Teachers and students from all over the country will have a day off on Thursday, October 5, for International Education Day. The order of the Minister of Education by which the structure of the 2023-2024 school year was approved stipulates, just like every year, that there are no classes on October 5.
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International Education Day was designated by UNESCO and marks the signing, in 1966, of the recommendation of UNESCO and the “International Labor Organization on the status of teachers”. The day off on October 5 was introduced 10 years ago, starting with the 2013-2014 school year. In Romania, we also celebrate Teacher’s Day, on June 5.
Structure of the 2023-2024 school year
School started on September 11, and has 36 weeks of classes, with a few exceptions:
- for the 12th day, 13th evening and reduced frequency classes, the school year has a duration of 34 weeks of classes and ends on June 7, 2024;
- for the 8th grade, the school year has a duration of 35 weeks of classes and ends on June 14, 2024;
- for classes in high school education – the technological branch, with the exception of the classes provided for in the first point, and for classes in professional education, the school year has a duration of 37 weeks of classes and ends on June 28, 2024;
- for post-secondary education classes, the duration of the courses is that established by the education framework plans in force.
The holidays of this school year
Students will have holidays in the following periods:
- October 28, 2023 – November 5, 2023;
- December 23, 2023 – January 7, 2024;
- one week, at the decision of the School Inspectorates, anytime between February 12, 2024 and March 3, 2024;
- April 27, 2024 – May 7, 2024; June 22, 2024 – September 8, 2024.
At the same time, schools must organize, between September 11, 2023 and April 26, 2024, the “School differently” and “Green Week” programs. The two programs must be set at different times and must take place within five consecutive days.
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