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School Term Dates

School term and holiday dates 2008/2009

Here you will find details of school terms and holidays for 2008/2009.
Autumn
School term: Monday 1 September - Friday 24 October 2008.

Half Term: Monday 27 October - Friday 31 October 2008.

Eid-Ul-Fitr
Wednesday 1 October 2008.

As Diwali is scheduled to fall on Tuesday, 28 October 2008, no additional pupil holiday has been fixed to celebrate this festival.

Autumn
School term: Monday 3 November - Friday 19 December 2008.

Christmas Break: Monday 22 December 2008 - Friday 2 January 2009

Eid-ul-Adha
Monday 8 December 2008

Guru Nanak's Birthday
Thursday 13 November 2008


Spring
School term: Monday 5 January - Friday 13 February 2009

Half Term: Monday 16 February - Friday 20 February 2009

Spring
School term: Monday 23 February - Friday 3 April 2009.

Spring Break: Monday 6 April - Friday 17 April 2009.

Good Friday Easter Monday falls within the Spring break.

Summer
School Term: Monday 20 April - Friday 22 May 2009.

Half Term: Monday 25 May - Friday 29 May 2009.

May Day
Monday 4 May 2009

Summer
School term: Monday 1 June - Wednesday 22 July 2009.

Summer Break: Thursday 23 July 2009 - To be advised.

In-service training days
The above pattern gives 194 days. Therefore it includes 4 days which should be allocated for in-service training on dates chosen by each school from within the above range of dates. The remaining in-service days should be disaggregated into 6 twilight hours.

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