What Day Does Summer Vacation Start
With summer vacation season approaching, students from all over the world are getting ready to enjoy their break, but how do you know when summer vacation starts for your child? Vacations are a great way for children to have fun and relax, but it’s easy to get stressed out when you don’t know if the days off add up.
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Ah the joys of summer time, surf and sand on the beach, big family cookouts, kids running through sprinklers. This time of year is one that brings back so many memories for most of us and makes us long for those days where we didn’t have to worry about paying bills and could head out to a public pool any day of the week if we wanted to.
What Day Does Summer Vacation Start
Summer is winding down (sadly) which means that most kids are saying goodbye to their last few weeks of freedom (and parents are saying goodbye to their sanity). This also means that vacations are ending and it’s time to get back to school. The question we have for you today is:
Criticisms and support[edit]
The research around the impact of summer vacation is mixed.[2] “Summer learning loss” (or “summer slide”)[3] is the perceived loss of learning students experience due to interrupted education, but the exact consequences of extended breaks is unclear. Some research highlights that school holidays can be stressful periods for children from low-income families.[4] Advocates of breaks tend to focus on the need to give children time away from the childhood stresses sometimes associated with school including peer pressure, cliques, bullying, and the pressure of heavy loads of homework.[citation needed]
By country[edit]
Africa[edit]
Egypt[edit]
In Egypt, summer break lasts from the beginning or the middle of June until the middle of September (3 months / 14 weeks) in public schools, though the length slightly differs according to age. In most private schools, summer break lasts from the middle or end of June to the beginning of September, lasting 104 days (2.5 months / 10 weeks)
Ethiopia[edit]
In Ethiopia, the school year usually ends in late May to mid-June and begins in mid-September (8 to 12 weeks).
Libya[edit]
In Libya, summer break lasts from the beginning or the middle of June until the middle of September (3 Months – 14 Weeks). There are 5 other smaller vacations: Mid-year two-week break around February and two Hijri lunar calendar 3-day religious breaks for Eid Fitr (1-2 May in 2022) and Eid Adha (9-12 July in 2022).
Morocco[edit]
In Morocco, summer vacation lasts from June 20th until the beginning of September (2 months).
Nigeria[edit]
In Nigeria, primary and secondary Schools usually start summer vacation in mid-July and resume in the early weeks of September. The vacation is also known as the “3rd-term holiday”, and it is the longest break in a school year (typically up to two months). The “first-term break” starts between one and two weeks prior to Christmas and ends the first or second week in January, lasting for about three weeks. The “first-term break” is usually the shortest break in a school year. The “second-term break” usually starts a week before Easter and lasts for another three weeks. This gives a total of about 14 weeks of holiday in a year. The geographical location of the school is also a factor.
Tertiary institutions follow a different pattern, as the holiday in each school depends on various factors which include, the course of study and the academic calendar of the school. Some tertiary institutions observe their summer breaks in the normal summer period when elementary and high schools observe theirs, while others do not. Some courses of study also do not observe any significant holidays, such programmes include engineering, nursing, medicine and a few others. This is usually as a result of students doing their laboratory work, workshop practice, practicals, internship etc. (as the case may be), while the other students in other programmes are on holiday. Tertiary schools observe two semesters; while some schools observe a break after the first semester, many others have their breaks combined to just the summer holidays. This long break helps the students get good jobs during the holiday. The total length of break observed in tertiary institutions in a year is 12 to 14 weeks.
South Africa[edit]
In South Africa, summer holidays usually begin in early December and end in mid-January. Winter break lasts from mid-June to early July, and there are 10 days of Easter holidays.
South Sudan[edit]
In South Sudan, summer vacation starts on December 20 and ends on March 19th.
Tunisia[edit]
In Tunisia, summer vacation for the middle school (7th–9th grade) and high school starts from the first week of June (May 30) and ends on September 15th. Primary schools leave on holiday from the third week of June (June 15th) until the 15th September.
America[edit]
Argentina[edit]
In Argentina, the school year ends in early- or mid-December and starts late February or early March. Also the majority of students get two weeks of holidays during winter, which varies depending on the region of the country from late July or mid-July to early August.
- Primary education: From mid-December to late February (2 months)
- Secondary education: From early December to early March (3 months)
- University education: From last day of December (31 December) to early April
Barbados[edit]
In Barbados, summer holiday dates have varied throughout the years due to the beginning of the hurricane season on June 1. Because of this, major storms affecting the island can cause schools to remain closed for days resulting in a pushback of vacation dates, for example with Hurricane Tomas in 2010. Currently, summer holiday begins in late June or early July and ends in the second week of September.
Bolivia[edit]
In Bolivia, summer vacation runs from early December to early February[5] (2 months).
Brazil[edit]
In Brazil, summer holidays vary by region, state and school administration.
The education system in Brazil is federalised, with Federal, State and Municipal schools, all of which can establish their own calendars, alongside that, every federal entity may maintain schools on any of the educational levels, meaning that even in the same town a Municipal-maintained High School, a State-maintained High School, and a privately owned High School have differing calendars, resulting in summer holidays not being simultaneous throughout the country or even town.
The Federal Education Law (Lei de Diretrizes e Bases da Educação Nacional) determines that both Primary and Secondary Education shall consist of a minimum of 800 hours a year, distributed between a minimum of 200 school days, allowing schools to plan for school years that extend beyond the mandatory minimum.
In terms of dates, summer holidays might last between 45 and 60 days; from late November — early December, to late January — early February.
In addition, for the majority of Brazilian students there are two to four weeks off for winter in July; the winter holidays were held in August for 2016 only due to the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Canada[edit]
In Canada, the first day of summer vacation for public schools is the last Saturday in June. However, in some provinces students get a Professional Activity day on the final Friday of that school week, and their last day would be on the Thursday. Depending on the province, students can get 2–3 months of summer vacation. This may vary in Quebec (earlier due to provincial June 24 holiday). The last day of summer vacation is Labour Day. This can vary in Private schools. School generally resumes the day after Labour Day (in September).
Chile[edit]
In Chile, summer vacation lasts from early or mid-December until late February or early March (11, 11 or 12 weeks).
Colombia[edit]
In Colombia, summer vacation varies. Because of Colombia’s equatorial climate (see Climate of Colombia), schools run two different calendars. Public schools and some private schools run “Calendar A” which has a break between June and July. Only some private schools run “Calendar B” in which there is a long vacation in July and August.
Costa Rica[edit]
In Costa Rica, summer vacation lasts 2 months. Usually begin in late December and end in early February. There are a few schools using the “American” style, those school usually take vacations in late May and then resume again in early August.
Ecuador[edit]
In Ecuador, summer vacation varies. Because of Ecuador’s equatorial climate (see Climate of Ecuador for more information), schools run two different calendars. The coastal region runs vacation January or February, but in the Sierra region, summer vacation follows the pattern in July and August.
Guatemala[edit]
In Guatemala, the summer holidays start in middle October and end in early January (approx 12 weeks).
Guyana[edit]
In Guyana, the summer holidays start in early July and end in early September (2 months).
Jamaica[edit]
In Jamaica, summer holidays for primary and secondary schools starts in the first week of July and ends in the first week of September which gives a duration of about eight weeks. Tertiary institutions using the semester system typically have summer holidays starting in May (at the end of examinations) and ending in early September. This can, however, vary among institutions.
Mexico[edit]
In Mexico, summer vacation starts in early July and finishes in mid-August since 2000. However, high school students (10th–12th grades) and college students have mostly two months of vacation: from late May or early June to early August.
Panama[edit]
In Panama, summer vacation starts in early December for both public or private schools, and ends in late February (3 months).
Paraguay[edit]
In Paraguay, summer holidays start in December and end in late February (2 months).
Saint Lucia[edit]
In Saint Lucia, summer vacation starts in early July and ends on the first Monday of September (8 weeks).
Suriname[edit]
In Suriname, summer vacation usually starts in mid-August and ends in early-October.[6] In 2012, a change of summer vacation was proposed by several legislators having summer vacation the same time as the Caribbean Community.[6] The proposed plan is summer vacation starts from mid-August and ends in early-October.[6]
Trinidad and Tobago[edit]
Primary and secondary schools close the first Friday of July and open on the first Monday of September (giving students two months). This can vary a day or two by school or year. International schools are in link with the British, Canadian, or American systems.
United States[edit]
The dates vary depending on the location of the school district but generally follow the same schedules; most schools in the Northeastern United States end in June and start the Wednesday after Labor Day (the first Monday in September, with teachers reporting back on Tuesday), while the majority of schools in the Southern United States have schools end in May and start again in August.
The modern school calendar has its roots in 19th-century school-reform movements seeking standardization between urban and rural areas. Up until the mid-19th century, most schools were open for a winter and summer term. As individual schools merged into school districts and bureaucracies emerged to manage the newly formed school districts, school leaders and politicians identified a need to standardize calendars across regions. This standardization was related to the emerging tax structures, laws around compulsory education, as well as a general sentiment that school should be an essential component of American childhood.[7]
As the calendar was standardized across regions, school leaders took cues from a variety of factors, including attendance rates and the difficulty cooling school buildings. Many upper-class families left the city for cooler climates in the northeast during hot summer months, and as such, schools cancelled their summer sessions due to low daily attendance. As train travel became more affordable, middle-class families followed similar patterns, keeping their children home during the hottest months of the year or going away for a summer vacation.[8]
Additionally, many school leaders advocated for breaks so that students and teachers could rest their brains. Many 19th- and early 20th-century Americans educators believed that too much learning in hot weather was bad for one’s health and could result in heat exhaustion and injury, particularly for younger children, whose minds were still developing.[9] The extended summer break was seen as a way for children and their teachers to rest and recover. In many places, teachers would use the summer months for their own learning and professional development, including participating in seminars and courses like those held at Chautauqua.
While the origins of the summer holiday break are often believed to be rooted in agriculture and the idea children were needed to assist with planting and harvesting crops, this is inaccurate. Most crops were planted in the spring and harvested in the fall.[10][11]
Uruguay[edit]
In Uruguay, summer holidays usually begin in early December, and finishes on March 1st.
Venezuela[edit]
In Venezuela, summer holidays begin in late June or early July and end in late September or early October.
Asia[edit]
Bangladesh[edit]
In Bangladesh, summer vacation begins in mid-May and ends in mid-June (4 weeks). Also, in many schools, the holiday during the month of Ramadan (Around mid-May to around mid-April) is passed off as a summer vacation. The summer there is associated with the availability of fruits such as mangoes (আম / aam) and jackfruits (কাঠাল / kaathaal). So, the summer vacation is sometimes known in Bangladesh as “আম-কাঠালের ছুটি”, (pronounced as aam-kaathaaler chhuti), which roughly translates to “mango-jackfruit’s holiday”. Also, the summer vacation is sometimes not in line with the actual weather patterns during summer, resulting in students having to reach school in the heat. The summer vacations are not given much importance in places except schools.
China[edit]
In the People’s Republic of China, summer holidays start in early July and often end in early September (2 months).
India[edit]
India covers a wide spectrum of climates, resulting in a large variation in the start times and duration of summer vacation in different regions of the country.
In northern India, summer vacation typically begins in mid-May and ends by early July. The exceptions are the Himalayan Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, and Himachal Pradesh, where the summer break is short, and the winter break is much longer. For example, in Jammu & Kashmir, summer vacation is only for ten days, with a long winter break from mid-December to the end of February instead.
In central India, summer vacation begins in mid-April, and schools re-open in mid-June.
In the south, schools finish in the last week of March or early April and resume in early-to-mid June.
In the north-eastern states, a new school year commences before the holidays, in April. A few weeks later, schools finish for summer vacation between May and June, during the hottest months of the year. In Uttar Pradesh, Summer Vacation Starts From 23 May And ends on 30 June (5 weeks and 4 days)
Moreover, summer vacation lasts for no more than six weeks in most schools. The duration may decrease to as little as two weeks for older students.
Iran[edit]
In Iran, summer vacation lasts three months. Schools close in mid June and reopen in late September. However, most private high schools make it mandatory for students to attend school for around 2 months during summer. This means students end up having a 2-week break after finals, and another 2-week break before school starts again in late September.
Iraq[edit]
In Iraq, summer vacation of school students begins in late May and ends on 1st October, but the 12th-grade vacation begins in late July and ends in November. For university students, it begins in late June and ends in late September.
Israel[edit]
Summer vacation for middle school and high school students starts on June 21 and ends on August 31 (two months and 10 days). Summer vacation for primary school students starts on July 1 and ends on August 31 (two months).
Hong Kong[edit]
In Hong Kong, summer vacation normally begins in mid-July and ends on late August (6–7 weeks) for most public schools. However, the starting and ending times of international schools are variable. For example, most ESF-based schools start in late June and finish mid-August (7 weeks).
Japan[edit]
In Japan, the summer vacation generally lasts from late July to early September, and due to the way education in Japan is structured, it takes place within a school year.
Jordan[edit]
In Jordan, summer vacation lasts 3 months, and most schools take summer vacation from mid-June to mid-September.
Kuwait[edit]
In Kuwait, summer vacation for elementary and middle schools [1st to 9th grade] starts at the end of May or at the beginning of June and ends at the beginning to late September, sometimes as far as early October (public schools). For high school students [10th to 12th grade], it starts on June 19–20 and ends at the same time as elementary and middle schools.
Lebanon[edit]
In Lebanon, summer vacation lasts almost 3 months and most schools take summer vacation from mid-June to early-to-mid September.
Mongolia[edit]
In Mongolia, summer vacation usually starts from late May or early June (varies between schools) to the end of August. The school year is divided into 4 terms (lasting 8 to 9 weeks each), and students take 1 week off after the first and second terms, and 2 weeks after the third term.
Nepal[edit]
In Nepal, summer vacation runs from late May to late June.
Oman[edit]
In Oman, summer vacation starts in late May and ends in early September (3 months).
Pakistan[edit]
In Pakistan, Summer vacation lasts for two to three months depending on the type of school (public or private). Typical summer vacation is from the end of May to mid-August.[12] Many private schools are also open in June and July for 8th to 10th grades, with the schools calling the summer programmes “summer camps”. However, it is a controversial issue between public and private schools.
Philippines[edit]
In the Philippines, summer holidays for kindergarten, elementary, middle, and high schools typically start on the third week of March and end in the first to third week of June. This coincides with the country’s tropical dry season months from March to June. Colleges and universities, however, offer summer classes for students who wants to take advanced subjects or those who fail to pass the prerequisites for the next school year. School year begins in the first week of June, the start of Philippines’ wet season.
Select universities have adapted the school year schedule of other countries, starting the school year in September and having the summer holidays from June to August.[13][14] Some of the schools that complied are still in transition, their academic calendars still beginning in July, others in August, with their summer vacations adjusted accordingly.[15]
Saudi Arabia[edit]
Since the change in 2021–2022, school ends at last week of June and starts again on the first Sunday near September.
Singapore[edit]
In Singapore, summer vacation lasts from the last week of May to the last week of June.
South Korea[edit]
In South Korea, summer vacation starts in mid-July and ends in mid-August or late August. The South Korean summer vacation takes place within a school year.
Syria[edit]
In Syria, summer vacation lasts 3 months. It starts mid-June (for primary and secondary schools) and ends mid-September. University students have a vacation from early July to early October. This varies 2 or 3 days by school or year. The mid-term holiday is usually a week long.
Taiwan[edit]
In Taiwan, summer vacation starts in early July (late June for university students) and ends in late August (mid-September for university students).
Thailand[edit]
In Thailand, summer vacation begins in late February to early March and ends in mid-May.