in my country, students from kindergarden to secondary age 16 could have year end holiday by mid november, for the age 17 secondaries, they have to have a government exam till early/mid december [its their last year of schooling].
hey! haha..yeah..i just came back from bali yesterday..and i got lazier nowadays..with my exams, school and sports in hand, i hardly even get to touch the computer. anyway, how are you? =)