All designated holidays for public secondary schools are observed.

	October 1 Cyprus Independence Day October 28 Greek "OXI" Day Dec. 23 - Jan. 6 Christmas Holidays January 30 Greek Education Day March 2 Green Monday March 25 Annunciation/ Anniversary of the Greek War of Independence (1821) April 1 EOKA Uprising Two weeks Easter Holidays May 1 May Day June 11 St Barnabas Day - (Entrance Examinations) Usually in June Pentecost

In addition there are four extra days, appended to weekends
as Half-terms in every year.