Croatia 2026/27 - school year

Beginning of the school year

End of the school year

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

Autumn holidays: none

Christmas / New Year: 24 December 2026 – 5 January 2027 (classes resume 7 January 2027)

Winter holidays: 22–26 February 2027 (classes resume 1 March 2027)

School year - Spring / Easter holiday

School year - summer holidays

Regions of the country

The school calendar is the same nationwide for primary and secondary schools, with no county split. Vocational programmes with work-based learning may follow a different schedule. First semester: 7 September – 23 December 2026; second semester: 7 January – 15 June 2027.

Sources: Ministry of Science, Education and Youth – decision on the start and end of the school year, working days and school breaks 2026/2027 (Narodne novine 58/2026, decision no. 724); University of Rijeka – decision on the calendar of teaching and examination periods 2026/2027; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science – teaching calendar 2026/2027.