The academic year

Now that the academic year is ending in Greece and everyone is thinking about their holiday plans, it's a perfect time to remember that the academic year isn't about to end everywhere, in fact in some countries it began! In the sight of the end of our school year, we might as well see when the rest of the world will be over as well and maybe look at some other statistics along the way. We'll take a look at a few countries from each continent.

France

French schools start lessons in August and end in June. However, the days are quite different.  Instead of taking a break on Saturday and Sunday, they have free days on Wednesday and Sunday, with Saturday being a half day. The full year lasts ten months, without counting the numerous holidays in the year.

Greece

We couldn't write an article without including our own country. As all of us are familiar with, the school year begins in September and ends in June, with the summer holidays. Major holidays at X/mas and Easter where schools are closed for 2 weeks.

Ireland

The potato lovers we all know and love start their school year in September and end with the summer holidays in June. Primary and Secondary schools have a minimum of 182 and 166 days must be open respectively, while there are mid-year breaks, an Easter break and everyone's favorite St Patrick's day.

Italy

Most schools In Italy begin their term in the month of September. In primary schools and secondary schools, each academic year is divided into two semesters. Typically, the first semester -begins from September and extends till February and the second semester goes on from February to June.

South Korea

The school year in South Korea typically runs from March to February. The year is divided into two semesters (March to July and September to February). School days are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., but many stay later into the evening. In addition, students help clean up their classroom before leaving. Most students remain in the same room while their teachers rotate throughout the day. Each room has about thirty students with ten computers for them to share.

Nigeria

The school year in Nigeria runs from January to December. The year is divided into three semesters with a month off in between each semester. Students must wear uniforms, as well as obey rules for hair, jewelry, and accessory restrictions.

There are about 40 students in each classroom in Nigeria. There they will learn one of the three main languages (Hausa, Yoruba, or Ibo), math, English, social studies, health and physical education, religious instruction, agriculture, and home economics.

Sources:

https://www.infoplease.com/world/social-statistics/school-years-around-world

to be continued