Wednesday, March 16, 2011

10 points! Can someone explain to me how the school system in australia works


10 points! Can someone explain to me how the school system in australia works?
Like in the US and many other countries. you go to school from late august or early september and you get out by late May or early June. I heard that in Australia. You go to school for 3 months. Get a month off. Then school for 3 more months and then a month off and repeat. Is that true? Is college there like that too? and why?
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1 :
School year generally starts end of January/ early February depending on what state you are in, and whether it's private or public. In South Australia where I live Term 1 lasts for 11 weeks then you have 2 weeks holiday. Term 2 lasts for 10 weeks then you have 2 weeks holiday and term 3 is 10 weeks with 2 weeks holiday. Then in mid December school finishes for the year and it's a 6-8 week break over Christmas and the New Years.
2 :
Schools and universities in Australia operate on different schedules and no two states have exactly the same term or semester dates. The basic pattern for schools is: First term/first semester begins late January or early February and runs for 10 or 11 weeks - usually until around Easter. 1 or 2 week break Second term runs for around 11 weeks until around end of June or early July 2 or 3 week break Third term/second semester starts around mid july and runs for another 11 weeks 2 week break Fourth term ends around mid-December. Year 12 ends mid-November 6 or 7 week break before the new school year begins. University calendars are completely different and are more like what you have heard: First semester begins late February and runs until end-May/early-June with a mid semester break of around 1 month in late March/early April Mid year break of around 1 month Second semester begins end-July and runs until around 3rd week November with a mid semester break of around 1 month around end-September Then a little over 3 months until the new uni year begins
3 :
School year (I'm speaking for Melbourne) usually starts at the start of February, then have four 10 week terms (approx. it can be 11 or 9) a year with 2 week holidays in between each term, so like 10 weeks school, 2 weeks holidays, then 10 weeks school, 2 weeks holidays, etc. For primary school students (years 1-6) they usually finish mid December, and high school students (years 7-12) usually finish a bit earlier, and especially year 11&12's finish sometime in November
4 :
You go to high school for one reason only. To get your hsc over and done with so you can go to schoolies week on the Gold Coast, get drunk and begin life in the real world.