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Studying in Britain: An Interpretation of Different Educational Stages
There are three terms ($ term) in a school year in Britain, namely: autumn: from early September to1mid-February, which is the first term of a school year.

Spring: The second semester lasts from the beginning of 1 month to Easter (usually on a weekend in April).

Summer: Easter ends in mid-July and is the last semester of a school year.

Simply put, there is a week's holiday in the middle of each semester. Half semester? . There is a two-week Christmas holiday between the autumn and spring semesters, a two-week Easter holiday between the spring and summer semesters, and a six-week summer vacation after the summer semester and before the next school year.

College semester

It is related to the high degree of autonomy of British universities. Different British universities have different semester systems and different start and end dates.

Generally, universities start later than primary and secondary schools, and they are roughly divided into spring, autumn and Xia San semesters with eight weeks each, ranging from 10 to1week.

Some universities have different names for spring, autumn and Xia San. Some universities have different semesters in three semesters, and the autumn semester is the longest.

Even in the same university, different colleges have different systems, and because Easter is not fixed every year, the school day and holiday day are different every year.

? Separate?

What are the three semesters of Oxford University called? Michael's Day? 、? Hillary? 、? Trinity killer. Each semester lasts eight weeks.

In the academic year from 20 1 1 to 20 12, the dates of three terms in Oxford are 10 from September to 12 from February 3, 10 from October to 15 from March.

The three semesters of Cambridge University are called. Michael's Day? 、? Lent? 、? Easter? Each semester is also eight weeks.

In the academic year from 20 1 1 to 20 12, the dates of the three terms in Cambridge are1April 4th to1February,1October/kloc-0.

University College London (UCL) directly refers to these three semesters as the first, second and third semesters. The school years from 20 1 1 to 20 12 are from September 26th to 65438+February 16, 65438+ 10 from September 9th to March 23rd and April 23rd respectively.

As can be seen from several examples, the opening day and holiday day of British universities are different. Generally speaking, they start school at the end of September or the beginning of 10 every year. Christmas and Easter are divided into three semesters, and summer vacation begins in mid-June.