Climate change or concessions to the tourism industry: What do you think of the new school calendar?

The decision on the change of calendar, which has been subject to public consultation and will be published in the Official Gazette soon, stipulates that courses for high school graduates will continue until Friday, May 23, 2025for other students, at most Friday, June 13, 2025 Instead of June 18 as stipulated in the previous decision.

The decision also stated that the original plan November 31 Do November 3, 2024 The first part of the winter vacation lasts two weeks and remains the same, starting from December 23, 2024 Do January 6, 2025. The second part of the winter vacation, which lasts five days, was supposed to be cancelled according to the ministry’s earlier announcement. February 24-28, 2025.

The spring break in April was also shortened, so students had a five-day break and began Thursday, April 17 (Maundy Thursday) and lasts until April 21 (Easter Monday), with classes starting on Tuesday, April 22. An earlier decision stipulated that the Spring Festival holiday would last April 17-27, Classes start on April 28th.

Minister of Education Radovan Fox The review considered the changes as a consequence of the decision on the start of the new academic year in 2024/2025. They more or less satisfy everyone – schools and parents, but first and foremost the students, who will not lose anything.

On the other hand, the president of the Secondary School Principals Association Susanna Sittrek She is not happy about the fact that the summer vacation has been extended because, as she says, in the mainland part of the country, students have been “wandering around the cities aimlessly” since August 15. He adds that the winter vacation has not been affected, which means that travel agencies benefit from skiing arrangements.

“We have to determine the calendar according to the teaching rules, which is good for students, as in some other countries such as Slovenia, where there is a shorter vacation every two months. It is true that long vacations affect the continuity of learning because people stop studying during the long vacations,” said Jutarnji’s Hitrec.

Director of the Regional Office of the Trade Union of Preporod in Split, Sebastian TroscottAgreeing to install air conditioning in every school will finally stop talking about the beginning and end of the school year and calling this calendar a “make-up exam calendar.”

With all these arguments in mind, we asked you to rate your (dis)satisfaction with the calendar for next academic year.