Academic Calendar 2021
This calendar shows you the special days in Ireland and the dates of your weekly class tests. Do you have a special day that you would like us to include in our calendar? Please email and let us know.
If you have any questions about the days when the school will be closed, please contact us at info@dcedu.ie and we will be happy to help you.
If there are significant changes to the calendar, we will inform you by email.
Events |
Dates |
|---|---|
| January 2021 | |
| School Reopens | Monday 4th January |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 7th January or Friday 8th January |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 14th January or Friday 15th January |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 21st January or Friday 22nd January |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 28th January or Friday 29th January |
| February 2021 | |
| Imbolc/First Day of Spring | Monday 1rd February |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 4th February or Friday 5th |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 11th February or Friday 12th |
| Chines New Year | Friday 12th February |
| Carnival | Friday 12th February (Postponed) |
| Valentine’s Day | Sunday 14th February |
| President ‘s Day | Monday 15h February |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 18th February or Friday 19th February |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 25th or Friday 26th February |
| March 2021 | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 4th March or Friday 5th March |
| Women’ s Day | Monday 8th March |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 11th March or Friday 12th March |
| Mother’s Day | Sunday 14th March |
| St. Patrick’ s Day-Bank Holiday | Wednesday 17th March |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 18th March or Friday 19th March |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 25th March or Friday 26th March |
| April 2021 | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 1st April |
| Good Friday – School CLOSED! | Friday 2nd April |
| Easter Monday – School CLOSED! | Monday 5th April |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 8th April or Friday 9th April |
| Ramadan Begins | Monday 12th April |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 15th April or Friday 16th April |
| Earth Day | Thursday 22nd April |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 22nd April or Friday 23rd April |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 29th April or Friday 30th April |
| Bealtaine Eve: Summer starts to arrive! | Thursday 30th April |
| May 2021 | |
| International Workers’ Day- Bank Holiday School Closed! | Monday 3rd May |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 6th May or Friday 7th May |
| Eid ul Fitr | Wednesday 12th May |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 13th May or Friday 14th May |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 20th May or Friday 21st May |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 27th May or Friday 28th May |
| World No-Tobacco Day | Monday 31st May |
| June 2021 | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 3rd June or Friday 4th June |
| June Bank-Holiday School Closed! | Monday 7th June |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 10th June or Friday 11th June |
| Russian National Day | Saturday 12th June |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 17th June or Friday 18th June |
| Summer Solstice | Monday 21st June |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 24th June or Friday 25th June |
| July 2021 | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 1st July or Friday 2nd July |
| USA Independence Day | Sunday 4th July |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 8th July or Friday 9th July |
| Turkish National Unity Day | Thursday 15th July |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 15th July or Friday 16th July |
| International Friend Day & Eid al Adha | Tuesday 20thJuly |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 22nd July or Friday 23rd July |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 29th July or Friday 30th July |
| August 2021 | |
| Lughnasadh Festival | Sunday 1st August |
| August Bank Holiday – School CLOSED! | Monday 2nd August |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 5th August or Friday 6th August |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 12th August or Friday 13th August |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 19th August or Friday 20th August |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 26th August or Friday 27th August |
| September 2021 | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 2nd September or Friday 3rd September |
| Brazilian Independence Day: | Tuesday 7th September |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 9th September or Friday 10th September |
| Dublin Culture Night | Friday 11th September |
| Mexican Independence Day | Thursday 16th September |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 16th September or Friday 17th September |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 23rd September or Friday 24th September |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 30th September |
| October 2021 | |
| Weekly Test | Friday 1st October |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 7th October or Friday 8th October |
| World Mental Health Day | Saturday 10th October |
| Columbus Day [USA] | Monday 12th October |
| Chinese National Day | Thursday 14th October or Friday 15th October |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 21th October or Friday 22nd October |
| October Bank Holiday | Monday 25th October |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 28th October or Friday 39th October |
| Hallowe’ en | Sunday 31st October |
| November 2021 | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 4th November or Friday 5th November |
| Veteran’ s Day [USA] | Thursday 11th November |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 11th November or Friday 12th November |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 18th November or Friday 19th November |
| American Thanksgiving Day | Thursday 25th November |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 25th November or Friday 26th November |
| December 2021 | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 2nd December or Friday 3rd December |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 9th December or Friday 1oth December |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 16th December or Friday 17th December |
| Last Day of School: Christmas Events | Friday 17th December |
| Christmas Holidays: School CLOSED! | Monday 20th December – Friday 2nd January |
| Winter Solstice | Tuesday 21st December |
| Christmas Day | Saturday 25th December |
| Boxing Day/Stephen’s Day | Sunday 26th December |
| New Year’s Eve | Thursday 31st December |
| School Reopens | Monday 3rd January |