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Latvia 2026/27 - school year

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Country: Latvia

Year: 2026-2027

Public holidays: 18 November 2026, 24–26 December 2026, 31 December 2026, 1 January 2027, 26 March 2027, 28–29 March 2027, 1 May 2027, 4 May 2027, 16 May 2027, 23–24 June 2027

Beginning of the school year

1 September 2026

End of the school year

31 May 2027 (grades 1–8 and 10–11); 11 June 2027 (grade 9); 18 June 2027 (grade 12)

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

Autumn holidays: 19–23 October 2026

Christmas / New Year: 21 December 2026 – 1 January 2027

Winter holidays: no separate February break

School year - Spring / Easter holiday

8–12 March 2027 (spring holidays)

School year - summer holidays

1 June – 31 August 2027 (grades 1–8 and 10–11); for grades 9 and 12 after their exams.

Regions of the country

Dates are the same nationwide. Semesters: 1 September – 18 December 2026 and from 4 January 2027 to the end of the school year. Schools may grant grade 1 one extra week of holiday in the second semester.

Sources: Cabinet of Ministers – Regulation No. 768 of 16 December 2025 on the 2026/27 school year; Law on Holidays, Commemorative and Celebration Days; University of Latvia – study regulations (registration and academic year).

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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