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School Holidays in Cyprus

When the kids are out of school: The Cypriot school term dates you need to know.

The Cyprus school year follows the three term system with vacation breaks in summer, the Christmas/New Year period and the Greek Orthodox Easter period falling in spring. Most English-curriculum schools have a mid-term break of one week in October and February.

The school year includes registration days
Schools are closed on national public holidays, see the AngloINFO INFOrmation Page, Public Holidays in Cyprus
Some primary schools named after a Saint are closed on the corresponding Saint's day
The Minister of Education and Culture may choose to change the dates for educational benefit reasons

The vacation dates vary from district to district and private international schools have different dates for their school holidays.

Note: Please always check with the relevant school to confirm the holiday dates.

General Guide to School Holidays in Cyprus
Back to School	First or second week in September
Cyprus Independence Day	1 October holiday
Ochi Day	28 October holiday
Christmas Holidays	Week before Christmas to after the week after Epiphany (6 January)
Green Monday	7 March holiday
Easter Break	Two to three weeks from late march to mid-April
Greek Independence Day	25 March holiday
Greek Cypriot National Day	1 April holiday
Labour Day/May Day	1 May holiday
Pentacost/Kataklysmos	Religious holiday
Summer Break	Mid to late June

Private School Dates

This is a rough guide to the dates of private international schools' terms for the school year.

Private International Schools 2010-2011
September term begins	Early September 2010
October half term break	Last week of October 2010
December break	Week before Christmas to second week of January 2011
February break	One week in late February 2011
Greek Easter	Short break in late March 2011
Spring break	Two weeks during April 2011
Summer break	Last week of June 2011
2011-2012
Term 1	12 September 2011
Half Term	26-28 October 2011
Christmas Holidays	19 December to 10 January 2012
Half Term	27-19 February 2012
Easter Holiday	6-22 April 2012
Summer Holidays	22 June 2012