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Austria 2026/27 - school year

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Country: Austria

Year: 2026-2027

Public holidays: 26 October 2026, 1 November 2026, 8 December 2026, 25–26 December 2026, 1 January 2027, 6 January 2027, 28–29 March 2027, 1 May 2027, 6 May 2027, 17 May 2027, 27 May 2027, 15 August 2027

Beginning of the school year

7 September 2026 (Burgenland, Lower Austria, Vienna); 14 September 2026 (Carinthia, Upper Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Vorarlberg)

End of the school year

2 July 2027 (Burgenland, Lower Austria, Vienna); 9 July 2027 (Carinthia, Upper Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Vorarlberg)

School year - Autumn / Christmas / New Year / Winter holidays

Autumn holidays: 27–31 October 2026 (all provinces); 2 November 2026 is also school-free

Christmas / New Year: 24 December 2026 – 6 January 2027 (all provinces)

Winter (semester) holidays: dates differ between the regions – see below

School year - Spring / Easter holiday

Easter holidays: 20–29 March 2027 (all provinces). Whitsun holidays: 15–17 May 2027.

School year - summer holidays

3 July – 5 September 2027 (Burgenland, Lower Austria, Vienna); 10 July – 12 September 2027 (Carinthia, Upper Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Vorarlberg)

Regions of the country

Semester holidays by province:

Provinces	Semester holidays 2027
Lower Austria, Vienna	1–6 February 2027
Burgenland, Carinthia	8–13 February 2027
Upper Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Vorarlberg	15–20 February 2027

The holiday table applies to secondary schools with public status; compulsory schools usually follow it. Individual schools or school types may deviate.

Sources: Federal Ministry of Education – school holiday dates 2026/27; Austrian government portal oesterreich.gv.at – school holiday calendar 2026/27; School Time Act 1985 (Schulzeitgesetz), section 2; University of Vienna – the academic year 2026/27.

published: 2026-10-20

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Source: Eurydice (2014/15–2017/18). 2026/27: national education ministries, official school calendars and university calendars – listed in each entry.

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