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  2. Academic term - Wikipedia

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    The academic term for senior high school students (Grades 11 and 12) operates on a semestral basis. Semestral, Christmas, and summer breaks are scheduled at about the same time as primary and junior high school. Grade 12 pupils have a shorter second semester than grade 11 in order for the school to prepare for graduation.

  3. English school holidays - Wikipedia

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    English school holidays have a major traffic impact. Holidays create a marked reduction in peak traffic congestion periods on many routes. England does not have a wide network of state-run school transport, leading many parents to drive their children to and from school. English school holidays also affect holiday accommodation pricing.

  4. Academic year - Wikipedia

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    Regardless of the number of holidays a school decides to have, a school year must have a minimum of 175 working days, or 160 for students undertaking the final exam at the end of high school. Summer break runs from mid-June (typically the 15th/16th) to early September (usually the first Monday in September), usually lasting for 11 weeks.

  5. Recess (break) - Wikipedia

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    Netherlands, 1934 Sweden, 2006 Vietnam, 2014. Recess is a general term for a period in which a group of people are temporarily dismissed from their duties.. In education, recess is the American and Australian term (known as break or playtime in the UK), where students have a mid morning snack and play before having lunch after a few more lessons.

  6. Senior (education) - Wikipedia

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    The twelfth grade is the fourth and final year of a student's high school education. The year and the student are both referred to as senior. The year and the student are both referred to as senior. Senior year is when most students take college entrance exams (ACT or SAT) and actually apply to college/university.

  7. What a conversation with my son showed me about the Oxford ...

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    So many things about Oxford break your heart.. My son is 13 now, and even though I know school shootings are statistically unlikely, dropping him off in the morning sometimes feels like a gamble.

  8. Michigan teen gets life in prison for Oxford High School attack

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    A judge sentenced a Michigan teenager to life in prison Friday for killing four students and terrorizing others at Oxford High School, after listening to hours of gripping anguish from parents and ...

  9. Block scheduling - Wikipedia

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    Block scheduling or blocking is a type of academic scheduling used in some schools in the American K-12 system, in which students have fewer but longer classes per day than in a traditional academic schedule. It is more common in middle and high schools than in primary schools.