i want to know when schools in the USA start and finish,cuz here in Puerto Rico,we got 36 weeks of school,with four semesters,we start in august 15,get a Christmas break at around December 15,maybe 19,we come back on February the 15,get an extra week off in April,and start summer on the 15th of may,how dose that differ in the main land?
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not really.
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nine monthgs, from september to june http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090420071303AA4JDgb
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180 days of school start aug -sept end in june xmas break and spring break
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way diff
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Schools usually start the last week of August. You get a one or two week Christmas break. You begin school January 2. You get a one week spring break in late March or early April. Last day of school is around early to mid-June.
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They start mid-August, and they get off for 3 months for summer at the start of June. I know there is a few breaks in between, maybe a week off for the end of each semester. And there is 4 semesters, like you said.
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Well it depends on how long you want to stay in school. You can start at pre school when you are like three, but that is an option if you want to take that. There is also kindergarden but you dont have to take that either. In school you can drop out when you are 16 years old if you want but it is not advised. Normally though now a days people do high school, and then college. But it ususallly lasts about 12 years unless you want to go to college, get your masterets degree, or get a doctorat. It is all left up to you.
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Well, in the US, the most school days we can have is 180. It really depends on the school. Some schools here may have the same schedule as you. I go around August 20th, have a week long fall break, a two week long winter break, and a one week long spring break. This year we had three snow days. School ends on June 8th for me. One school I went to started on September 2nd. it just depends on the area.
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It depends on the school and whether it is private or public at times. Some schools go by semesters and there are 2 semesters in a year, others go by quarters and there are 4 in a year with breaks between each quarter. A typical semester scheduled school, fall semester would start in August and go until December. There would be about 3 weeks to a month off before Spring semester with spring semester ending in May. June, July and part of August are off unless you take summer courses. Typically for an Associates degree it is 2 years, certifications a year, Bachelor's degree 4 years, Masters degree 2 years and Phd 2-3 years. Med school 3-4, Law school 3 years. Any school that you are interested in you can go to their website and look for their academic calendar. Good luck!
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It's pretty similar actually. We start in Mid-August, we have several short breaks (one or two days off for certain differnt events, like teacher work days and everything), we have winter brak which is about a week long (maybe a little longer) during christman, then we have spring break in march/ april for about a week, then we have summer break (about 2-3 months long) which starts early - mid-june.
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School years generally start in late August and run 9 months. The start date depends on each stae and even in a state the districts have lattiude to set the exact dates. There are usuall a few days off for Thanksgiving and Easter and a two week break around Christmas and the New years holidays. Optional summer schools run over the smuuer months. There are a few districts that run year round to maximize the use of buildings, But eh studetns just go 9 months then take a break. So at any 1 time 1/2 of the studetns are on break.
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