Gap years

Years, Gap

Work cat.: Study gap, 2004: p. 5 (A year out between school and higher education can provide an opportunity to combine work, travel and adventure)
OED online, Aug. 13, 2004 (Gap year. A period of time (usually an academic year) taken by a student as a break from formal education, typically between leaving school and starting a university or college course, and often spent travelling or working.)
LC database, Nov. 16, 2004.

Here are entered works on periods of time (usually an academic year) taken by a student from formal education, typically between leaving school and starting a course of higher education, and often spent traveling or working).