GDE Calendar — 2008
| TERM | DURATION | NO. OF WEEKS | NO. OF DAYS | NO. OF P. HOLS | ACT. NO. OF DAYS |
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| 1st Term | (7)9 Jan. – 20 Mar. | 11 | 54 | 0 | 52(54) |
| 2nd Term | 14 Apr. – 20 Jun. | 10 | 50 | 2 + 2 | 46 |
| 3rd Term | 14 Jul. – 26 Sep. | 11 | 55 | 1 | 54 |
| 4th Term | 6 Oct. – 5(9) Dec. | 9(10) | 45 | 0 | 45(47) |
| Total | 41(42) | 204 | 5 |
Calendar of Events — 2008 First Term
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Mon, 7 January: MISoM Admin & Support Staff start; GDE opens staff Wed, 9 January: GDE opens learners ISASA opens (4 term) Mon, 14 January: Academic Staff start Tue, 15 January: MISOM learners start 1 Wed, 16 January: ISASA opens (3 term) Sat, 26 January: Parents’ Meeting – 14:00 |
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Thurs, 14 February: ISASA closes half term (3 term) Tue, 19 February: ISASA opens half term (3 term) * 8 – 23 February: IEB User Group Conferences |
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Thurs, 20 March: GDE closes ISASA closes (4 term) Fri, 21 March: Good Friday; Human Rights Day Mon, 24 March: Family Day |
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Fri, 11 April: ISASA closes (3 term) Mon, 14 April: MISOM Staff & Learners, GDE & ISASA opens (4 term) 1 Sun, 27 April: Freedom Day Mon, 28 April: MPublic Holiday |
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Thurs, 1 May: Workers’ Day Ascension Day Fri, 2 May: MISOM school holiday ISASA (4 term) school holiday Tue, 6 May: ISASA opens (3 term) |
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Mon, 16 June: Youth Day Fri, 20 June: MISOM, GDE & ISASA closes (4 term) Fri, 27 June: ISASA closes half term (3 term) |
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Mon, 7 July: ISASA opens half term (3 term) Mon, 14 July: MISOM Staff, GDE & ISASA (4 term) opens Tue, 15 July: MISOM Learners open |
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Fri, 1 August: ISASA closes (3 term) Sat, 9 August: Women’s day |
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Fri, 2 September: ISASA opens (3 tm) Ramadaan begins (month of fast–muslim) Sat, 24 September: Heritage Day Sat, 26 September: MISOM, GDE & ISASA (4 term) closes Sat, 30 September: Rosh Hashana |
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Wed, 1 October: Rosh Hashana Thurs, 2 October: Eid-ul Fitr Mon, 6 October: MISOM, GDE ISASA (4 term) opens Wed, 8 October: Yom Kippur – school closed Thurs, 16 October: ISASA closes half term (3 term) Tue, 21 October: ISASA opens half term (3 term) Tue, 28 October: Diwali – school closes |
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Wed, 3 December: ISASA closes (3 term) Thurs, 4 December: MISOM closes – learners Fri, 5 December: MISOM closes – Academic Staff GDE learners & ISASA closes (4 term) Tue, 9 December: GDE closes – staff; Eid-ul Adha Tue, 16 December: Day of Reconciliation Thurs, 25 December: Christmas day Fri, 26 December: Family day |
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