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STANDARDISED SCHOOL YEAR Primary schools in Ireland are obliged to open for 183 days per year. In 2004 school terms countrywide were standardised under the terms of the national agreement ‘Sustaining Progress. The agreement was made between representatives from schools, teachers unions, parents’ organisations and other relevant bodies. This agreement will be reviewed in order to decide future arrangements. The dates for the start and the end of the school year are not standardised so schools have some discretion about when students finish school in the summer and when they start school in the autumn. All schools are closed in July and August. The dates for the Christmas, Easter and mid-term breaks are standardised. At the start of the school year, you will be given a list of days that the school will be closed during the year, including holidays and training days for teachers. If there are other unexpected closures the school will let you know in advance. RULES Start and end of the school year The dates for the start and the end of the school year at both primary and post-primary level are not fixed. The school year generally starts in the week that 1 September falls every year. Discretionary days Every school must be open for tuition for a minimum of 183 days at primary level. Schools can use any remaining days at their discretion to extend the summer holiday period or to close on religious or other holidays. However, schools cannot use these days to extend the Christmas, Easter or mid term breaks (unless a religious observance day(s) falls at that time for schools of a particular denomination or faith). If a school does not have enough discretionary days left for a religious holiday schools can denote that day a non-tuition day.
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SCOILBHLIAIN CHAIGHDEÁNAITHE Ní mór do bhunscoileanna na hÉireann 183 lá scoile a chomhlíonadh sa scoilbhliain. I 2004 déanadh caighdeanú naisiúnta ar na scoilthéarmaí mar chuid de chomhaontas náisiúnta ‘Dul Chun Cinn a Choinneáil’. Comhaontas a bhí anseo idir scoileanna, ceardchumainn múinteoireachta, eagraíochtaí tuismitheoirín agus eagraíochtaí ábhartha eile. Déanfar athbhreithniú ar an gcomhaontas amach anseo le socraithe a dhéanamh do na blianta amach romhainn. Nil dátaí tosaithe agus críochnaithe na scoilbhliana caighdeánaithe dá bhrí sin tá solúbthacht áirithe ag na scoileanna maidir leis an lá a dtosaíonn na daltaí san Fhómhair agus a gcríochnaíonn siad sa Samhradh. Bíonn gach scoil dúnta i mí Iúil & i mí Lúnasa. Tá na dátaí don Nollaig, don Cháisc agus do na brisí meán-téarma caighdeánaithe. Gheobhaidh tú féilire ag tús na scoilbliaina ar a mbeidh na laethannta saoire & na laethanta ar an mbeidh an scoil dúnta liostaithe. Cuirfear ar an eolas tú roimh ré má bhíonn aon athrú á dhéanamh ar an bhféilire sin. RIALACHA Tús agus deireadh na scoilbhliana Nil na dátaí tosaithe & deiridh na scoilbhliana caighdeánaithe ag an mbun leibhéal nó ag an dara léibhéal. Tosaíonn an scoilbhliain de ghnáth sa tseachtain ina bhfuil an 1 MeánFómhair gach bliain. Laethannta Roghnach Ní mór do bhunscoileanna na hÉireann 183 lá scoile a chomhlíonadh sa scoilbhliain. Is féidir leis na scoileanna aon lá sa bhreis a úsáid le faid a chur le saoire an tSamhraidh nó le saoire reiligiúnda nó eile dá rogha féin a ghlacadh. Níl sé ceadaithe na laethannta seo a úsáid le faid a chur le saoire na Nollag, saoire na Cásca nó ceachtar den dá bhriseadh lár téarma (ach sa chás go dtiteann lá(laethannta) saoire reiligiúnach ag an am sin do scoileanna le sainchreideamh ar leith). Muna bhfuil dóthain laethannta roghnach fágtha ag scoil dá leithéid do shaoire reiligiúnach is féidir leis an scoil an lá a áireamh mar lá gan-teagasc.