SCHOOL YEAR FOR 50SA
Note: Students attend school from Monday to Saturday. The Final Exams draw from the previous two terms and marks determine whether or nor the student may proceed to the next level of education. This is why the final term is also known as Purgatory amongst the student body. National Holidays are marked with an (H).
APRIL
- April 7th (Tuesday): Opening Ceremony/First Term Begins
- April 9th (Thursday): Full Moon
- April 25th (Saturday): New Moon
- April 29th (Wednesday): Eric's Day
- April 30th (Thursday): Beltane (H)
MAY
- May 3rd (Sunday): Constitution Day (H)
- May 4th (Monday): Greenery Day (H)
- May 5th (Tuesday): Children’s Day (H)
- May 9th (Saturday): Full Moon
- May 18th (Monday) to May 23rd (Saturday): Mid-term Exams
- May 24th (Sunday): New Moon
- May 25th (Monday): Exam Results Posted
JUNE
- June 8th (Monday): Full Moon
- June 12th (Friday): Brightblade (H)
- June 23rd (Tuesday): Queen’s Birthday/New Moon
JULY
- July 7th (Tuesday): Full Moon
- July 14th (Tuesday) to July 18th (Saturday): First Term Final Exams
- July 20th (Monday): Marine Day (H)
- July 22nd (Wednesday): New Moon
- July 24th (Friday): Exam Results Posted
- July 25th (Saturday): Closing Ceremonies
- July 26th (Sunday) to September 1st (Tuesday): Summer Vacation
- July 31st (Friday): Lammas (H)
AUGUST
- August 4th (Tuesday) to August 6th (Thursday): The Hunt
- August 6th (Thursday): Full Moon
- August 16th (Sunday): Summer Festival (H)
- August 20th (Thursday): New Moon
SEPTEMBER
- September 1st (Tuesday): Opening Ceremonies/Second Term Begins
- September 5th (Sunday): Full Moon
- September 9th (Wednesday): Boldrei’s Feast
- September 19th (Saturday): New Moon
- September 21st (Monday): Respect the Elders Day (H)
- September 22nd (Tuesday): Day of the Unicorn (H)
- September 23rd (Wednesday): Autumnal Equinox (H)
OCTOBER
- October 4th (Sunday): Full Moon
- October 12th (Monday): Health & Mind Day (H)
- October 13th (Tuesday) to October 17th (Saturday): Mid-term Exams
- October 18th (Sunday): New Moon
- October 19th (Tuesday): Exam Results Posted
- October 31st (Saturday): Wyld Night (H)
NOVEMBER
- November 3rd (Tuesday): Ascension Day/Full Moon (H)
- November 17th (Tuesday): New Moon
- November 23rd (Monday): Long Shadows (H)
DECEMBER
- December 2nd (Wednesday): Full Moon
- December 14th (Monday) to December 19th (Saturday): Second Term Finals
- December 16th (Wednesday): New Moon
- December 21st (Monday): Exam Results Posted
- December 23rd (Wednesday): King’s Birthday (H)
- December 26th (Saturday): Closing Ceremonies
- December 31st (Thursday): Full Moon
JANUARY
- January 1st (Friday): New Year’s Day (H)
- January 8th (Friday): Opening Ceremonies/Final Term Begins
- January 11th (Monday): Coming of Age Day (H)
- January 15th (Friday): New Moon
- January 31st (Sunday): Full Moon
FEBRUARY
- February 2nd (Tuesday): Imbolc (H)
- February 11th (Thursday): Foundation Day (H)
- February 14th (Sunday): New Moon
- February 20th (Saturday): Day of Mourning (H)
- February 28th (Sunday): Full Moon
MARCH
- March 5th (Friday): Graduation
- March 8th (Monday) to March 13th (Saturday): Final Exams
- March 16th (Tuesday): Exam Results Posted/New Moon
- March 20th (Saturday): Closing Ceremonies
- March 21st (Sunday): Sun’s Blessing/Vernal Equinox (H)
- March 30th (Tuesday): Full Moon
