16. The school calendar for students shall consist of the equivalent of a maximum of 200 days, at least 180 of which must be devoted to educational services.
However, for the students with handicaps and the students living in the low-income areas referred to in the second and third paragraphs of section 12, the school calendar shall consist of the equivalent of a maximum of 200 half-days, at least 180 of which must be devoted to educational services, unless the school service centre, to the extent and on the conditions determined by the Minister, grants them an exemption.
O.C. 651-2000, s. 16; 318-2024O.C. 318-2024, s. 11.