English school holidays

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The English school year runs from early September to mid- or late July. Most schools divide the year into three terms, each term divided into half terms: Autumn term runs from early September to mid-December (half term ends in late October). Spring Term runs from early January to Easter (half term ends in mid-February). Summer Term runs from Easter to mid-July (half term ends in late May/early June). At the end of each half-term a holiday lasts about one week (usually nine full days, including two weekends), although in the autumn term, some schools give students two week long holidays (16 full days, including 3 weekends) to account for the term being longer than the other two. The Christmas holidays separate the autumn and spring terms, and the Easter holidays separate the spring and summer terms. Each holiday lasts about two weeks. The summer holiday begins in late July and usually lasts about six weeks, sometimes ending two weeks before the Autumnal equinox.

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