Public holidays: Certain dates are regarded as public holidays by all institutions: 1 November 2016, 1 January 2017, 16 February 2017, 11 March 2017, 1 May 2017, 24 June 2017, 6 July 2017
Beginning of the school year
1 September 2017
End of the school year
The duration of the education process for primary education – 170 days of education
School year - Autumn / Christmas / New Year / Winter holidays
Autumn: 30 October - 3 November 2017
Christmas / New Year: 27 December 2017 - 3 January 2018
School year - Spring / Easter holiday
3-6 April 2018
School year - summer holidays
The beginning of summer holidays is determined by the head of the school, in agreement with the
school council and the owner of the institution. Summer holidays for students of IV gymnasiums class
start after the end of the maturity exam session set by the Minister of Education and Science.