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1 = First term | 2 = Second term, etc. | |
P = Primary Level | S = Secondary Level | |
* = Movable holiday week (Lunar New Year,Easter,etc) | ||
> = Start of year (next character position) | ||
x = Exam period | G = Graduation | - = Break |
Each month has four character positions representing 4 weeks/month |
Country | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Australia(W.Austr) (Fiona Savage) |
---> | 1111 | 1111 | 11-- | 2222 | 2222 | 2-33 | 3333 | 3333 | --44 | 4444 | 444- |
Austria(Univ) | -111 | 11-- | -222 | *22* | 2222 | 22-- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ->11 | 1111 | 11-- |
Austria (P/S) (Karl Heinz Schmid) |
-111 | 1-11 | 1111 | *111 | 1*11 | 11-- | ---- | ---> | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 11-- |
Belgium (Michael Goethals) |
-222 | 222* | 2222 | **33 | 3333 | 3333 | ---- | ---> | 1111 | 111- | 1111 | 111- |
Brazil (Dina Tanners) [Start is after Carnival] |
---- | -->1 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1--> | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | -111 | G--- |
Canada (Ont.) (Bill Margrett) |
-222 | 222- | 2222 | 2222 | 2333 | 3333 | 3333 | 333> | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 111- |
China (Chance Briggs, K.H. Yang) |
1111 | **** | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1--- | ---- | >111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 |
Costa Rica (Chance Briggs) |
---- | ---- | >111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1--- |
Croatia (P/S) (Jelena Djigunovic & Dubravka Cokrlic) |
--22 | 2222 | 2222 | *222 | 2222 | 22-- | ---- | ---- | >111 | 1111 | 1111 | 111- |
Czech Republic (Mark Warschauer) |
-xxx | xx22 | 2222 | 2222 | 222x | xxxx | ---- | ---- | ---> | 1111 | 1111 | 11-- |
Denmark(P/S) | -111 | 11*1 | 1111 | *111 | 11*1 | 1xxG | ---- | >111 | 1111 | 11-1 | 1111 | 111- |
Denmark(Univ) | xxxG | 2222 | 2222 | *222 | 222x | xxG- | ---- | ---> | 1111 | 11-1 | 1111 | 111- |
Denmark(Univ) (Tim Caudery/H.E.Thomsen) |
xx-- | 2222 | 2222 | *222 | 2xxx | x--- | ---- | ---> | 1111 | 111- | 1111 | 1xx- |
Country | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Ecuador (Coastal) (Chance Briggs) |
---- | ---- | ---> | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | --22 | 2222 | 2222 | 2222 | 222- |
Ecuador(Highlands) | -111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1--- | ---- | ---- | >111 | 1111 | 111- |
Estonia(Univ) (Anne Villems) |
-xxx | -222 | 2222 | *222 | 2222 | xxx- | ---- | ---> | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 111- |
Estonia (P/S) (Ene Soolepp) |
3333 | 3333 | 33-4 | 4444 | 444x | ---- | ---- | ---> | 1111 | 1111 | -222 | 222- |
Finland (Ruth Vilmi) |
---2 | 2222 | 2222 | *222 | 2xx- | ---- | ---- | ---- | -->1 | 1111 | 1111 | 1xx- |
France (P/S,Paris) (Linda Thalman) |
1111 | 1*** | 1111 | 11** | 1111 | 1111 | 1--- | ---> | 1111 | 111- | -111 | 111- |
Germany(Univ) (Burkhard Leuschner) |
-111 | 11-- | ---- | --22 | 22*2 | 2222 | 22-- | ---- | ---- | ->11 | 1111 | 111- |
Germany (P/S) | -111 | 1111 | 1111 | *111 | 11*1 | 11-- | ---- | ---- | >111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 |
Honduras (Don Moore) [Most Central American countries are similar] |
---- | -->1 | 1111 | *111 | 1111 | 111x | -222 | 2222 | 2222 | 2222 | 2x-- | ---- |
Hong Kong (CUHK) (Linda Mak/John Milton/ Richard Pemberton) |
---2 | 22*2 | 2222 | 2*22 | xxx- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ->11 | 1111 | 1111 | 11xx |
Hong Kong (HKUST) | ---- | --*2 | 2222 | 2*22 | 2222 | 2x-- | ---- | ---- | ->11 | 1111 | 1111 | 11x- |
Hong Kong (HKU) | 2222 | 22*2 | 2222 | -*22 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | -->1 | 1111 | -111 | 11-- |
Hong Kong (CPHK) | xx-- | 22*2 | 2222 | 2*22 | 222x | x--- | ---- | ---- | ---> | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 |
Hong Kong (CPHK) | 2222 | 22*2 | 22-3 | 3*33 | 3333 | -xx- | ---- | ---- | ---> | 1111 | 1111 | x-22 |
Country | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Hungary (Radnoti Katalin) |
xxxx | 2222 | 222* | 2222 | 222x | xxxx | x--- | ---- | -->1 | 1111 | *111 | 11xx |
Iceland (Haukur Agustsson) |
--22 | 2222 | 2222 | 2222 | 2xxx | G--- | ---- | ---- | >111 | 1111 | 1111 | xxG- |
Iran (Ali Aghbar) |
11-2 | 2222 | 22-- | 2222 | 2222 | 222- | ---- | ---- | ---> | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 |
Israel(Univ) (Eva Owen/Bernard Spolsky) |
111- | --22 | 2222 | *222 | 2222 | 2-G- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ->11 | 1111 | **11 |
Israel (P/S) (Eva Owen) |
1111 | 1111 | 111* | **11 | 1111 | 111G | ---- | ---- | ->11 | 1111 | 1111 | **11 |
Italy (E.Neblett) |
-222 | 2222 | 2222 | 2--2 | 2222 | 22xx | xxxx | ---- | ---- | ->11 | 1111 | 111- |
Japan (Secondary) (Hillel Weintraub) |
-333 | 3333 | xxG- | 1111 | 11x1 | 1111 | 1x-- | ---- | 2222 | 22x2 | 2222 | 2x-- |
Japan (Univ) (Tom Robb) |
-22x | xx-- | --G- | >111 | 1111 | 1111 | 11xx | ---- | --22 | 2222 | 2222 | 222- |
Kazakhstan (Nikki Swingle) |
--22 | 2222 | 2222 | 2222 | 2222 | 22x- | ---- | ---- | >111 | 1111 | 1111 | 111x |
Korea (South) (Bill Burns) |
---- | --G> | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1xx- | ---- | ---2 | 2222 | 2222 | 2222 | 2xx- |
Lithuania (Romualda Marcinkoniene & Ilona Rinkeviciene) |
xxx- | -222 | 2222 | 22*2 | 2222 | xxx- | ---- | ---- | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 11-- |
Macedonia (P/S) (Marija Kitanova & Anica Petkoska) |
-1-- | 2222 | 2222 | 222* | 2222 | 2-xG | ---- | ---x | >111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 |
Macedonia (Univ) | -1-x | x-22 | 2222 | x22* | 2222 | xxxx | ---- | ---- | xxxx | >111 | 1x11 | 1111 |
Country | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Malaysia (P/S) (P.B. Nayar) |
1111 | --11 | 11-1 | 1111 | 1111 | --22 | 2222 | 222- | 2222 | 2222 | ---> | 1111 |
Mexico (Dina Tanners) |
1111 | 1111 | 1111 | **11 | 1111 | 111G | ---- | ---> | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 |
Namibia (Chance Briggs) |
---- | -111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1--> | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | G--- |
New Zealand (P/S) (Sara Coutanche) [P slightly longer] |
-->1 | 1111 | 1111 | --22 | 2222 | 222- | --33 | 3333 | 33-- | 4444 | 4444 | 44-- |
Norway (Jan Wibe) |
1111 | 1111 | 1111 | *111 | 1111 | 111G | ---- | -->1 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 11-- |
Peru (Ron Anderson) |
---- | ---- | ---> | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | --22 | 2222 | 2222 | 2222 | 222- |
Philippines (Bill Margrett) |
-222 | 2222 | 222G | ---- | ---- | >111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1112 | 2222 | 22-- |
Poland (Chance Briggs) |
---- | -222 | 2222 | 2222 | 2222 | 222- | ---- | ---- | >111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 |
Portugal (Univ) (Nancy de Silveira) |
1111 | xxxx | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1-xx | xx-- | ---- | xxx1 | 1111 | 1111 | 1-?? |
Russia (Chance Briggs) |
--22 | 2222 | 2222 | 2222 | 2222 | 222- | ---- | ---- | >111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1--- |
Country | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Senegal (Chance Briggs) |
1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1--- | ---- | ---- | ---> | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 |
Singapore (P/S) (P.B. Nayar) |
1111 | 1111 | 11-2 | 2222 | 2222 | ---- | 3333 | 3333 | 3-44 | 4444 | 444- | ---- |
Slovenia (P/S) (Saša Sirk) |
1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 111- | ---- | ---> | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 |
Slovenia (Univ) (Saša Sirk) |
1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 11xx | ---- | ---- | -xx> | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 |
South Africa (Chance Briggs) |
---- | -111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1--> | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | G--- |
Spain (Univ) (Michael Newman) |
--11 | 11-2 | 2222 | 2222 | 2222 | x--- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ->11 | 1111 | 11-- |
Spain (P/S) (Diane Birginal) |
--11 | 1111 | 111* | **11 | 1111 | 111G | ---- | ---- | ---> | 1111 | 1111 | 11-- |
Switzerland (John Bennett) [considerable variation from canton to canton] |
1111 | 1111 | 1111 | *111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1--- | ->11 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 111- |
Switzerland (Univ-Geneva) (Lilliam Hurst) [Similar schedules in Swiss-Romand area] |
--11 | 1122 | 2222 | 2x** | 2222 | 2222 | xx-- | ---- | ---> | xx11 | 1111 | 111- |
Switzerland (P/S-Geneva) | -222 | 22-2 | 2333 | 33** | 3333 | 33xx | x--- | ---> | 1111 | 111- | 1111 | 111- |
Taiwan (Univ) (Anne-Marie Hadzima) |
-111 | ---2 | 2222 | 2222 | 2222 | 2222 | ---- | ---- | -->1 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 |
Taiwan (P/S) | -111 | ---2 | 2222 | 3222 | 2222 | 2222 | ---- | ---- | >111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 |
Thailand (Gary Ockey) |
2222 | 2222 | ---- | ---- | ---- | >111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | ---- | 2222 | 2222 |
Turkey (Ron Anderson) |
11** | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1--- | ---- | ---- | --11 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 |
US (Semester) | -xx- | 2222 | 2222 | *222 | 2xxG | ---- | ---- | ---- | >111 | 1111 | 1111 | 11-- |
US (Quarter) (D. Healey) |
2222 | 2222 | 2x-3 | *333 | 3333 | xG44 | 4444 | 4x-- | ->11 | 1111 | 1111 | x--- |
Ukraine(Univ) (Nina Lyulkun) |
-xxx | -222 | 2222 | *222 | 2222 | xxx- | ---- | ---> | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 |
Uruguay (Beatriz C. de Porto) |
---- | ---- | 111* | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1--1 | 1111 | 1-11 | 1111 | 1111 | 1G-- |
Venezuela (P) (Maria Irene Albers) |
--11 | 1111 | 111* | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1G-- | ---- | ---> | 1111 | 1111 | 11-- |
Venezuela (S) (Evelyn Izquierdo) |
--11 | 11*1 | 111* | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | 1G-- | ---- | ---- | >111 | 1111 | 11-- |
Venezuela (U-Trimester) (Evelyn Izquierdo) |
--22 | 22*2 | 222* | 2222 | 3333 | 3333 | 333G | ---- | -->1 | 1111 | 1111 | 11-- |
Venezuela (U-Semester) (Evelyn Izquierdo) |
--11 | 11*1 | 111* | 2222 | 2222 | 2222 | 222G | ---- | ---> | 1111 | 1111 | 11-- |
Vietnam (Giang Anderson) |
-xx- | 222* | **22 | 2222 | 222G | ---- | ---- | ---- | >111 | 1111 | 1111 | 11-- |