The Ministry of Education announced the dates of holidays in schools and colleges

The holidays of schoolchildren and students of colleges and technical schools most often coincide with the dates of the holidays on the production calendar. The length of university holidays depends on the institution of higher education. Experts from the Ministry of Education and representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science told Izvestia about this.

"The dates of the interim assessment and the schedule of student holidays are determined by the curriculum of an educational organization of higher education on the basis of local regulations," the Ministry of Education and Science explained.

According to Igor Yakimov, director of the Lyceum of Moscow State University, winter holidays in schools begin one or two days before New Year's Eve and last until Christmas. According to him, taking into account postponements and rescheduling, weekends can last up to two weeks, and it does not depend on whether students study in trimesters or quarters.

"Winter holidays for students enrolled in secondary vocational education programs in Russia usually take place in late December or early January, specific dates may vary depending on the specifics of the educational organization, but in most cases they coincide with national holidays," Elena Kurenkova, director of the Moscow State University College, told Izvestia.

The exact dates can be viewed in the curriculum, as well as in the academic calendar, Kurenkova said.

Read more about when the New Year holidays begin in Russian educational institutions and how best to spend them in the exclusive Izvestia article.

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