School calendar — Primary Education
School year 1978-1979
1970–2100
First day of classes11 Sep 1978
Last day of classes20 Jun 1979
Orthodox Pascha22 Apr 1979
Total teaching days178
Quarters
| Quarter A' | 11 Sep 1978 – 31 Jan 1979 | 92 teaching days |
| Quarter B' | 1 Feb 1979 – 20 Jun 1979 | 86 teaching days |
Breaks
| Christmas Holidays | 23 Dec 1978 – 6 Jan 1979 |
| Easter Holidays | 16 Apr 1979 – 27 Apr 1979 |
| Summer Holidays | 21 Jun 1979 – 9 Sep 1979 |
Holidays & single closures
| Date | Orthodox feasts | |
|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 Oct 1978 | Cyprus Independence Day | Weekend |
| Sat 28 Oct 1978 | Ochi Day | Weekend |
| Tue 30 Jan 1979 | Three Hierarchs (Greek Letters Day) | School closed |
| Thu 22 Feb 1979 | Tsiknopempti | |
| Mon 5 Mar 1979 | Green Monday (Clean Monday) | School closed |
| Sun 25 Mar 1979 | Greek Independence Day | Weekend |
| Sun 1 Apr 1979 | Cyprus National Day (EOKA) | Weekend |
| Sat 14 Apr 1979 | Lazarus Saturday | Weekend |
| Sun 15 Apr 1979 | Palm Sunday | Weekend |
| Fri 20 Apr 1979 | Good Friday | In a break |
| Sun 22 Apr 1979 | Easter Sunday (Pascha) | In a break |
| Mon 23 Apr 1979 | Archbishop's Name Day (George III) | In a break |
| Mon 23 Apr 1979 | Easter Monday | In a break |
| Tue 1 May 1979 | Labour Day | School closed |
| Thu 31 May 1979 | Ascension | School closed |
| Sun 10 Jun 1979 | Pentecost | Weekend |
| Mon 11 Jun 1979 | Apostle Barnabas | School closed |
| Mon 11 Jun 1979 | Holy Spirit Monday | School closed |