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Hey everyone, how long does the school year last? Is it Sept-April with a break around Christmas?
For us it's Sept - mid July, with an Easter, Christmas, and half-term breaks. X
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Original post by CuriouslyDaisy
For us it's Sept - mid July, with an Easter, Christmas, and half-term breaks. X


Wow that's a long time! How long are the breaks? I'm an international student so that's such a long time away from my family (I'm a 21 year old baby).
Original post by itslulu
Wow that's a long time! How long are the breaks? I'm an international student so that's such a long time away from my family (I'm a 21 year old baby).


The Easter and Christmas breaks are two weeks each and halfway through each term, we get a week off. Good luck with your international studies! X
Usually:

late september to mid december

3 week break

Early january to end of march

Exams in may

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Original post by itslulu
Hey everyone, how long does the school year last? Is it Sept-April with a break around Christmas?


By school do you actually mean university (where you study your degree)?
It varies, but usually you can find out on the website of your school or university.

My undergraduate university was:
1 week intro + 11 weeks semester (End of September to Early December)
4 weeks break
11 weeks semester (Early January - March)
4-5 weeks break
8 weeks where exams could be (you usually didn't find out in advance your exact exam dates!!)
About 3 months in the summer

My current one teaches a bit weirdly:
12 weeks semester, sometimes with a break/reading week which changes around (this year was the 5th week, last time was the 8th!)
2-3 weeks break
3 weeks 'exam period' in January
9-10 weeks semester
2 weeks break at easter
2-3 weeks semester
Then summer exams

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