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While most Edmonton school kids still have a few more weeks of fun in the sun, it was back to the books for students at three Catholic year-round schools Tuesday.

Almost 1,300 students returned to their studies at Mother Teresa Elementary, St. Catherine Elementary/Junior High and St. Alphonsus Elementary/Junior High.

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The schools have operated on a year-round calendar for seven years.

While the number of instructional days is the same as the standard calendar, the year-round schedule provides another option for parents, Courtney Naccarato, the communications co-ordinator for Edmonton Catholic Schools, said in a release.

The year-round calendar also reduces concerns about learning loss over long summers, she said.

The three schools operate on a four-term schedule with vacation breaks between each term, including a five-week summer break, and two-week breaks in the fall, winter and spring.

The rest of Edmonton students will head back to school Sept. 1.

Photo by Shaughn Butts / Edmonton Journal