Academic semesters
2017 E.C. School Calendar
Academic Calendar Highlights
A clear view of key academic dates, exams, parent meetings, holidays, semester transitions, and school-closing milestones for the 2017 E.C. year.
Major exam windows
Key holiday and family-school checkpoints
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Meskerem - Tir
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Meskerem 6
π Academic Year Begins - Lesson Enrichment Starts
The academic year officially begins and lesson enrichment starts.
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Meskerem 17
βοΈ Meskel Holiday - Finding of the True Cross
School holiday for Meskel observance.
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Tikimt 11-15
π 1st Monthly Exam
First monthly assessment window for the semester.
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Hidar 9-13
π§ͺ Midterm Exams - Marking & Paper Return
Midterm exams followed by marking and paper return.
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Tahesas 4
π¨βπ©βπ§ Parent-Teacher Meeting (1st)
First family-school checkpoint meeting of the year.
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Tahesas 29
π Ethiopian Christmas Holiday
School holiday for Genna celebration.
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Tir 19-23
π 1st Semester Final Exams
Final exams for the first semester.
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Yekatit 3-7
π΄ Semester Break
Break period between first and second semester.
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Yekatit - Hamle
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Yekatit 10
π 2nd Semester Begins
The second semester officially begins.
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Megabit 8-12
π§ͺ 2nd Semester 1st Periodic Exams (Grades 1-2)
First periodic exam cycle of the second semester for Grades 1-2.
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Miazia 10
βοΈ Ethiopian Good Friday (Siklet)
School holiday for Siklet observance.
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Miazia 13-17
π Midterm & Model Exams (Grades 6, 8, 12)
Midterm and model exam period for upper transition grades.
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Miazia 23
π May Day - International Labor Day
Labor Day observance within the academic calendar.
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Ginbot 20
π§ͺ Final Periodic & Model Exams
Key end-stage assessment period for targeted grade groups.
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Sene 16-20
π Final Exams for Grades 1-11
Final examination period for the regular school year.
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Hamle 1
π School Closing & Report Card Day
School closing ceremony and report card distribution.