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Slovakia 2026/27 - school year

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Country: Slovakia

Year: 2026-2027

Public holidays: 1 November 2026, 24–26 December 2026, 1 January 2027, 6 January 2027, 26 March 2027, 29 March 2027, 1 May 2027, 5 July 2027, 29 August 2027

Beginning of the school year

1 September 2026 (teaching starts on 2 September 2026)

End of the school year

30 June 2027 (end of teaching; the school year formally ends on 31 August 2027)

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

Autumn holidays: 29–30 October 2026 (classes resume 2 November)

Christmas / New Year: 23 December 2026 – 7 January 2027 (classes resume 8 January)

Winter holidays: 1 February 2027 (mid-year day off, classes resume 2 February). The spring break differs between the regions – see below.

School year - Spring / Easter holiday

25–30 March 2027 (classes resume 31 March)

School year - summer holidays

1 July – 31 August 2027 (classes resume 1 September 2027)

Regions of the country

Spring break by region (2027):

Dates	Regions
15–19 February	Banská Bystrica and Žilina regions (Trenčín region: not stated)
22–26 February	Košice and Prešov regions
1–5 March	Bratislava, Nitra and Trnava regions

Semesters: 1 September 2026 – 29 January 2027 and 2 February – 30 June 2027.

State holidays that are not days of rest: 1 September 2026, 28 October 2026, 17 November 2026. 15 September 2026 is a normal working day.

Sources: Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic – Organisational instructions for the school year 2026/2027 and "Organizácia školského roka"; Act no. 241/1993 on state holidays, days of rest and memorial days (Slov-Lex).

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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