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The school calendar for Paris Ile-de-France: when schools of the Paris region 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
Paris and Ile-de-France. Private schools may have slightly different dates for
the school vacations; you will need to check with the relevant school.
School term dates depend on whether you live in zone
A, B or C.
- 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
The Department of Education has an online tool which can
be used to search for the exact school hours of most schools’ in France
Paris Ile de France: Zone C
Zone C: School Year 2020-2021 |
|
Back to School |
Tuesday 1 September 2020 |
Half Term (Toussaint) |
Saturday 17 October 2020 |
Christmas (Noël) |
Saturday 19 December 2020 |
Winter Half Term (Hiver) |
Saturday 13 February 2021 |
Easter (Printemps) |
Saturday 17 April 2021 |
Summer Holidays Begin |
Tuesday 6 July 2021 |
The dates above indicate the first day of school
holidays and the day classes resume for a new term.