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Mid August to a few days before Christmas. A week of Autumn leave in October.
Then from Epiphany to the second week of June. A week of winter leave in February/March.
Additionally all normal holidays, naturally.
School is usually from 9-15, 9-14 for the low grades.
This question made me wonder about my early childhood education in Bangladesh vs. my education in USA. I recall not having to attend actual school for too many hours but had many hours of privet teacher. But that could be because I was in 1,2nd grade over there vs. rest were in USA. So I went to Google & found this article from 2014
According to this Indian kids spend too much time at school? - The Times of India
Hours spent per year in school in class 2-3 and in class 6-7
China - 531 & 793 hr/yr
Finland - 608 & 777 hr/yr
Korea - 612 & 867
Japan - 709 & 867
India - 800 & 1000
Australia - 972 & 983
France - 847 & 971
Italy - 891 & 1,001
England - 893 & 925
Looks like China spends the least (USA is not in this study)& England the most in early education. BY middle school Finland spends the least hour and Italy spends the most
Australia: School year commences around the end of January (after about 5 weeks summer holiday starting just before Christmas). Two weeks' break at Easter. Two weeks' break in July. Two weeks' break in September/early October. Plus a few one-day public holidays.
Total time at school - about 39 weeks (give or take a day or three). Approx 195 days.
School day is normally around 9.00 am to 3.30 pm, five days a week.
This question made me wonder about my early childhood education in Bangladesh vs. my education in USA. I recall not having to attend actual school for too many hours but had many hours of privet teacher. But that could be because I was in 1,2nd grade over there vs. rest were in USA. So I went to Google & found this article from 2014
According to this Indian kids spend too much time at school? - The Times of India
Hours spent per year in school in class 2-3 and in class 6-7
China - 531 & 793 hr/yr
Finland - 608 & 777 hr/yr
Korea - 612 & 867
Japan - 709 & 867
India - 800 & 1000
Australia - 972 & 983
France - 847 & 971
Italy - 891 & 1,001
England - 893 & 925
Looks like China spends the least (USA is not in this study)& England the most in early education. BY middle school Finland spends the least hour and Italy spends the most
Canada averages about 900 hours a year pretty consistently across the country.
Mid August to a few days before Christmas. A week of Autumn leave in October.
Then from Epiphany to the second week of June. A week of winter leave in February/March.
Additionally all normal holidays, naturally.
School is usually from 9-15, 9-14 for the low grades.
Its 8-12 or 9-13 for 1st graders in my town at least.
In the U.S., most elementary schools start around 9:00 and end around 3:30. Middle schools start and end a bit earlier than that, and then high schools start and end the earliest. Generally high school students will start school in the 7:00 hour, and end between 2:00 and 3:00.
Most U.S. schools start in mid August or early Sept, and end in early May or mid June. Breaks vary, but generally they're off for public holidays, a few days for Thanksgiving (some get the whole week off, or a week off during the fall at some point), 2 weeks for Christmas and a week off in the spring.
Long hours and more days doesn't always mean better results.
In the US median: 943 hours for 1st-graders, 1,016 hours for 7th-graders and 1,025 hours for 11th-graders. (varies from state to state) Texas, for instance, would seem to require the most school time: 7 hours a day for 180 days, or 1,260 hours in all.(but incl. lunch time)
For the international equivalent of U.S. middle-schoolers, average annual required hours increased to 925 (ranging from 741 hours in Sweden to 1,167 hours in Mexico) School Years around the World Time in school: How does the U.S. compare? << US compared to others.
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