consists of ten school weeks. Term 1 starts the day immediately after New Year's Day. If the first school day is a Thursday or a Friday, it is not counted as a school week. After term 1, there is a break of a week, called the March Holidays. Thereafter, term 2 commences and is followed by a break of four weeks, the June Holidays.
They are usually released one week after the A-Level results, on the Thursday that falls between 20 August and 26 August. ... 6.1 12.0 19.0 24.1 16.6 9.8 5.1 ...
Breaks after the quarter 1: 1: April (Golden Week holiday: April 29 - May 5) 2: May 6 - July: Summer break: approximately two months 2: 3: Early October - early/mid October Fall break (Health & Sports Day weekend): three days, long weekend 4: Early/mid October - late December: Winter break: approximately two weeks Early January - early February
Primary school consists of 8 groups (thus 8 years of schooling). During the first two years (both kindergarten), children receive an average of 22 hours of education, during the last 6 years children receive an average of 25 hours per week. Schools are open 5 days a week, but all children have a half day on Wednesdays (ending at noon).
Year 1 is the first year of primary school after Reception. The first year of secondary school is Year 7. The Lower Sixth (the first year of sixth form) is Year 12 and the Upper Sixth (the second year of sixth form) is Year 13. Public (fee-charging) schools, along with some state schools, tend to use the old system of numbering.
Final exam Pre-school: Nursery: Ages 3 to 4: Early learning: None, schools may set end of year tests. Primary School: Primary 1: Ages 4–5 or 5–6: Broad general education: SNSAs (P1) Primary 2: Ages 5–6 or 6–7: None, schools may set end of year tests. Primary 3: Ages 6–7 or 7-8 Primary 4: Ages 7–8 or 8–9: SNSAs (P4) Primary 5: Ages ...
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The term is defined in The Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 as "the period beginning at the same time as the next school year after the end of key stage 1 and ending at the same time as the school year in which the majority of pupils in his class complete three school years in that key stage". [4]