Summer vacation

The terms summer vacation, summer break and summer holiday refer to a school break in the summer between school years and the break in the school academic year, where students are off anywhere between two weeks to three and a half months. Depending on the country and district, staff might be partially or fully excluded.

In Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, Georgia, Lithuania, Latvia, Lebanon, Romania, Ukraine, and Russia, summer vacation generally lasts for three months. In Australia, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, the Netherlands, Germany and Mexico, summer vacation generally lasts for two to six weeks, but may sometimes last for three months.

The research around the impact of summer vacation is mixed. "Summer learning loss" (or "summer slide") is the perceived loss of learning students experience due to interrupted education, but the exact consequences of extended breaks is unclear. Some research highlights that school holidays can be stressful periods for children from low-income families.

School holidays occur once every three months for approximately 3 weeks and the new year begins in January.

In Bolivia, summer vacation runs from early December to early February. (2 months).

In Brazil, summer vacation is also between early December and early February

Canada's summer vacation usually lasts from last week of June to early September.

In Colombia, summer vacation varies. Colombia has an equatorial climate (see Climate of Colombia) and schools run two different calendars. Public schools and some private schools run "Calendar A" which has a short break from mid-June to early-July. Only some private schools run "Calendar B" in which there is a long vacation from mid or late-June to late-August or early-September. One of the reasons for private schools to run "Calendar B" is to adapt their calendar to match the calendars of international schools (of the Northern Hemisphere) for summer courses and academic exchanges.