Academic Calendar 2020
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 on info@dcedu.ieand we will be happy to help you.
If there are significant changes to the calendar, we will inform you by email.
Events |
Dates |
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| January 2020 | ||
| School Reopens | Monday 6th January | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 9th January or Friday 10th January | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 16th January or Friday 17th January | |
| Weekly Test
Chinese New Year |
Thursday 23rd January or Friday 24th January
Saturday 25th |
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| Weekly Test | Thursday 23th January or Friday 24th January | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 30th January or Friday 31st February | |
| February 2020 | ||
| Imbolc/First Day of Spring | Monday 1rd February | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 6th February or Friday 7th | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 13th February or Friday 14th | |
| Valentine’s Day | Friday 14th February | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 20th February or Friday 21st February | |
| President ‘s Day | Monday 17th February | |
| Carnival: | Saturday 22nd February | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 27th or Friday 28th February | |
| March 2020 | ||
| Weekly Test | Thursday 5th March or Friday 6th March | |
| Women’ s Day | Sunday 8th March | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 12th March or Friday 13th March | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 20th March or Friday 21st March | |
| St. Patrick’ s Day-Bank Holiday | Tuesday 17th March | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 26th March or Friday 27th March | |
| Mother’s Day | Sunday 22nd March | |
| April 2020 | ||
| Weekly Test | Thursday 2nd April or Friday 3rd April | |
| Good Friday – School CLOSED! | Friday 10th April | |
| Easter Monday – School CLOSED! | Monday 13th April | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 16th April or Friday 17th April | |
| Earth Day | Wednesday 22nd April | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 23rd April or Friday 24th April | |
| Bealtaine Eve: Summer starts to arrive! | Thursday 30th April | |
| May 2020 | ||
| International Workers’ Day- Bank Holiday School Closed! | Monday 4th May | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 7th May or Friday 8th May | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 14th May or Friday 15th May | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 21st May or Friday 22nd May | |
| Ramadan Begins | Sunday 24th May | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 28th May or Friday 29th May | |
| World No-Tobacco Day | Sunday 31st May | |
| June 2020 | ||
| Weekly Test | Thursday 4th June or Friday 5th June | |
| June Bank-Holiday School Closed! | Monday 1st June | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 11th June or Friday 12th June | |
| Russian National Day | Friday 12th June | |
| Summer Solstice | Saturday 20th June | |
| Weekly Test |
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| Weekly Test | Thursday 25th June or Friday 26th June | |
| July 2020 | ||
| USA Independence Day | Saturday 4th July | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 2nd July or Friday 3nd July | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 9th July or Friday 10th July | |
| Turkish National Unity Day | Wednesday 15th July | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 16th July or Friday 17th July | |
| Weekly Test
Weekly Test International Friend Day & Eid al Adha |
Thursday 23rd July or Friday 24th July
Thursday 30th July or Friday 31st July Thursday 30th |
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| August 2020 | ||
| Weekly Test | Thursday 6th August or Friday 7th August | |
| August Bank Holiday – School CLOSED! | Monday 3rd August | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 13th August or Friday 14th August | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 20th August or Friday 21st August | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 27th August or Friday 28th August | |
| Lughnasadh Festival | Monday 31st August | |
| September 2020 | ||
| Weekly Test | Thursday 3rd September or Friday 4th September | |
| Brazilian Independence Day: | Monday 7th September | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 10th September or Friday 11th September | |
| Mexican Independence Day | Wednesday 16th September | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 17th September or Friday 18th September | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 24th September or Friday 25th September | |
| Weekly Test
Dublin Culture Night |
Thursday 26th September or Friday 27th September
Friday 11th September |
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| October 2020 | ||
| Weekly Test | Thursday 1st October or Friday 2nd October | |
| Chinese National Day | Thursday 10th October or Friday 11th October | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 1st October | |
| Columbus Day [USA] | Monday 12th October | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 8th October or Friday 9th October | |
| World Mental Health Day | Saturday 10th October | |
| Weekly Test
Weekly Test
October Bank Holiday Weekly Test
Hallowe’ en |
Thursday 15th October or Friday 16th October
Thursday 22nd October or Friday 23rd October
Monday 26th October Thursday 29th October or Friday 30th October Saturday 31st October |
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| November 2020 | ||
| Weekly Test | Thursday 5th November or Friday 6th November | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 12th November or Friday 13th November | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 14th November or Friday 15th November | |
| Veteran’ s Day [USA] | Wednesday 11th November | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 19th November or Friday 20th November | |
| American Thanksgiving Day | Thursday 26th November | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 26th November or Friday 27th November | |
| December 2020 | ||
| Weekly Test | Thursday 3rd December or Friday 4th December | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 10th December or Friday 11th December | |
| Weekly Test | Thursday 17th December or Friday 18th December | |
| Last Day of School: Christmas Events | Friday 18th December | |
| Christmas Holidays: School CLOSED! | Monday 21st December – Friday 3rd January | |
| Winter Solstice | Monday 21st December | |
| Christmas Day | Friday 25th December | |
| Boxing Day/Stephen’s Day | Saturday 26th December | |
| New Year’s Eve | Thursday 31st January | |
| School Reopens | Monday 4th January | |