Ireland 2016/17 - school year

Beginning of the school year

First week of September 2016

End of the school year

End of June 2017

School year - Autumn / Christmas / New Year / Winter holidays

Autumn: 1 week 31 October 2016 –  4 November 2016 (inclusive)
Christmas / New Year: 2 weeks 23 December 2016 – 6 January 2017 (inclusive)
Winter holidays: 2 days 23-24 February 2017

School year - Spring / Easter holiday

2 weeks  10-21 April 2017 (inclusive)

School year - summer holidays

About 9 weeks End of June until week of  1 September 2017