Following consultations with parents, the Government has decided to introduce an additional three-day holiday from Monday, May 17 through Wednesday, May 19.

Monaco Grand Prix events start on Thursday, May 20, with the main event on Sunday, May 23, and Thursday and Friday are not school days, so the additional three days will mean that students have the whole week away from the classroom.

The spring holidays were put back from April 9 and will start on Monday, April 26.

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