The school year begins around 15th September and finishes around 20th June.In the new school year there are two semesters with equal length. The teaching period consists of 36 weeks which means 176 days, except for the seniors who study only 33 weeks, while the 8th graders spend 35 weeks at the school. There is no teaching on the official bank holidays.
First semester
Teaching period: middle of September, Monday – end of December, Friday
Autumn brake for primary students: first week of November
Term paper’s deadline: end of December
Winter brake: before Christmas, first week of January
Brake between semesters: one week in the beginning of February
Second semester
Teaching period: after the brake in February, middle of April
“School in different way” week: beginning of April
Easter brake: middle of April
Term paper’s deadline: end of May
Teaching period: end of April – end of June
Beginning of the summer holiday: around 21st of June