school year
Americannoun
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the months of the year during which school is open and attendance at school is required.
noun
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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
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the time during this period when the school is open
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of school year
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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Unified officials quietly added $30 million to the elementary school arts budget for the 2024-25 school year amid ongoing accusations from Beutner, union leaders and parents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
At the Los Angeles Unified School District high school where I teach, this exact type of “adjustment” is happening for the 2026-2027 school year because of declining enrollment.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
Health officials are encouraging parents to plan now for updating their kids’ vaccines, with the new school year only a few weeks away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
It said the event was "built around the principles of reduce, reuse and recycle... and supporting families with the cost of the new school year".
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Not a single black child attended an integrated public grade school in South Carolina, Alabama, or Mississippi as of the 1962–1963 school year.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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