Public holidays: 25 and 26 December 2016 (Christmas Days), 31 December 2016 (New Year’s Eve), 1 January 2017 (New Year's Day), 17 April 2017 (Easter Monday), 27 April 2017 (King’s Birthday), 5 May 2017 (Liberation Day), 25 May 2017 (Ascension Day), 5 June 2017 (Whit Monday)
Beginning of the school year
Northern region: 29 August 2016
Central region: 22 August 2016
Southern region: 5 September 2016
End of the school year
Northern region: 21 July 2017
Central region: 7 July 2017
Southern region: 14 July 2017
School year - Autumn / Christmas / New Year / Winter holidays
Autumn:
Northern region: 15 to 23 October 2016
Central region: 15 to 23 October 2016
Southern region: 22 to 30 October 2016
Christmas / New Year: 24 December 2016 to 8 January 2017
Winter holidays:
Northern region: 18 to 26 February 2017
Central region: 25 February to 5 March 2017
Southern region: 25 February to 5 March 2017
School year - Spring / Easter holiday
22-30 April 2017
School year - summer holidays
Northern region: 22 July to 3 September 2017
Central region: 8 July to 20 August 2017
Southern region: 15 July to 27 August 2017