Germany 2026/27 - beginning and end of the school year

Beginning of the school year

Varies by Land: from 10 August 2026 (Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland) to 15 September 2026 (Bavaria); Berlin 24 August 2026; North Rhine-Westphalia 2 September 2026; Baden-Württemberg 14 September 2026 – see the regions section below.

End of the school year

Last school day varies by Land: 25 June 2027 (Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland); 30 June 2027 (Berlin, Brandenburg, Hamburg); 2 July 2027 (Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania); 7 July 2027 (Bremen, Lower Saxony); 9 July 2027 (Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia); 16 July 2027 (North Rhine-Westphalia); 28 July 2027 (Baden-Württemberg); 30 July 2027 (Bavaria).