School calendar — Primary Education
School year 2016-2017
1970–2100
First day of classes12 Sep 2016
Last day of classes21 Jun 2017
Orthodox Pascha16 Apr 2017
Total teaching days176
Quarters
| Quarter A' | 12 Sep 2016 – 31 Jan 2017 | 89 teaching days |
| Quarter B' | 1 Feb 2017 – 21 Jun 2017 | 87 teaching days |
Breaks
| Christmas Holidays | 23 Dec 2016 – 6 Jan 2017 |
| Easter Holidays | 10 Apr 2017 – 21 Apr 2017 |
| Summer Holidays | 22 Jun 2017 – 10 Sep 2017 |
Holidays & single closures
| Date | Orthodox feasts | |
|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 Oct 2016 | Cyprus Independence Day | Weekend |
| Fri 28 Oct 2016 | Ochi Day | School closed |
| Mon 30 Jan 2017 | Three Hierarchs (Greek Letters Day) | School closed |
| Thu 16 Feb 2017 | Tsiknopempti | |
| Mon 27 Feb 2017 | Green Monday (Clean Monday) | School closed |
| Sat 25 Mar 2017 | Greek Independence Day | Weekend |
| Sat 1 Apr 2017 | Cyprus National Day (EOKA) | Weekend |
| Sat 8 Apr 2017 | Lazarus Saturday | Weekend |
| Sun 9 Apr 2017 | Palm Sunday | Weekend |
| Fri 14 Apr 2017 | Good Friday | In a break |
| Sun 16 Apr 2017 | Easter Sunday (Pascha) | In a break |
| Mon 17 Apr 2017 | Easter Monday | In a break |
| Sun 23 Apr 2017 | Archbishop's Name Day (George III) | Weekend |
| Mon 1 May 2017 | Labour Day | School closed |
| Thu 25 May 2017 | Ascension | School closed |
| Sun 4 Jun 2017 | Pentecost | Weekend |
| Mon 5 Jun 2017 | Holy Spirit Monday | School closed |
| Sun 11 Jun 2017 | Apostle Barnabas | Weekend |