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School Year Calendar Arrangements 2024/2025



Check out the school year calendar arrangements below along with links to some of the most popular sections on the site throughout each month of the school year on the right.


September 2024

Key Dates for September


End of August / Beginning September - Schools throughout the country re-open. Individual schools will notify parents of opening dates.

September - Leaving Certificate Results issue 23rd August 2024


Family Highlights

  • Leaving Certificate Results Issue
  • Extra curricular Activities Resume
  • CAO Offers Issue
  • Debs Celebrations

School Highlights

  • Higher Options Exhibition 25 - 27 Sept



October 2024

Key Dates for October


Monday 28th October 2024 to Friday 1st November 2024 incl - October Mid-Term Break

Halloween falls on Thurs 31st October.


Family Highlights

  • Halloween Activities & Camps
  • Halloween Family Breaks
  • World Teacher Day - 5th October
  • World Mental Health Day - 10th October

School Highlights





November 2024

Key Dates for November


Mon 4th November - Schools re-open after mid-term


Family Highlights

  • MS Readathon
  • Parent Teacher Meetings
  • Communion Day Planning
  • Christmas Planning

School Highlights




December 2024

Key Dates for December


20th December - Final Day of Christmas Term

Mon 23rd December to Friday 3rd January incl - Christmas School Holidays


Family Highlights

  • Planning Christmas Activities
  • Winter Solstice

School Highlights

  • Exam Timetables usually published



January 2025

Key Dates for January


Monday 6th January - Schools re-open

1st February - CAO Closing Date


Family Highlights

  • Afterschool Activities Resume
  • CAO Closing date looms
  • Plan for February Midterm

School Highlights

  • BT Young Scientist & Tech Exhib 8 - 11 Jan 2025
  • Primary Science Fair





February 2025

Key Dates for February


February Mid-Term Break*
Secondary closed Mon 17th – Fri 21st Feb incl.
Primary closed Thurs 20th - Fri 21st Feb with option to extend to 5 day break (17th-21st).
*NB view contingency arrangements

Thursday 1st February - CAO Closing Date
Monday 3rd February - St Brigids Day (Public Holiday)


Family Highlights

  • Valentines Day 14th February
  • February MidTerm Planning
  • Confirmation Day Planning

School Highlights

  • CAO Closing Date 1st February





March 2025

Key Dates for March



Monday 17th March - Saint Patrick's Day/Bank Holiday


Family Highlights

  • Pancake Tuesday 4th March
  • St Patricks Day 17th March
  • Mothers Day 30th March
  • Plan for Easter

School Highlights

  • Engineers Week - 1st - 7th March





April 2025

Key Dates for April


Friday 11th April - last day of school before Easter Break
Easter Break* Mon 14th- to Friday 25th April inclusive - Schools Closed.
*NB view contingency arrangements to make up lost school time, i.e. schools may stay open until 16th April
Schools re-open 28th April after Easter Break


Family Highlights

  • Easter School Holidays
  • World Autism Awarenss Day 2nd April

School Highlights

  • Practical & Oral Exams usually take place



May 2025

Key Dates for May


Monday 5th May - May Bank Holiday

End of May/beginning June - Secondary schools finish


Family Highlights

  • Bank Holiday 5th May
  • First Holy Communion Celebrations

School Highlights

  • School Tour Season
  • First Communion Ceremonies
  • 6th Year Graduation Ceremonies
  • Secondary School finish for summer



June 2025

Key Dates for June


Monday 2nd June - June Bank Holiday
June - Junior Cert & Leaving Cert exams start

End of June - Primary schools finish
Note about School Summer Holiday Dates


Family Highlights

  • Junior & Leaving Cert start
  • Fathers Day - 15th June
  • School Tours Galore!
  • Primary Schools finish - end June

School Highlights

  • State Exams Commence
  • 6th Class graduation ceremonies
  • Primary Schools Finish for summer







Additional School Holidays and Closures

Under Department of Education rules, there is a requirement for a school to be open for a minimum of 167 days at post primary level and 183 days at primary level. So, while the school year is standardised for holidays and mid-term breaks, schools have discretion to arrange teaching days outside these periods. Many schools will use their discretionary days to determine the start and end of the school year. Some schools use their discretionary days for extended bank holiday breaks and others extend the May bank holiday break to a full week. Parents, therefore need to check with their own schools for details of school holidays and closures extra to those shown in the school calendar above.

Contingency arrangements are also in place in the event that schools need to make time due to unforeseen school closures – view contingency arrangements here.




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