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Academic calendar

School Academic Year Calendar 2023/2024

  • Orientation Day – Tuesday, 22 August 2023 at 11 – 13
    Students meet other students and teachers, and an info meeting for parents.
  • School Year Opening Ceremony – Wednesday, 23 August 2023 at 17:00 – 18:00
    No school in the morning. Opening ceremony in the evening.
  • Lessons start – Thursday, 24 August 2023
  • Autumn Holiday – 23 October 2023 until 29 October 2023
  • End of First Semester – 15 December 2023
  • Winter holiday – 18 December 2023 until 7 January 2024
  • Estonian Independence Day celebration – 23 February 2024 at 12:45
  • Ski holiday – 26 February 2024 until 3 March 2024
  • Spring holiday – 22 April 2024 until 1 May 2024
  • End of Academic Year – 7 June 2024
  • Report cards and School Year End Ceremony 7 June 2024 at 12:30.

Public holidays 

  • Restoration of Independence – 20 August 2023
  • Christmas – 24 – 26 December 2023
  • Estonian Independence Day – 24 February 2024
  • Good Friday – 29 March 2024
  • Labour Day – 1 May 2024

Shortened school days – the school day ends at 12:30

  • 23 February 2024 (before Estonian Independence Day)

Grade 9 Graduation Exams Period 2024

  • 20 May 2024 – 15 June 2024

175 school days divided between

  • Term 1 (22 August – 20 October) – 44 days
  • Term 2 (30 October – 15 December)- 35 days
  • Term 3 (8 January – 23 February) – 35 days
  • Term 4 (4 March – 19 April) – 34 days
  • Term 5 (2 May – 7 June) – 27 days

Adaptation Period  – 22 August until 22 September 2023

Adaptation of each student is unique. Although there´s no fixed time for adaptation, this is the estimated period of time when the school and home will pay extra attention to support the child’s social, emotional, academic and physical needs in a new environment.