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Sample School Timetables

Four complete examples: a primary class, a secondary class, a whole-school master timetable and a teacher's week. Each one is clash-free and shows how lessons per week add up.

Sample primary school timetable (Grade 3)

Sample primary school timetable (Grade 3)

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  • 7 periods of 40 minutes a day, with a 20-minute break after period 3.
  • 35 lessons a week: English 7, Maths 7, Science 5, Second Language 5, Social Studies 4, Computer 2, Art 2, PE 2, Library 1.
  • No subject runs twice in a row, and none appears more than twice in a day.

Sample secondary school timetable (Grade 9)

Sample secondary school timetable (Grade 9)

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  • 8 periods a day with a break and a lunch, 40 lessons a week.
  • Sciences are split into Physics, Chemistry and Biology (4 each); English and Mathematics get 6 each.
  • Each subject appears at most twice a day, so lessons are spread across the week.

Sample master timetable format (whole school, one day)

Sample master timetable format (whole school, one day)

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  • Rows are classes or sections, columns are periods, and each cell shows the subject and teacher.
  • Read down a column to check clashes: no teacher appears twice in the same period.
  • Shared teachers (e.g. Mr. Khan teaches Maths to 6A, 6B and 7A) are the hardest part, so place them first.

Sample teacher timetable (Maths teacher)

Sample teacher timetable (Maths teacher)

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  • Taken from the same master timetable, so it can't clash with any class.
  • Shows the class and subject in each period, and free periods for marking and cover.
  • 18 lessons a week across three sections.

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