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Information on the school terms in Burgundy to help you plan your calendar. Includes the dates when the state schools close for vacation...
These are the dates for Government School Calendar for the départements of the Burgundy region. Private schools may have slightly different dates for the school vacations; you will need to check with the relevant school.
- For information on schools in other zones, refer to the French Government Department of Education website (in French)
- The school week is 24 hours long. Some schools opt for a four day week with six hours of classes per day on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; others adopt a five day week (Monday to Friday)
- The school day's hours vary between regions but is generally 08:30-16:30 with two breaks
- Lunch hours vary from school to school and in general last one and a half to two hours
Zone A: Côte d'Or (21), Nièvre (58), Saône-et-Loire (71), Yonne (89)
Zone A: School Year 2016-2017 | |
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Back to School | Tuesday 1 September 2016 |
Half Term (Toussaint) | Wednesday 19 October 2016 Thursday 3 November 2016 |
Christmas (Noël) | Saturday 17 December 2016 Tuesday 3 January 2017 |
Winter Half Term (Hiver) | Saturday 18 February 2017 Monday 6 March 2017 |
Easter (Printemps) | Saturday 15 April 2017 Tuesday 2 May 2017 |
Summer Holidays Begin | Saturday 8 July 2017 |
Zone A: School Year 2017-2018 | |
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Back to School | Monday 4 September 2017 |
Half Term (Toussaint) | Saturday 21 October 2017 Monday 6 November 2017 |
Christmas (Noël) | Saturday 23 December 2017 Tuesday 8 January 2018 |
Winter Half Term (Hiver) | Saturday 10 February 2018 Monday 26 February 2018 |
Easter (Printemps) | Saturday 7 April 2018 Monday 23 April 2018 |
Summer Holidays Begin | Saturday 7 July 2018 |
The dates above indicate the first day of the school holidays and the day classes resume for a new term.