School Term and Holiday Dates for 2008/09:
| Term No. 1 | Dates |
| Schools Open | Thursday 28th August 2008 |
| Schools Close | Friday 17th October 2008 |
| Autumn holiday | Monday 20th - Fri 24th October 2008 inclusive |
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| Term No. 2 | Dates |
| Schools Open | Monday 27th October 2008 |
| Schools Close | Friday 19th December 2008 |
| Christmas break | Monday 22nd Dec 2008 - Mon 5th Jan 2009 inclusive |
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| Term No. 3 | Dates |
| Schools Open | Tuesday 6th January 2009 |
| Schools Close | Friday 13th February 2009 |
| Spring holiday | Monday 16th to Friday 20th February inclusive |
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| Term No. 4 | Dates |
| Schools Open | Monday 23rd February 2009 |
| Schools Close | Friday 3rd April 2009 |
| Easter break | Monday 6th - Friday 17th April 2009 inclusive |
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| Term No. 5 | Dates |
| Schools Open | Monday 20th April 2009 |
| Schools Close | Friday 22nd May 2009 |
| May Day | Monday 4th May 2009 |
| Summer half term | Monday 25th - Friday 29th May 2009 inclusive |
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| Term No. 6 | Dates |
| Schools Open | Monday 1st June 2009 |
| Schools Close | Friday 10th July 2009 |
Summer Holiday begins | Monday 13th July 2009 |
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| Bank Holidays | Monday 25th August 2008 |
| | Thursday 25th & Friday 26th December 2008 |
| | Thursday 1st January 2009 |
| | Friday 10th and Monday 13th April 2009 |
| | Monday 4th May 2009 |
| | Monday 25th May 2009 |
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| Inset Days | Tuesday and Wednesday 26th & 27th August 2008 |
| | Monday 5th January 2009 |
| | Monday 13th & Tuesday 14th July 2009 (these days are flexible) |
