All school start dates, including holidays and lots of other information

The beginning of the school year 2011/2012 is almost upon us. It is, in fact, on the same dates for all state schools within the Junta's Consejería de Educación. Thus, teachers are due back at work on September 1, to prepare for the students, who will be starting classes according to the programme below. The Confederation of Parent/Teachers association says that the average cost of school materials for this year is around the €600 mark, depending on the age and grade of the student: the older the child, the more expensive it gets (but we knew that, didn't we?). In Andalucia, school books at the primary stage are free and/or recycled. If your child does not return the book at the end of the year, you will be charged for it. Starting dates are as follows:>>>
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START DATES


MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 - Second Cycle of Infants (i.e. second year of pre-school), Primary School and Special Education.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 - ESO (Secondary Obligatory Education), Bachillerato and Ciclos Formativos de Formación Profesional, Ciclos Formativos de ArtesPlásticas y Diseño, (Official, not private), Music and Dance courses,  Language Schools and Adult Education Schools/Classes.

The school year closes on June 22, 2012 for all levels, except Music and Dance courses and 2° curso de Bachillerato, which finish on May 31.

HOLIDAYS:
National and Provincial:

• Wednesday, October 12, 2011: Spain's National Day (Fiesta Nacional de España)
• Monday, November 1, 2011: All Saint's Day (Fiesta de todos los Santos)
• Tuesday, December 6, 2011: Constitution Day (Día de la Constitución)
• Thursday, December 8, 2011: Immaculate Conception Day (Día de la Inmaculada)
• Tuesday, February 28, 2012: Andalucía Day (Día de Andalucía)
• Tuesday, May 1, de 2012: Labour Day (Día del Trabajo)

Provincial:

• Monday, October 31, 2011: No classes
• Monday, February 27, 2012: Education Community Day (Día de la Comunidad Educativa)
• Monday, April 30, 2012: No classes 

      (It will be noticed that the above all happen to be on Monday, which gives teachers, never parents, a long weekend, particularly the one on February 27, which happens to be between a weekend and another holiday on Tuesday, thus creating a nice long puente, long weekend, with crafty holidays inserted between real ones. Something to do with union demands, no doubt.)

Local:

Councils are allowed to request up to three days off, usually after a local feria (i.e. 'hangover Mondays') as long as these do not coincide with those established by the Junta. We won't know details about these until after September 11. Natch.

Christmas and Easter holidays:

• From Friday, December 24, 2011, to January 8, 2012, inclusive
• From Friday, March 31, 2012, to April 8, 2012, inclusive

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