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<p>All schools have the autonomy to decide the structure and duration of their school
day, which includes the flexibility to decide when their school day should start and
finish.</p><p>The Department does not collect information on when schools finish their
school day.</p><p>Maintained schools are required to be open to educate their pupils
for at least 380 sessions (190 days) each school year. Maintained schools cannot lawfully
reduce the length of the school week if this takes the total number of sessions below
that.</p><p>In the event that a school decides to make changes to its school day,
it is our expectation that the school should act reasonably when making such decisions;
giving parents notice and considering the impact on those affected.</p>
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