HOLIDAYS: 26 - 30 October 2020 (Half Term) 21 December 2020 - 1 January 2021 (Christmas Holidays) 15 - 19 February 2021 (Half Term) 29 March - 9 April 2021 (Easter Holidays) 3 May 2021 … 2021-22: Term begins: Half Term: End of Term: Christmas Term: Mon 6 Sep 2021: Mon 18 Oct - Fri 29 Oct 2021: Fri 10 Dec 2021: Easter Term: Thurs 6 Jan 2022: Mon 14 Feb - Fri 18 Feb 2022: Fri 1 Apr 2022: Summer Term: Weds 20 Apr 2022: Mon 30 May - Fri 3 Jun 2022: Fri 8 Jul 2022 NOTE: For the 2019/2020 Academic Year click here Please find below Jamaica's Ministry of Education calendar of school terms and holidays for the academic year 2018 to 2019. INSET Wednesday 1 st September 2021. The first/CHRISTMAS TERM of the school… Thursday 2 nd September 2021 – Years 7 & 12 only. 2021-2022 Term Dates. The new school calendar has been released by the Department of Basic Education and will give schools 40.. • World • One News Page: Tuesday, 9 February 2021 Spring Term … INSET: Friday 26 th November 2021. “No child in Jamaica of school age should be seen sitting around idly, or on the road going to the corner shop, or doing house work during school time which is designated as 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday to Friday,” Minister Williams said as she outlined plans for the new school term which starts January 4, 2021. Black–Other Days. Vision and Mission; About the Ministry; About the Ministers; Academic Calendar; Ministry of Education Strategic Plan 2017-2021 In the school year 2020/21 pupils must attend for 190 days. February Mid-Term Break* Secondary closed 15th to 19th Feb incl. Easter, Christmas and Mid-term Breaks. The Official Website of the Ministry of Education. 2021 school calendar. You should check the exact dates with your school. Look up admissions dates, school terms, national exam dates and holidays for 2021. On July 26, 2021, all learners will start their first term for the 2021 school calendar. About The Ministry Currently selected. Here you will find opening and closing dates for Jamaican schools, when examinations are taking place, and official dates for holidays. Friday 3 rd September – Friday 17 th December 2021. Gray –Typical Non-working Days. *NB changes to these dates may occur as part of contingency arrangements to make up for lost school time 1st February - CAO Closing Date Primary closed 18th- 19th Feb with option to extend to 5 day break. Some holidays and dates are color-coded: Red –Federal Holidays and Sundays. Key Dates for February. The year 2021 is a common year, with 365 days in total. The term will end on October 1, 2021. Half Term: Friday 22 nd October – Friday 29 th October 2021. 2021/2022 *195 days are defined as “School days”. INSET: Thursday 21 st October 2021. School closed to staff & students: Monday 29 th November 2021. Calendar type: Gregorian calendar Local holidays are not listed. re: school calenders for years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 -revised term dates for pre-primary, primary and secondary schools and teachers training colleges As you are aware all the learning institutions were closed in March 2020 to control the spread of Covid-19. Grade Four pupils will take a break as other learners resume their third term and will then resume school for Grade Five in July. Schools may decide individually or collectively which 5 days in the year are INSET or non-contact days (days pupils do not need to attend).Please Note: Schools considering alternative dates or considering changes to their school Summer 2021 12 April 2021 - 20 July 2021 Pupils will return to school on Wednesday, 2 September, 2020. Autumn Term 2021.