Year: 2026-2027
Public holidays: 5 October 2026, 1 November 2026, 1 December 2026, 8 December 2026, 25 December 2026, 1 January 2027, 26 March 2027, 28 March 2027, 25 April 2027, 1 May 2027, 27 May 2027, 10 June 2027, 15 August 2027
Beginning of the school year
Between 11 and 15 September 2026 (each school or school group sets its day); 21 September 2026 for scientific-humanistic secondary courses. Mainland Portugal.End of the school year
4 June 2027 (9th, 11th and 12th years); 11 June 2027 (5th–8th and 10th years); 30 June 2027 (pre-school and 1st cycle, years 1–4)School year - Autumn / Christmas / New Year / Winter holidays
Autumn holidays: none
Christmas / New Year: 16–31 December 2026 (classes resume 4 January 2027)
Winter holidays: Carnival break 8–10 February 2027
School year - Spring / Easter holiday
22 March – 2 April 2027 (classes resume 5 April 2027)School year - summer holidays
From 5 June 2027 (9th, 11th and 12th years); from 12 June 2027 (5th–8th and 10th years); from 1 July 2027 (pre-school and 1st cycle). Subject to national exams and school activities.Regions of the country
Mainland Portugal: the dates above apply to public pre-school, basic and secondary education.
Madeira and the Azores: set their own school calendars.
Municipal holidays: come in addition to the national days (e.g. Lisbon 13 June, Porto 24 June).
Sources: Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation – Despacho n.º 8368/2024 (Diário da República, 2nd series, no. 143, 25 July 2024), school calendars 2024/25 to 2027/28; Despacho n.º 10430/2026 (Diário da República, 2nd series, no. 162, 21 August 2026), amendment for 2026/27; Labour Code (Código do Trabalho), art. 234 – national holidays; University of Lisbon – academic calendar 2026/27.
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