An Example of a Whole-day School Calendar
(2023/24 School Year)
Schools should consider making good use of learning time to enhance student learning when preparing the school calendar. Please refer to the following for details:
https://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/en/curriculum-development/resource-support/guidelines-sch-calendar/2023_learningtime_e.pdf
Sun Mon Tue WedThur Fri Sat
1
Remarks / Events
Sun Mon Tue WedThur Fri Sat
2
1
4
5
6
7
8
9
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30 The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival (30/9)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7 The day following National Day (2/10)
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28 Chung Yeung Festival (23/10)
29
30
31
1
2
3
4 Sports Day - Heat (3/11)
10
17
24
11 Staff Development Day (6/11Whole Day)
18 Sports Day - Final (16/11); The day following Sports Day - Final (17/11)
25
March
September
3
10
Remarks / Events
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 Staff Development Day (8/3 Whole Day)
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
23
30 Easter Holiday (29/3-6/4) 9 days in total; Good Friday (29/3); The day following Good Friday (30/3)
17
18
19
20
21
22
24
25
26
27
28
29
31
4
11
18
25
5
12
19
26
6
13
20
27
7
14
21
28
1
8
15
22
29
2
9
16 *The day after District Council Ordinary Election (11/12)
23 Christmas and New Year Holidays(21/12-1/1) 12 days in total
30 Christmas Day (25/12); The first weekday after Christmas Day (26/12)
January
7
14
21
28
1
8
15
22
29
2
9
16
23
30
3
10
17
24
31
4
11
18
25
5
12
19
26
6 The first day of January (1/1); 1st Term Examination(2-5/1)
13
20
27 Parents' Day (27/1); a discretionary holiday in substitution for the Parents' Day on Sat (29/1)
February
4
11
18
25
5
12
19
26
6
13
20
27
7
14
21
28
1
8
15
22
29
2
9
16
23
3
10 Lunar New Year Holiday (8/2-17/2) 10 days in total; The first day to the fourth day of Lunar New Year (10/2-13/2)
17
24 School Picnic(23/2)
August
3
10
17
24
31
July
9
16
23
30
June
8
15
22
29
May
7
14
21
28
December
November
6
13
20
27
April
October
5
12
19
26
7
1
2
3
4
5
6 Easter Monday(1/4); Ching Ming Festival (4/4)
8
9
10
11
12
13
20
27 Staff Development Day (26/4 Whole Day)
14
15
16
17
18
19
21
22
23
24
25
26
28
29
30
1
2
3
4 Labour Day (1/5)
5
12
19
26
6
13
20
27
7
14
21
28
8
15
22
29
9
16
23
30
10
17
24
31
11
18 The Birthday of the Buddha (15/5)
25
2
9
16
23
30
3
10
17
24
4
11
18
25
5
12
19
26
6
13
20
27
7
14
21
28
1
8
15 Tuen Ng Festival (10/6); 2nd Term Examination(11-14/6)
22
29
7
14
21
28
1
8
15
22
29
2
9
16
23
30
3
10
17
24
31
4
11
18
25
5
12
19
26
6 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day (1/7)
13 Year End Ceremony (10/7); Summer Vacation (11/7-31/8) 52 days in total
20
27
4
11
18
25
5
12
19
26
6
13
20
27
7
14
21
28
1
8
15
22
29
2
9
16
23
30
3
10
17
24
31
Saturdays and Sundays which students do not need to attend school
Shaded area indicates public holidays
School Holiday
Additional Discretionary Holiday
● Staff Development Day during which students do not need to attend school
○ Parents' Day organised on Saturday, during which students do not need to attend school
Total Number of School Days:
191 Days
Number of Planned School Holidays: 91 Days (please refer to the following calculation)
*To tie in with the arrangement of designating school holidays on the days after elections, there will be 91 school holidays in the election year of a Legislative Council general election and a District Council ordinary election.
For details, please refer to the Education Bureau Circular No.5/2020.
Counting of School Days for Whole-day Schools in a School Year:
366 Days in a School Year － 91 Days of School Holidays － 2 Days of Additional Discretionary Holidays － 3 Days of Staff Development Days during which students do not need to attend school － 79 Days of Saturdays and Sundays not included in the school holiday list
=191 Days