School Year

The school year in Portugal runs from September to June and it is divided in three Terms (or Períodos, in Portuguese): * 1st Term: From middle September until middle December * 2nd Term: From the beginning of January until Easter (March–April) * 3rd Term: From the week after Easter (April) until the end of June

In Poland the academic year begins on September 1 and ends on the first Friday after June 18. There is a Christmas break in December which lasts until after New Year’s Day. There is also a winter holiday break lasting two weeks in January or February but the exact date is different for each province