<P> In Iraq, summer vacation begins in late May and ends in late September, but the 12th grade vacation begins in late June and ends in mid-October . </P> <P> In the Republic of Ireland, most secondary schools start summer holidays the first week of June, or at the end of the Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate exams (approximately 20th June), and don't return until 20 - 26th August . Other holidays include two weeks for Easter and another two for Christmas and New Year, as well as two midterms with one in October / November during the week of Halloween and one usually in the month of February . Primary schools in the Republic of Ireland work sixteen days longer, so they start their summer holiday at the end of June but do not return until the first week of September . Private schools in the Republic of Ireland follow the same pattern . </P> <P> The start of the summer vacation for middle schools and high schools is on June 20 and the end is August 31 (two months and 10 days) and the summer vacation for primary schools and kindergartens start on July 1 and ends on August 31 (two months). </P> <P> In Italy, summer vacation for elementary, middle and high schools normally starts on the second week of June and lasts until the first week of September included, for a total of three months . For kindergartens, summer vacation starts at the end of May and lasts until the first week of September . Final term examinations for middle school and high school are held until the end of June . </P>

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