school holidays

School holidays are the days (or, more usually, weeks) in which schools are closed between academic terms. The terms "summer holiday" and "summer break" are often used to refer to the large break from school and university taken during summer (usually August and some time before and after). In England, the school summer holidays usually begin in July and last through until September. Scottish schools tend to start their holidays earlier and finish them earlier while in Ireland second level school holidays last from the beginning of June until the beginning of September unless a student is doing Junior or Leaving Cert. exams.
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