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Academic calendar

School Academic Year Calendar 2024/2025

  • Orientation Day – Thursday, 22 August 2024 at 11 – 13
    Students meet other students and teachers, an info meeting for parents.
  • School Year Opening Ceremony – Friday, 23 August 2024 at 16:00 – 17:00
    No school in the morning. Opening ceremony in the evening.
  • Lessons start – Monday, 26 August 2024
  • Autumn Holiday – 21 October 2024 until 27 October 2024
  • End of First Semester – 17 December 2023
  • Winter holiday – 18 December 2024 until 5 January 2025
  • Estonian Independence Day celebration – 21 February 2025 at 12:30
  • Ski holiday – 24 February 2025 until 2 March 2025
  • Spring holiday – 14 April 2025 until 20 April 2025
  • Mini Holiday – 1 May 2025 – 4 May 2025
  • End of Academic Year – 4 June 2025
  • Report cards and School Year End Ceremony at 12:30.

Public holidays 

  • Restoration of Independence – 20 August 2024
  • Christmas – 24 – 26 December 2024
  • Estonian Independence Day – 24 February 2025
  • Good Friday – 18 April 2025
  • Labour Day – 1 May 2025

Shortened school days – the school day ends at 13:00

  • 21 February 2025 (Estonian Independence Day celebration)
  • 4 June 2025 ( School Year-End Ceremony )

Grade 9 Graduation Exams Period 2024

  • April 2025 – May 2025 (to be confirmed)

175 school days divided between

  • Term 1 (22 August – 18 October) – 42 days
    Term 2 (28 October – 17 December)- 37 days
    Term 3 (6 January – 21 February) – 35 days
    Term 4 (3 March – 11 April) – 30 days
    Term 5 (21 April – 4 June) – 31 days

Adaptation Period  – 22 August until 22 September 2024

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.