• Weekends and holidays are highlighted in red on the calendar.
• Vacation days are highlighted in green.

There will be a total of 157 school days and 106 days off during the 2016-2017 academic year.

• September 2016: total days - 30, school days 22, weekends - 8.
• October 2016: total days - 31, school days - 20, days off - 11.
• November 2016: total days - 30, school days - 18, days off - 12.
• December 2016: total days - 31, school days - 17, weekends - 14.
• January 2017: total days - 31, school days - 16, days off - 15.
• February 2017: total days - 28, school days - 19, days off - 9.
• March 2017: total days - 31, school days - 17, weekends - 14.
• April 2017: total days - 30, school days - 20, days off - 10.
• May 2017: total days - 31, school days - 17, days off - 14.

Please note that the academic calendar for 2015-2016 is a recommendation. These dates may vary and are subject to change.

Vacations in the 2016-2017 academic year

• Autumn holidays in the 2016-2017 academic year will begin on October 29, 2016 and end on November 6, 2016. The duration of the autumn holidays 2016 will be 9 days.
• Winter New Year holidays in the 2016-2017 academic year will begin on December 24, 2016 and will last until January 8, 2017. The duration of the winter holidays will be 16 days.
• Spring break in the 2016-2017 academic year will begin on March 25, 2017 and will last until April 2, 2017. The duration of spring break will be 9 days.
• Summer holidays in 2017 will begin on May 27, 2017 and will last until September 1, 2017.

Additional holidays for first-graders may be introduced from February 18 to February 26, 2017. In addition, students in Russian educational institutions will have days off on February 23, 2016, March 8, 2016, May 2, 2016, and May 9, 2016.

It is also necessary to recall that vacation dates are only recommended by the Ministry of Education, and the final decision on the timing and duration of vacations rests with the teaching council of educational institutions.

Additional holidays or rescheduling of holidays in schools and other educational institutions are possible for the following reasons:

• Low air temperature- minus 25 degrees Celsius for primary school; minus 28 degrees - for high school; minus 30 degrees for students in grades 10 and 11.
• Low temperature in classrooms. When the air temperature in classrooms is below +18 degrees, it is prohibited to conduct classes.
• Quarantine and exceeding the morbidity threshold. Quarantine can be declared in a separate school, a separate district, city or region if the epidemic incidence threshold of 25% of the total number of students is exceeded.

Vacations for students in the 2016-2017 academic year

There are significantly fewer vacations at universities, namely, students rest only in winter and summer. It is difficult to find out the exact schedule, since each university assigns them depending on the sessions. If we talk about winter holidays, then the holidays begin at the end of January and end in the second week of February. In the summer, everything also depends on the session and practice, which can be scheduled for June, which is why it will be possible to go on vacation only in July. Also, the practice may be postponed to August, and the holidays will begin in mid-June. Everything depends on the specific university, therefore, in order to carefully plan your vacation, it is better to first ask representatives of the administration of the Higher Educational Institution. The only thing that can be said for sure is that the holidays should not be less than 6 weeks.

Vacations are periods of rest from studying for schoolchildren.

In Moscow, the vacation schedule is set by the city Department of Education. It is the same for all schools.

Autumn vacation

The period of autumn school holidays depends on the educational system adopted at the school.

Students have a quarterly break in the fall once: at the end of October - beginning of November. The holidays last one week.

Students have two trimester holidays in the fall: in October and November. Each holiday lasts one week.

Autumn holidays in the 2017-2018 academic year when studying in quarters (Moscow and regions of the Russian Federation)

For students in quarters in Moscow and other regions of Russia, the autumn holidays in the 2017-2018 academic year will be held from Monday October 30 to Monday November 6, 2017 inclusive. In fact, the rest will begin on Saturday October 28 (with a five-day training system). Schoolchildren will return to classes on Tuesday, November 7.

November 6th will be an additional day off for the holiday week. This is due to the fact that Saturday, November 4, is National Unity Day. According to the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, weekends in honor of public holidays that fall on Saturday or Sunday are transferred to the next working day. In 2017 it is Monday 6 November.

Autumn holidays in the 2017-2018 academic year when studying by trimester (Moscow)

For students by trimester in Moscow, the autumn holidays in the 2017-2018 academic year will last 2 periods:

• from Monday October 2 to Sunday October 8, 2017 (in fact, the holiday will begin on Saturday September 30 - with a five-day training system);
• from Monday November 6 to Sunday November 12, 2017 (in fact, the holiday will begin on Saturday November 4).

Autumn holidays in the 2017-2018 academic year when studying by trimester (regions of the Russian Federation)

For students by trimester in the regions of Russia (all except Moscow), the autumn holidays in the 2017-2018 academic year will last 2 periods:

• from Monday October 9 to Sunday October 15, 2017 (in fact, the holiday will begin on Saturday October 7 - with a five-day training system);
• from Monday November 20 to Sunday November 26, 2017 (in fact, the holiday will begin on Saturday November 18 - with a five-day training system).

Cancellation of holidays

The administration of an educational institution can cancel the autumn holidays if the school has already been closed for quarantine this fall.

Many studies show that by the end of the school year, children find it more difficult to learn than during the course of the school year. The reason for this is child psychology and their natural desire for an active life, and not for forced learning. To help the younger generation cope with the workload and fully facilitate the process of assimilation of new information, vacations were invented. It is not surprising that every schoolchild and his parents are so eager to find out the dates for the 2018 spring holidays in the Russian Federation in order to fully think through and organize their vacation in the most effective and interesting way.

When do spring school holidays start in 2018?

At the moment, we can only say approximately how the dates of school holidays will be formed, since each educational institution has its own approved schedule of vacation days for the spring of 2018. Despite this fact, in most Russian schools spring holidays 2018, will take place during from March 24 to April 1 2018 inclusive, so their duration will be 9 days. It should be noted that in some general education institutions, the holiday periods for schoolchildren may be shifted in relation to those given above, so do not be surprised if at your school, lyceum, etc., the spring holidays of 2018 will take place from March 19 to 25, or from April 1 to April 8, 2018

Who sets the dates for spring break at school?

The first authority in determining the start and end dates of school spring holidays is, naturally, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation. It is there that educational standards are prescribed and the abilities of students throughout the country are assessed. Based on the data obtained, recommendations are formed for establishing the dates of days off and training time in various educational institutions. After which, each school, gymnasium or lyceum forms its own, deadlines and schedule holidays depending on the method of learning that is welcomed in this institution. In turn, parents of schoolchildren can also influence the opinion of management by making proposals for the formation of the educational process.

Rest for schoolchildren during spring break 2018

Unfortunately, unlike those that also affect adults, children's spring holidays often take place without the participation of parents, that is, most often boys and girls are left to their own devices. If you don’t think through their leisure time in advance, then children will most likely spend all their free time on computers or smartphones. For a young body, this combination of circumstances is very destructive, so we recommend taking a closer look at alternative options for spending spring break.

Of course, it’s good when it is possible to send a child to warm countries (for example, to the sea), where he can enjoy the sun and get a lot of impressions. But not all parents have this opportunity. Therefore, it is better to think about more economical options. For example, children's camps that gather children depending on age and hobbies. You can also organize an excursion trip around Russia or to any other state, to get acquainted with new cultures and their traditions.

School holidays are a time of long-awaited rest for any student. Both first-graders and future graduates count the days until the start of the holidays literally from the first days of the school year. After all, the 2017-2018 holidays are not just days free from school, but also a time filled with games, communication with peers, and vacation trips with family. The exact dates of the holidays are also important for parents, because many of them try to Keep your child busy as much as possible, send him on an interesting trip or take a vacation from work.

Both parents and students should know that the schedule is a guideline. That is, officials from the ministry can only indicate the approximate dates for the start and end of the holidays, but when exactly the days of the cherished rest begin is determined by a school order. Thus, vacation days may vary from school to school, even if the school follows the same curriculum.

The only mandatory rules include that school holidays must begin on Monday and not be “shifted” from the recommended dates by more than two weeks in either direction.

So, the approximate school holiday schedule for the 2017-2018 academic year for schools teaching in quarters.

Autumn vacation

Autumn vacation. Late October – early November.

The end date of the autumn holidays is influenced by National Unity Day, celebrated on November 4. Since this holiday falls on a Saturday in 2017, the day off will be moved to Monday, November 6. Approximate dates of autumn holidays: 28.10. – 06.11. (inclusive).

The winter vacation

The winter vacation. End of December – first ten days of January.

The dates of winter holidays are the same for both types of study - both quarters and trimesters. At the same time, school holidays coincide with rest days for the New Year - the first working day after the holidays usually falls on January 9-10. Approximate winter holiday dates: – 25.12. – 09.01.
For first-graders who are just beginning to get used to the regulated life of school, additional holidays have been introduced. Additional winter holidays in 1st grade: 19.02. – 25.02 .

Spring break

Spring break. The end of March - the first days of April.

During this period there are no public holidays, and therefore the first and last days of the holidays depend solely on weekends. Approximate spring break dates: 26.03. – 01. 04.

Summer holidays

Summer holidays. From the first to the last day of the summer months.

Holidays by trimester

The situation is similar with the trimester education system - the Ministry of Education has not yet prepared recommendations on the start dates of school holidays. However, in this case, calculating vacation time is much easier: in such schools, education is based on the 5+1 principle. That is, five weeks of training (sometimes six) alternate with a week of vacation. 35 days of school, then 7 days of vacation - and the cycle repeats again. The only exception is the winter, or more precisely, New Year's holidays. This rest period in schools with a trimester system coincides with vacations in regular schools, where education is based on the principle of quarters. Approximate vacation dates in schools with a trimester system of education:

Schoolchildren who communicate with peers from other cities in Russia notice that the start and end dates of the holidays often do not coincide. Why is this happening? One country, one specialized department that manages the learning process - the Ministry of Education, and the 2017-2018 school holidays in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other Russian cities begin at different times.

The educational process can take place in schools in different ways. Some educational institutions study exactly according to the established plan, neither ahead nor behind the school curriculum. Others may fall behind the curriculum due to various force majeure circumstances.

A variety of factors can interfere with your studies. For example, for schoolchildren in Siberia, it is not unusual for an announcement like: “Today, due to severe frosts, schoolchildren from the first to the eleventh grade are not studying.” Due to low air temperatures, strong winds, snowstorms or blizzards, the municipal Department of Education may announce the cancellation of classes. Depending on weather conditions, only the lower grades or the entire school may miss classes. Less frequent, but also not something out of the ordinary, is the announcement of the cancellation of classes due to spring floods. Most reasons for missing school are force majeure, occurring due to circumstances beyond the control of the education department.
If only a few such “force majeure” days are announced per year - usually three to five - then there is an opportunity to “catch up” with the curriculum. However, when such “absences” accumulate quite a lot - from a week or more, then the school administration has to take unpopular measures among schoolchildren and reduce or postpone the time of school holidays. Such force majeure is the reason why the right to set rest times is left to the school director, and is not regulated by direct order of the ministry.

Additional holidays in the 2017-2018 academic year

Unforeseen vacations are a great joy for most schoolchildren, while their reasons are not at all cheerful. Additional vacations may be assigned or planned dates may be postponed for the following reasons:

• severe frosts (at -25, classes are canceled in elementary school, at -28 in middle school, and, at -30, in high school);
• if the air temperature in the classrooms drops below +18;
• exceeding the epidemiological threshold for a particular disease.

Vacations in 2017-2018 for students

In universities there are only winter and summer holidays between semesters. Moreover, unlike schools, their dates can vary significantly, depending on the curriculum of each particular institution. In addition, students need to undergo summer internship. In most cases, winter holidays for students in 2017-2018 will fall from the end of January to mid-February, and summer holidays will begin in July.

Could there be innovations in the 2017-2018 academic year?

Now the idea is being actively discussed that it is necessary to return to the old rules, when the dates of all holidays were the same for schools throughout the country. This is convenient for organizing Olympiads, various competitions, children’s conventions, etc. In order to find out public opinion in the capital, they even conducted a survey with the following points:

1. let it be as it is;
2. move from quarters to trimesters, increasing the duration of vacations between them;
3. on the contrary, divide the school year into five parts, with a week's rest between them.

None of the points received a clear majority; most schools consider the current system correct, when they can independently adjust the dates of the holidays proposed by the ministry. Most likely, no significant changes are expected in the structure of the 2017-2018 academic year.

For full and comprehensive development, a child should follow the recommendations of experts, who unanimously advise alternating work and rest time for all schoolchildren. For any child, work becomes study, and rest is time for a well-deserved and fun vacation, which will be discussed in this article.

It should be noted that the autumn school holidays of the 2017-2018 academic year in the Russian Federation are a period when all students have a wonderful opportunity to take a break from busy everyday life, spend more time with friends on the street, reading interesting books and attending various events, be it a trip to cinema, theater, museum, etc. Therefore, every student eagerly awaits the onset of the autumn school holidays.

When are the autumn holidays in the 2017-2018 school year?

It all depends on the form of education in a particular school. As a rule, there are two such forms: trimesters and quarters. Depending on how the learning process is going at the school where your student is studying, you can find out when the well-deserved autumn holiday will come for schoolchildren in 2017:

The form of training is in trimesters.
In this case, children are trained in this way: 5 weeks of study, a week of rest. Autumn holidays are expected from October 2 to 8 and from November 13 to 19.

The form of training is in quarters.
Autumn school holidays will be held from October 30 to November 6 inclusive.

Who determines the dates for the 2017 fall school holidays?

The Russian Ministry of Education stipulates that students must rest for 30 calendar days in one academic year, excluding summer holidays. In addition, recommendations are given on what periods are best to take a break from classes, so as not to lose track of the school curriculum and have time to complete everything planned, while at the same time lightly loading the growing body with large amounts of information. But every educational institution has the right to adjust timing school autumn holidays of the 2017-2018 academic year in such a way that they do not “break” their own program according to which they study in a particular educational institution.

In other words, the timing and number of days of school holidays vary depending on the decision of the administration of each school individually.

In what cases can school holidays be canceled or postponed?

Please note that they may be postponed or canceled altogether if the school was closed for quarantine in the fall. In addition, the parent committee has the right to vote in the formation of vacation dates for schoolchildren: if the proposals made by the parents of schoolchildren have a special logical basis, then the school administration can listen to their opinion and move the vacation period to a time convenient for everyone.

Also see: in 2017 in Russia, the date of the holiday.