school year

noun

the months of the year during which school is open and attendance at school is required.
academic year.

school year

noun

a twelve-month period, (in Britain) usually starting in late summer and continuing for three terms until the following summer, during which pupils remain in the same class
the time during this period when the school is open

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Word History and Origins

Origin of school year¹

First recorded in 1855–60

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Example Sentences

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She would like teachers invited — with pay — to work through issues over the summer so that the school gets off to the strongest start possible when the school year begins in August.

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He said that after 19 years in the classroom, he was going to finish the present school year and then leave to pursue a full-time career in interior design.

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Showbiz speaker Billy Crystal, a longtime Palisades resident whose home burned down in January, joked about the students wrapping up the school year in an “abandoned Sears building” where he “once bought a washer-dryer.”

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The district’s goal is to hit 85% proficiency across grades by the end of each school year.

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Mr Cao, a psychology major whose research involves neuroscience, has spent the past school year applying for PhD programs in the US.

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schoolyard schooner

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