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Independent schools (also known as "public schools" (age about 13+) and "private schools" or "preparatory schools" (under 13) in the UK) generally operate a similar academic year, [1] often with shorter terms and longer holidays.
All children in England must currently therefore receive an effective education (at school or otherwise) from the first "prescribed day", which falls on or after their fifth birthday until their 18th birthday, and must remain in school until the last Friday in June of the school year in which they turn 16.
School holidays in the United Kingdom follow a standard pattern, with a school year of 190 days of teaching, beginning with the Autumn Term, [35] but the exact timing varies between countries and counties. [36] Local authorities set term dates which apply to all Community, Voluntary Controlled, Community Special Schools and Maintained Nursery ...
A child whose sixteenth birthday falls in the period 1 February to 31 August, may leave on the Friday before the last Monday in May. Under the Education Act 1996, a new single school leaving date was set for 1998 and all subsequent years. This was set as the last Friday in June in the school year which the child reaches the age of 16. [25]
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In Croatia, school year finishes at 21 June, starting again on the first Monday of September, but if it is 1 or 2 September, then school year will start 7 days later. [20] Until school year 2018./2019., school was over between 10 and 15 June, but with same starting date. [21] Students of last year of secondary school finish school year between ...
The last time the country saw mass walkouts on this scale was in 2011, when well over 1 million public sector workers staged a one-day strike in a dispute over pensions.
The school day starts at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 2:00 p.m. (time varies due to day and type of school). in most schools. It is split into two halves, with the first half ending on the last day of January. Universities starts in second half of September or 1 October. Academic year consist of 2 semesters (winter /until December/ and summer /until ...