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Netherlands 2026/27 - school year

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Country: Netherlands

Year: 2026-2027

Public holidays: 25–26 December 2026, 1 January 2027, 28–29 March 2027, 27 April 2027, 6 May 2027, 16–17 May 2027

Beginning of the school year

Region North 17 August 2026; region South 24 August 2026; region Middle 31 August 2026 (advisory dates; schools may deviate).

End of the school year

Last school day: region North 9 July 2027; region Middle 16 July 2027; region South 23 July 2027.

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

Autumn holidays: 10–18 October 2026 (North); 17–25 October 2026 (Middle and South)

Christmas / New Year: 19 December 2026 – 3 January 2027 (all regions)

Carnival / spring holidays: 20–28 February 2027 (North and Middle); 13–21 February 2027 (South)

School year - Spring / Easter holiday

May holiday (all regions): 24 April – 2 May 2027

School year - summer holidays

North 10 July – 22 August 2027; Middle 17 July – 29 August 2027; South 24 July – 5 September 2027

Regions of the country

The dates below are advisory (primary, special and secondary education); individual schools may deviate. Vocational (MBO) and higher education set their own holidays.

Region	School year starts 2026	Autumn 2026	Carnival 2027	Summer 2027	Last school day 2027
North	17 August 2026	10–18 October 2026	20–28 February 2027	10 July – 22 August 2027	9 July 2027
Middle	31 August 2026	17–25 October 2026	20–28 February 2027	17 July – 29 August 2027	16 July 2027
South	24 August 2026	17–25 October 2026	13–21 February 2027	24 July – 5 September 2027	23 July 2027

Sources: Government of the Netherlands (Ministry of Education, Culture and Science) – school holiday dates 2026–2027 and 2025–2026; University of Amsterdam – academic calendar 2026–2027.

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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