When do schools break up where you are?

[MrsTerryPratchett]

Last day of school today here in BC, Canada.

When do the schools break up where you are? For the Southern hemisphererererers, when are the long holidays?

[DownUdderer]

We're in Sydney Australia and today is the last day of school for two weeks and one day. The kids get 6 weeks off over summer/Christmas

[DownUdderer]

It's winter here and feeling pretty cold for Sydney

[Cantseethewoods]

HK. Depends on which school. Most of the international schools finish today until mid to late August. French and American schools finished earlier though and local schools not till July.

[OlennasWimple]

We broke up a week ago!

[iogo]

New Brunswick, Canada. Our's broke up last week. Back to school in September.

[spamm]

Already in week 3 of our summer - broke up on 9 June this year, which seems really early. Am in Virginia, USA.

[MrsTerryPratchett]

Most of the international schools finish today until mid to late August. How long so they get off?

We're back first week of September.

[OMGBecky]

Broke up June 15th here...also in Virginia, USA.

[drinkingtea]

Last day of July, back mid September (which is useful as it's cheaper to travel in September after most places have gone back). We're in Germany but different states have widely different holiday dates and some have already broken up and go back in August (done deliberately, to avoid congestion on the motorways).

[Kuriusoranj]

Week 3 for us too - back 2nd week of August. International school in SEAsia.

[allegretto]

We're in Italy and broke up just over 3 weeks ago . Back mid- September!

[MrsTerryPratchett]

I have to say, I was a kid in Italy and that sounds about right!

[MrsMontgomerySmythe]

DS 1 broke up last on 22/6 and goes back 7/9. 11 week break.

DS 2 who boards back in the UK breaks up on 7/7 and goes back on 12/9. 9.5 week break.

It means I have kids on vacation for pretty much 12 weeks.

[Twooter]

Scotland - today for 7 weeks!

[LionsTigersBeers]

Asia here. My kids are at one of the British international schools. They break up next week. 7 weeks off , returning 3rd week of August.

[MrsTerryPratchett]

How the hell do you stop reading loss over 11 weeks??!?!

[allegretto]

What's reading loss? Can't they read in the holidays?

[Rhubarbginisnotasin]

Local schools finished about a month ago and will go back in late August.

Internations schools finished about 3 weeks ago and will go back he third week of August.

[MrsTerryPratchett]

Of course they can

But there is generally a loss over the summer. Mostly literacy but also maths and physical activity (not in our bloody case).

[allegretto]

I am hoping that mine will get better at reading in English this summer as they are only able to read in Italian atm!

[BertieBotts]

Ours don't break up for another 5 weeks. We're in germany and the Bundesländern stagger their holidays to avoid crushes on transport and extortionate rates, and ours is the last one. They go back 10th September.

[MrsTerryPratchett]

I'm loving the German holidays. I'm moving there.

[RedSandYellowSand]

Been off 2 weeks. Go back 10 Sept. 12 and a half weeks .
And the local schools suddenly got told to shut for Ramadan, so those holidays started 25 MAY and go back mid sept. 4 months

[Ancienchateau]

Officially next Friday here in France but they've been on holiday since Tuesday. Nothing happens in school so no-one turns up. They go back first week Sept but we won't be here

[Rhubarbginisnotasin]

Been off 2 weeks. Go back 10 Sept. 12 and a half weeks shock
And the local schools suddenly got told to shut for Ramadan, so those holidays started 25 MAY and go back mid sept. 4 months shockshockshock

When my children were small that was the normal length of the holidays. It was thought they were too y to young stand the heat on the way to and from school.

And it looks like your school is going back after Eid. Ours are all going back beforehand in the the third week of august for a week or so before breaking up for what will probably be another 10 day holiday.