The Ministry allows for 6 maximum PA days per school year.
A total of 194 instructional days per school year is a Ministry requirement.
A maximum of 10 days is allotted for secondary school exams.
The best possible scenario for secondary schools would be for two 97-day semesters but there may be other considerations.
Stakeholder groups will have an opportunity to review the working draft of the 2012/2013 calendar and provide feedback. The objective is to have the calendar go forward to the Strategic Planning Committee by December or in January 2012.
A possible School Year Calendar configuration:
1st Day of School: Tuesday, 4 September 2012
Christmas Holiday Break: 24 December 2012 – 4 January 2013, inclusive
(Last day of classes: Friday, 21 December 2012)
March Break: March 11-15 2013-Friday
School Year Ends: Friday 28 June 2013.
Last Instruction for Elementary Schools would be 27 June 2013
Last Instruction for Secondary Schools would be 25 June 2013
PA Days:
05 October 2012 – district wide for Elementary and Secondary to
address provincial priorities (School Improvement Planning)
16 November 2012 – district wide
– Elementary Schools – Parent / Teacher Interview Day;
– Secondary Schools – staff development / district priorities
18 January 2013 – Elementary Schools: Report Card Development
15 February 2013 – district wide for Elementary and Secondary
June 2013 – Elementary Schools: Report Card Development
June 26 – 27 2013 – Secondary PA Days
-Last day classes for secondary students is 25 June 2013
28 June 2013 – district wide PA Day: Elementary and Secondary
Secondary Exam Days: 25 January – 31 January 2013 (1st Semester)
19 June – 25 June 2013 – ( 2nd Semester)
Please send your comments to chair@ocasc.ca no later then December 10th, 2011 so that we may provide it to the calendar committee on December 12th, 2011.