Following the in-progress planning week for administration and teachers, the 2024-2025 school year will officially start on Monday, September 16, for students.
According to the Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, there will be 38 weeks of instruction for the new academic year.
The Michaelmas term (Term I) will run for 13 weeks. During this term, there will be Teachers’ Professional Day, occurring on Friday, October 25. There will also be a mid-term break from Thursday, October 31, to Friday, November 1, 2024.
The term will conclude for students on Thursday, December 12, 2024, and for teachers on Friday, December 13, 2024.
Following a three-week vacation, the Hilary Term (Term II), will begin on Monday, January 6, for teachers and Tuesday, January 7, 2025, for students. This term will also have 13 weeks of teaching with a two-day break occurring from Thursday, February 20, to Friday, February 21, 2025.
The term ends Thursday, April 3 and Friday, April 4, 2025, for students and teachers, respectively.
Term III, also called the Trinity Term, will run for 12 weeks. Teachers will resume on Tuesday, April 22, while students will return to the classroom on Wednesday, April 23. There will be a one-day mid-term break, on Friday, June 6.
The school year officially ends for students on Thursday, July 10, and Friday, July 11, for educators.