United Kingdom (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 2017/18 - school year

Year: 2017-2018
Public holidays: 7 May 2018 – early May bank holiday, 28 May 2018 – Spring bank holiday, HEIs are normally closed on public holidays which fall in term-time.

Beginning of the school year

United Kingdom - England:
Between 23 August and 6 September 2017

United Kingdom - Wales:
1 September (Group B) or 4 September 2017 (Group A)

United Kingdom - Northern Ireland:
1 September 2017

End of the school year

United Kingdom - England:
Between 13 and 27 July 2018

United Kingdom - Wales:
20 July (Group B) or 24 July 2018 (Group A)

United Kingdom - Northern Ireland:
29 June 2018

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

United Kingdom - England:
Autumn: 1 week between 16 October and 3 November 2017
Christmas / New Year: 2 weeks between 18 December 2017 and 5 January 2018
Winter holidays: 1 week between 12 and 23 February 2018

United Kingdom - Wales:
Autumn: 1 week 30 October to 3 November 2017
Christmas / New Year: 2 weeks 25 December 2017 to 5 January 2018
Winter holidays: 1 week 12 to 16 February (Group B) or 19 to 23 February 2018 (Group A)

United Kingdom - Northern Ireland:
Autumn: 2 days 30 to 31 October 2017
Christmas / New Year: 1.5 weeks 21 December 2017 - 1 January 2018
Winter holidays: 2 days 15-16 February 2018

School year - Spring / Easter holiday

United Kingdom - England:
2 weeks between 26 March and 13 April 2018

United Kingdom - Wales:
2 weeks 26 March to 6 April (Group B) or 30 March to 13 April 2018 (Group A)

United Kingdom - Northern Ireland:
1.5 weeks 29 March to 6 April 2018

School year - summer holidays

United Kingdom - England:
6 weeks between 16 July and first week of September 2018

United Kingdom - Wales:
6 weeks 23 July (Group B) or 25 July (Group A) to first week of September 2018

United Kingdom - Northern Ireland:
9 weeks Between 2 July and first week of September 2018


last modification: 2017-09-27 08:53:01

Source: Eurydice 
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