Title: School Years around the World
Headings: School Years around the World
School Years around the World
From Australia to South Korea
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The United States
Australia
Brazil
China
Costa Rica
France
Iran
Japan
Kenya
Mexico
Nigeria
North Korea
Russia
South Korea

Content: Australia
Students in Australia attend school for 200 days a year. Their school year lasts from late January to mid December. Since Australia is in the southern hemisphere, it experiences summer while it's winter in the northern hemisphere. Summer vacation for Australian students is from mid December to late January. Their school year is divided into four terms, with each term lasting 9 to 11 weeks. Students then have two weeks of vacation between each term. The typical school day is from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and lunch is eaten at school. Students are required to attend school for at least eleven years, but they usually attend for twelve years. The average class size is 24 students. School grades in Australia are called years.