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es-education.<strong>qxd</strong> <strong>09</strong>/<strong>02</strong>/<strong>2005</strong> 15:54 <strong>Page</strong> 32<br />
EDUCATION<br />
32<br />
School Holidays<br />
It’s great news for the kids, but maybe not so exciting for parents — Spain<br />
has among the longest school holidays of anywhere in Europe. Be prepared.<br />
The long summer break is a particularly<br />
tough test of any parent's mettle as to<br />
whether they can keep their child entertained<br />
during the hottest months with no<br />
school between the end of June and mid-<br />
September.<br />
Children moving up from primary to secondary<br />
school get an extra two weeks<br />
summer holiday, which usually includes<br />
an end-of-school trip abroad.<br />
HOLIDAY DATES 2004-<strong>2005</strong><br />
MADRID<br />
Christmas: 23//12/04-7/1/05<br />
Easter: 21/3/05-27/3/05<br />
Festivals: 11/10/04, 12/10/04, 1/11/04,<br />
6/12/04, 7/12/04, 8/12/04, 31/1/05, 18/3/05,<br />
28/3/05, 16/3/05<br />
CATALUNYA<br />
Christmas: 23/12/04-9/1/05<br />
Easter: 19/3/05-28/3/05<br />
Festivals: 12/10/04, 1/11/04, 6/12/04, 8/12/04<br />
(<strong>2005</strong> dates yet to be confirmed. Also two<br />
further festival days of school's choosing.)<br />
VALENCIA<br />
Christmas: 23/12/04-6/1/05<br />
Easter: 24/3/05-4/4/05<br />
Festivals: 11/10/04, 12/10/04, 1/11/04,<br />
6/12/04, 7/12/04,8/12/04, 7/1/05<br />
The other two main holidays are at<br />
Christmas, when schools breaks up for<br />
about two weeks, and Easter, with about<br />
10 days holidays.<br />
Half terms do not exist, though there is<br />
plenty of compensation in the numerous<br />
local festival days and non-teaching days<br />
(dias no lectivas, included below under<br />
'Festivals') to give children and teachers<br />
more breaks in the school year.<br />
SCHOOL YEAR 2004-<strong>2005</strong><br />
Infants Primary Secondary<br />
MADRID 13/9/04-24/6/05 13/9/04-24/6/05 15/9/04-24/6/05<br />
CATALUNYA 15/9/04-22/6/05 15/9/04-22/6/05 15/9/04-22/6/05<br />
VALENCIA 9/9/04-24/6/05 9/9/04-22/6/05 17/9/04-24/6/05<br />
MURCIA 8/9/04-24/6/05 8/9/04-24/6/05 15/9/04-30/6/05<br />
ANDALUCIA 9/9/04-21/6/05 9/9/04-21/6/05 13/9/04-21/6/05<br />
BALEARICS 13/9/04-22/6/05 13/9/04-22/6/05 15/9/04-22/6/05<br />
MURCIA<br />
Christmas: 23/12/04-7/1/05<br />
Easter: 21/3/05-28/3/05<br />
Festivals: 12/10/04, 1/11/04, 6/12/04,<br />
7/12/04, 8/12/04, 19/3/05, 2/5/05, 9/6/05<br />
(plus local Saint's day and other local festival<br />
days, and three days determined by<br />
regional school advisory board.<br />
ANDALUCIA<br />
Christmas: 24/12/04-7/1/05<br />
Easter: 21/3/05-28/3/05<br />
Festivals: 12/10/04, 1/11/04, 6/12/04, 7/12/04<br />
BALEARICS<br />
Christmas: 24/12/04-7/1/05<br />
Easter: 24/3/05-1/4/05<br />
Festivals: 12/10/04, 1/11/04, 6/12/04,<br />
7/12/04,8/12/04, 28/2/05, 1/3/05 (plus two<br />
local fiestas and one extra day to be<br />
decided)<br />
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