[HPforGrownups] Re: Molly Weasly's parenting style/ Percy

[Pen Robinson]

No: HPFGUIDX 36318

Suzanne asked:

>How much are kids who go to boarding schools at home?
>How long are the summer vacations in Britain, and what other
>major breaks are there?
>It seems the Weasley kids stay at school during a lot of the
>Christmas breaks.

State school and private school holidays follow the same basic pattern, but
with variation.  Assuming I can remember my own (boarding) school days with
reasonable accuracy, it's something like this:

School year starts:  early September   (Autumn Term)
Half term holiday, end of October:    State schools 1 week, Private
schools, 4-day weekend
Christmas Holiday: SS 2 weeks, PS  3 weeks (finishing school a week earlier
in December)

Spring Term starts early January
Half term, late February:  SS 1 week, PS long weekend
Easter holidays (a variable feast, just to complicate things)  WW 2 weeks,
PS 3 weeks

Summer Term starts April
Half term, usually end of May:  SS 1 week, PS long weekend
End of term:  SS late July, PS beginning of July
Summer holiday:  SS 5 - 6 weeks, PS 8 weeks

Hogwarts doesn't seem to have half-term breaks.

As you can see, the major holidays (Christmas, Easter, Summer) are longer
for the private schools, but state schoolchildren get a longer half-term
break.

Hope this helps.

Pen