Thread: How much vacation at a K-12?

**Buoyant** · 1st October 2012 10:19

Hi-

It must vary, but what is a common amount of vacation time that teachers at K-12 schools receive? Thank you.

-Buoyant

**fred flintstone** · 1st October 2012 10:29

figure a month between terms (2 months) and official holidays throughout the year.
the month between terms has a way of getting whittled down tho.

OP, your in OZ?

**Buoyant** · 1st October 2012 10:56

Thanks, Fred!

Originally Posted by fred flintstone

You're in OZ?

It's beautiful, but I'm not there now.

**The Perfect Present** · 1st October 2012 13:05

Would probably average as around 3 weeks in October.
Week at New Years.
6 Weeks in March/April/May.

All depends on the school.

Some get 4 weeks in October and then 10 weeks beginning the first week in March and not returning until the 3rd week of May.

Some will make you do various English Camps etc. for parts of this. Such as 1 or 2 week camp in Oct leaving you 2 or 3 weeks holidays. And 4 week camp in March or April, leaving you 6 weeks holidays.
Some more. Some less.

**ttompatz** · 1st October 2012 16:03

The curriculum calls for about 180 instructional days per year (students are supposed to be in class for 1000 regular classes per year).
Add in non instructional school days (sports days, field trips, other event days) and you will probably be at the school for about 200 days per calendar year.

365 -200 = 165 days left. About 60 of those days are weekends during the school year. The remaining 100 days or so (aprox. 14 weeks) is your vacation time.
The only question is whether or not you actually get paid for your vacation time (often NOT if you work for an agency or end up with 10-month contracts).

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**Stamp** · 1st October 2012 16:09

Originally Posted by Buoyant

It must vary, but what is a common amount of vacation time that teachers at K-12 schools receive?

This year at my school the summer holiday was from Saturday 17 March until Sunday 29 April 2012. The semester break will be from Thursday 11 October until Wednesday 31 October 2012. All paid holidays.