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The school calendar for Western France: when schools of Poitou-Charentes 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 four départements of Poitou-Charentes. 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: Poitou-Charentes
- Charente (16), Charente-Maritime (17), Deux-Sèvres (79) and Vienne (86)
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 |
Zone A: School Year 2018-2019 | |
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Back to School | Monday 3 September 2018 |
Half Term (Toussaint) | Saturday 20 October 2018 Monday 5 November 2018 |
Christmas (Noël) | Saturday 22 December 2018 Monday 7 January 2019 |
Winter Half Term (Hiver) | Saturday 16 February 2019 Monday 4 March 2019 |
Easter (Printemps) | Saturday 13 April 2019 Monday 29 April 2019 |
Summer Holidays Begin | Saturday 6 July 2019 |
The dates above indicate the first day of the school holidays and the day classes resume for a new term.