How long's a term, usually?
Term is a generic word for a school's time period. For example:
- Some schools are on a traditional semester basis (2 terms per year),
- Some year-round schools may operate on a trimester basis (3 terms per year),
- Some schools may operate on a quarter basis (4 terms per year), offering fewer courses (a smaller course-load) for students to focus on at a time.
A school operating on a traditional semester basis could still issue "quarterly" or "mid-term" report cards, showing 4 terms per year.
Using 180 days of school per year, there would be 90 days in a semester, 60 in a trimester, 45 in a quarter. Without factoring in holidays, this would be about 18 weeks, 12 weeks, 9 weeks.
