The academic year in schools in the UK are usually consists of three semesters. Each school shall independently establish the duration of each semester, so the start and end dates of the school year in schools may differ, but all schools are subject to certain rules:
Fall semester: from September to mid-December. Autumn polusemestrovye holidays lasting one or two weeks starting in late October.
Spring semester: proceeds from the first days of January to Easter celebrations. Spring short vacation continues one week, starting in February.
Summer semester: continued after Easter until early July. Summer vacation polusemestrovye continuing one week, beginning in late May.