THE COMMON CALENDAR
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AUSTRALIA
The school calendar observed in Australia under the Common Calendar is more symmetrical, provides a sufficient number of teaching and training days, and is more consistent between states and territories and between public, religious and independent schools:
ALL schools in Australia observe the following calendar each year (whether they are public, religious or independent):
STAFF
Wed 25 Jan to Thu 05 Apr 51 days
Mon 30 Apr to Fri 30 Jun 44 days
Thu 12 July to Fri 23 Sept 51 days
Mon 09 Oct to Tue 13 Dec* 47 days
Total: 193 days
STUDENTS
Mon 30 Jan to Thu 05 Apr 49 days
Mon 30 Apr to Fri 30 Jun 44 days
Mon 16 July to Fri 23 Sept 49 days
Mon 09 Oct to Fri 09 Dec* 45 days
Total: 187 days
Dates marked with * indicate that independent schools can use a different (although nearby) date (earlier or later) to attain an exact number of schooldays which they seek, as long as there are two training days after the last teaching day.
I have decided to move the three-week break to which most independent schools ae accustomed, to the Easter holidays rather than in the middle of the year. This both avoids having ANZAC Day in the middle of the first week of Term 2, as well as providing more ability for school holiday travel for people intending to travel where spring and autumn are the best time (which is the case for many travel destinations).
GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND
The school calendar observed in Great Britain and Irenald under the Common Calendar uses a four-term year to provide more consistency with business quarters as well as alignig with the season, and is more consistent between states and territories and between public, religious and independent schools:
ALL schools in Great Britain and Ireland observe the following calendar each year (whether they are public, religious or independent):
STAFF
Wed 08 Aug to Fri 13 Oct
Mon 23 Oct to Thu 22 Dec
Thu 12 Jan to Fri 30 Mar
Mon 23 Apr to Tue 27 Jun*
STUDENTS
Mon 13 Aug to Fri 13 Oct
Mon 23 Oct to Thu 22 Dec
Mon 16 Jan to Fri 30 Mar
Mon 23 Apr to Fri 23 Jun*
Dates marked with * indicate that independent schools can use a different (although nearby) date (earlier or later) to attain an exact number of schooldays which they seek, as long as there are two training days after the last teaching day.