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The school calendar for Centre Val-de-Loire and the Loire valley: when schools close for vacations and the children are on holiday. The calendar includes the dates of summer holidays, half-term, the spring break and the Christmas break...
These are the dates for Government School Calendar for the départements of Centre Val-de-Loire. 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 B: Centre Val-de-Loire
- Cher (18), Eure-et-Loire (28), Indre (36), Indre-et-Loire (37), Loire-et-Cher (41), Loiret (45)
Zone B: School Year 2016-2017 | |
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Back to School | Thursday 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 1 February 2017 Monday 27 February 2017 |
Easter (Printemps) | Saturday 8 April 2017 Monday 24 April 2017 |
Summer Holidays Begin | Saturday 8 July 2017 |
Zone B: 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 Monday 8 January 2018 |
Winter Half Term (Hiver) | Saturday 24 February 2018 Monday 8 March 2018 |
Easter (Printemps) | Saturday 21 April 2018 Monday 7 May 2018 |
Summer Holidays Begin | Saturday 7 July 2018 |
The dates above indicate the final day of school and the day classes resume for a new term.