School Term Dates and Holidays Ireland 2022/2023
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What every student and parent wants to know - when do the school holidays start? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! With our printable calendar you can easily keep track of when the school terms start and end in Ireland for 2022/2023.
In Irish schools the dates for the Christmas, Easter and mid-term breaks are standardised. However, this is not the case for the beginning and end of the school year. Schools have some discretion about when the school year finishes for the summer holidays and when students return to school in the autumn - so you will need to check the exact dates for this with your own school. Generally speaking though, post-primary schools typically end in early June, whilst primary schools typically end in late June. All schools are closed for July and most (or all) of August. Meaning the school year typically starts in the week in which 1st September falls.
All primary schools must be open for a minimum of 183 days, while post-primary schools must be open for at least 167 days. Schools can use any remaining days at their discretion if they wish to close on another (religious) holiday or extend the summer holiday period. However, schools cannot use these days to extend the Easter, Christmas or mid-term breaks.
The term dates and school holidays in Ireland for 2022/2023 are as follows:
School Term 1:
Typically begins in the week which 1st September falls and ends 28th October 2022
Mid-term break: 31st October - 4th November 2022
Begins again 7th November and ends 21st December 2022
Christmas holiday: 22nd December 2022 - 4th January 2023 (including Christmas, St Stephen’s and New Year’s Day)
School Term 2:
Begins 5th January and ends 10th February (post-primary schools) / 15th February (primary schools) 2023
Mid-term break: 13th - 17th February (post-primary schools) / 16th - 17th February (primary schools) 2023
Note: Primary schools may use 3 discretionary days to extend the mid-term break starting from 13th February, unless they need these days to make up for lessons lost due to unforeseen school closures. As stated above, post-primary schools typically have holiday from the 13-17th February, however, if they also need to make up for lost lessons (due to unforeseen school closures) then they may shorten this holiday by staying open up to and including the 15th February.
Begins again 20th February and ends 31st March 2023.
Public Holidays include: St. Patrick’s Day (17th March)
Easter holiday: 3rd April - 14th April 2023 (including Good Friday and Easter Monday)
Note: If a school needs to make up for lost time due to unforeseen school closures, it may shorten the Easter break by staying open up to and including 5th April 2023.
School Term 3:
Begins 17th April and potentially ends end of May/beginning June (post-primary schools) / end of June (primary schools) 2023 (Note: please check the end dates with your own school)
Public Holidays include: May Day Bank Holiday (1st May) and June Bank Holiday (5th June)
Free 2022/2023 Printable Irish School Term Dates and Holidays Calendar
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