Latest Half Term School Holiday Dates For Ireland. Term Dates for Irish Schools in 2012, 2013 and 2014.

The dates for the start and the end of the school year are not standardised in Ireland, so schools have some discretion about when students finish school in the summer and when they start school in the autumn. All schools are closed in July and August for the Irish summer holidays. The dates for the Christmas, Easter and mid-term breaks are standardised.

School Holidays in Northern Ireland (NI)

Northern Ireland (NI) term times are here.

The dates for the start and the end of the school year at both primary and post-primary level are not fixed. However, due to the start of certificate exams, post-primary schools are usually not open for tuition after the Friday before the June public holiday (the first Monday in June) in any year. The school year generally starts in the week that 1 September falls every year.

Discretionary days. Every school must be open for tuition for a minimum of 183 days at primary level and 167 days at post-primary level. Schools can use any remaining days at their discretion to extend the summer holiday period or to close on religious or other holidays.

However, schools cannot use these days to extend the Christmas, Easter or mid-term breaks (unless a religious observance day(s) falls at that time for schools of a particular denomination or faith). If a school does not have enough discretionary days left for a religious holiday schools can denote that day a non-tuition day.

Irish School Holidays and Half Term Breaks.

School Term Dates in Ireland can be found here.

At the start of the school year, schools in Ireland will give a list of days that the school will be closed during the year, including holidays and training days for teachers. If there are other unexpected closures the school will let parents know in advance.

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