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[Eyreplenh]

Wait -more than 1 in 7 can't read down there??

[dark fuschia]

Yeah pretty much.

[night faerie]

Yeah I think Australia has a good length school year, and its nicely broken up, in to four roughly even semesters each with a two week break except over Christmas when it's six weeks. I used to burn with envy when I would watch movies and read books about Americans with their summer holidays... (I still do actually) hehe. But realistically its probably better here. However having said that America is actually kicking our ass at literacy and numeracy levels etc and always has.

I don't think we get much more than you, tho, we get like 9 weeks or so for summer vaca, but it's the only time we get more than week at a time the whole year (for gradeschool, college gets like 3 weeks I think at Christmas) We get a week for Christmas, a week for spring break & a week for winter recess, yes? I think that's it beyond a day or two here & there.