School calendar — Primary Education
School year 1996-1997
1970–2100
First day of classes9 Sep 1996
Last day of classes18 Jun 1997
Orthodox Pascha27 Apr 1997
Total teaching days173
Quarters
| Quarter A' | 9 Sep 1996 – 31 Jan 1997 | 91 teaching days |
| Quarter B' | 1 Feb 1997 – 18 Jun 1997 | 82 teaching days |
Breaks
| Christmas Holidays | 23 Dec 1996 – 6 Jan 1997 |
| Easter Holidays | 21 Apr 1997 – 2 May 1997 |
| Summer Holidays | 19 Jun 1997 – 7 Sep 1997 |
Holidays & single closures
| Date | Orthodox feasts | |
|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 Oct 1996 | Cyprus Independence Day | School closed |
| Mon 28 Oct 1996 | Ochi Day | School closed |
| Thu 30 Jan 1997 | Three Hierarchs (Greek Letters Day) | School closed |
| Thu 27 Feb 1997 | Tsiknopempti | |
| Mon 10 Mar 1997 | Green Monday (Clean Monday) | School closed |
| Tue 25 Mar 1997 | Greek Independence Day | School closed |
| Tue 1 Apr 1997 | Cyprus National Day (EOKA) | School closed |
| Sat 19 Apr 1997 | Lazarus Saturday | Weekend |
| Sun 20 Apr 1997 | Palm Sunday | Weekend |
| Fri 25 Apr 1997 | Good Friday | In a break |
| Sun 27 Apr 1997 | Easter Sunday (Pascha) | In a break |
| Mon 28 Apr 1997 | Archbishop's Name Day (George III) — moved to Bright Monday Transferred | In a break |
| Mon 28 Apr 1997 | Easter Monday | In a break |
| Thu 1 May 1997 | Labour Day | In a break |
| Thu 5 Jun 1997 | Ascension | School closed |
| Wed 11 Jun 1997 | Apostle Barnabas | School closed |
| Sun 15 Jun 1997 | Pentecost | Weekend |
| Mon 16 Jun 1997 | Holy Spirit Monday | School closed |