Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 166 in 2013 (on 2 April. 14. § 17) rules for 2013/2014. academic and teaching semester start and end time are Issued in accordance with the General Education Act, article 4, paragraph 1, rule 16 down 13/2014 school year and term start and end time, those general educational institutions that implement the general primary education and general secondary education programs. 2. in the school year beginning September 2, 2013. 3.1-8. classes and 10-11 grade learners of the school year ends may 30, 2014. 9. class 4 learners learning ends in 2014 May 16, but the school year ends June 13, 2014. 5.12. class learners learning ends in 2014 May 16, but the school year ends June 20, 2014. 6. the school year consists of two semesters: the first semester 6.1 lasts from September 2, 2013 to 20 December 2013; 6.2. the second semester lasts: 6.2.1.1.-8. classes and class 10-11 learners-from 2014 6. January to March 2014, May 30; 6.2.2.9. learners – class of 2014 2014 6 January to 13 June; 6.2.3.12. learners – class of 2014 6 January to 20 June 2014. 7. in the academic year following holidays learners: 7.1.-from the autumn holidays 2013 28 October to 1 November 2013; 7.2. the winter holidays, from December 23, 2013 to 2014 3 January; 7.3. spring break 1-11 learners – class of 2014 17 March to 21 March 2014; 7.4. spring holidays 12. learners – class of 2014 24 March to 28 March 2014; 7.5. the summer vacation 1-8. classes and class 10-11 learners-from 2014 2. June to 29 august 2014. 8. the education authority alone shall decide on one week additional holidays class 1 learners. Additional holiday organised by second semester. 9. Education Authority alone shall decide on the project period not exceeding five working days per school year. 10. If during the school year there was extreme situations which cannot be foreseen and which circumstances caused lasting (at least one week) it is not possible to ensure the learning process according to the requirements of the law, educational institutions founder of the specific assessment of the circumstances of the emergency, is entitled to take a decision on the extension of the school year 1-8. classes and 10-11 grade learners. Prime Minister Dombrovskis v. Minister of education and science place – environmental protection and regional development Minister Sprūdž in the E.