Are there many students who have already begun to plan the next vacation before the summer vacation?
The teaching calendar for French schools for the 2022-2023 school year is out, when will I need to return to school with my school bag on my back? How many weeks of classes do you want to take? How are the holidays arranged for Halloween and Christmas? Xiaodu takes everyone to quickly understand!
School holiday zones
First of all, we need to know that mainland France (with the exception of Corsica) is divided into three school holiday zones, zone A, zone B and zone C, each with roughly equal numbers of students.
What for?
As we all know, the French nation can also be regarded as one of the world's most popular holiday people, so in order to avoid the unified holiday time so that French students flock to the resort areas to cause crowding, the spring break and winter vacation time of the three regions of the school are staggered with each other, the ski resorts and hotels in the tourist areas can receive the number of tourists within their capabilities, and can also have the opportunity to "breathe", while also effectively avoiding traffic congestion. But holidays such as summer vacation, Halloween and Christmas in all three regions are at the same time.
So let's first understand some of the unified schedules of the three regions:
Summer holidays 2022
The summer vacation time in the three regions in 2022 is from July 7 to September 1.
The date of the start of the school year
The start date for the 2022-2023 school year is September 1, 2022. School dates vary in some overseas regions:
- French Polynesia: August 9;
- Reunion Island: August 16;
- Mayotte: August 24;
- French Guiana: 5 September.
The number of weeks of schooling
The 2022-2023 school year runs from September 1, 2022 to July 8, 2023, with a total of 44 teaching weeks.
All Saints' Day Holidays 2022
Halloween holidays in the three regions run from October 22 to November 6, 2022, and Halloween holidays in Reunion and Mayotte from October 8 to October 24.
Christmas holidays 2022
The Christmas holidays in the three regions are from 17 December 2022 to 3 January 2023, the Christmas holiday in Mayotte is from 10 December 2022 to 9 January 2023, and the Christmas holiday in Reunion is from 17 December 2022 to 23 January 2023.
The Ascension Bridge 2023
Thursday, May 18, 2023 is Ascension Day, and from May 18 to May 20, schools in the three regions of A, B and C will be closed, and French Guiana will be closed from May 13 to May 22.
Whit Monday 2023
May 29, 2023 is Pentecost, and all students are on holiday on this day.
Let's take a look at the spring and winter break schedules of zone A, zone B and zone C!
Winter holidays in the Reunion Island area run from March 11 to March 27.
Why is Zone A on holiday first in 2023?
Why does Region A have winter holidays earlier than the other two regions? In fact, this is because the 2023 World Alpine Skiing Championships will be held at the two ski resorts of Courcheville and Merrillbel in the Three Gorges of the French Alps.
These two venues are just within the scope of Region A, in order to facilitate and encourage residents of Region A to watch the World Championships, so region A is the first to have winter holidays in 2023.
Spring break in France is also called the Easter holiday, the Easter holiday in French Guiana is from April 5 to April 20, 2023, the Easter holiday in Martinique and Guadeloupe is from April 1 to April 17, and the Easter holiday in the Reunion region is from May 13 to May 30.
How many holidays do French students have? Are you more looking forward to life in France?