Beginning and end of the school year

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Found: 30

Country	Beginning of the school year	End of the school year
Austria 2026/27 - beginning and end of the school year	7 September 2026 (Burgenland, Lower Austria, Vienna); 14 September 2026 (Carinthia, Upper Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Vorarlberg)	2 July 2027 (Burgenland, Lower Austria, Vienna); 9 July 2027 (Carinthia, Upper Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Vorarlberg)
Belgium 2026/27 - beginning and end of the school year	1 September 2026 (Flemish Community and German-speaking Community); 24 August 2026 (French Community)	30 June 2027 (Flemish Community and German-speaking Community); 2 July 2027 (French Community)
Bulgaria 2026/27 - beginning and end of the school year	Normally 15 September 2026 (start date set by the school education law)	13 May 2027 (grade XII); 2 June 2027 (grades I–III); 16 June 2027 (grades IV–VI); 2 July 2027 (grades VII–XI)
Croatia 2026/27 - beginning and end of the school year	7 September 2026	15 June 2027 (final-year secondary school students: 21 May 2027)
Cyprus 2026/27 - beginning and end of the school year	7 September 2026 (secondary schools); 14 September 2026 (primary schools)	16 June 2027 (primary schools, last day); first ten days of June 2027 (Gymnasium); second ten days of May 2027 (Lyceum and technical schools). Exact days are set by the Ministry's yearly circular.
Czech Republic 2026/27 - beginning and end of the school year	1 September 2026	30 June 2027
Denmark 2026/27 - beginning and end of the school year	Set by each municipality and school.	Set by each municipality and school (Copenhagen: summer holiday begins 28 June 2027).
Estonia 2026/27 - beginning and end of the school year	1 September 2026	Summer break begins 9 June 2027 (graduating classes finish later)
Finland 2026/27 - beginning and end of the school year	12 August 2026 (Helsinki); mostly 12 or 13 August 2026 elsewhere (Tampere 6 August 2026; Kokkola, Pori, Turku 11 August 2026)	5 June 2027
France 2026/27 - beginning and end of the school year	1 September 2026 (zones A, B and C); 3 September 2026 (Corsica)	Summer holidays begin on 3 July 2027 (classes end on Saturday 3 July, or Friday 2 July for pupils without Saturday classes). No classes on 7 May 2027 in zones A, B and C.
Germany 2026/27 - beginning and end 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.	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).
Greece 2026/27 - beginning and end of the school year	11 September 2026 (opening blessing in all schools); first teaching day Monday 14 September 2026.	15 June 2027 (nursery and primary schools); secondary schools finish after their exams (the teaching year formally ends 21 June 2027).
Hungary 2026/27 - beginning and end of the school year	1 September 2026	18 June 2027 (general schools, 180 teaching days). Final-year students: 30 April 2027; vocational training: 15 June 2027; two-year vocational-preparation schools: 28 May 2027.
Iceland 2026/27 - beginning and end of the school year	24 August 2026 (Reykjavík compulsory schools, school opening); dates vary by municipality.	10 June 2027 (Reykjavík); dates vary by municipality.
Ireland 2026/27 - beginning and end of the school year	Not fixed nationally; normally the week of 31 August 2026 (the first day is set by each school).	Set by each school. Post-primary schools cannot hold tuition beyond Friday 4 June 2027.
Italy 2026/27 - beginning and end of the school year	Varies by region: 14 September 2026 (Lombardy; nursery schools 7 September 2026); 15 September 2026 (Lazio, Campania, Sicily).	8 June 2027 (Lazio, Lombardy, Campania); 9 June 2027 (Sicily). Nursery schools: 30 June 2027 (Lazio, Lombardy, Campania).
Latvia 2026/27 - beginning and end of the school year	1 September 2026	31 May 2027 (grades 1–8 and 10–11); 11 June 2027 (grade 9); 18 June 2027 (grade 12)
Lithuania 2026/27 - beginning and end of the school year	1 September 2026	Set by each school (depends on the grade).
Luxembourg 2026/27 - beginning and end of the school year	15 September 2026 (Schengen-Lyzeum Perl: 31 August 2026)	15 July 2027 (Schengen-Lyzeum Perl: 9 July 2027)
Netherlands 2026/27 - beginning and end of the school year	Region North 17 August 2026; region South 24 August 2026; region Middle 31 August 2026 (advisory dates; schools may deviate).	Last school day: region North 9 July 2027; region Middle 16 July 2027; region South 23 July 2027.
Norway 2026/27 - beginning and end of the school year	17 August 2026 (Oslo). Set by each municipality.	18 June 2027 (Oslo, last day before the summer holiday).
Poland 2026/27 - beginning and end of the school year	1 September 2026	25 June 2027 (final-year classes of general upper-secondary schools and technical schools: 30 April 2027)
Portugal 2026/27 - beginning and end 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.	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)
Romania 2026/27 - beginning and end of the school year	7 September 2026	18 June 2027 (36 course weeks). Grade XII day / XIII evening: 4 June 2027; grade VIII: 11 June 2027; technological high school (except grade IX) and vocational classes: 25 June 2027.
Slovakia 2026/27 - beginning and end of the school year	1 September 2026 (teaching starts on 2 September 2026)	30 June 2027 (end of teaching; the school year formally ends on 31 August 2027)
Slovenia 2026/27 - beginning and end of the school year	1 September 2026	Primary school: 15 June 2027 (grade 9) and 24 June 2027 (grades 1–8). Secondary school: 21 May 2027 (graduating years) and 24 June 2027 (other years).
Spain 2026/27 - beginning and end of the school year	Differs by region: 7 September 2026 (Madrid: infant and primary; 8 September for ESO, Bachillerato and vocational training); 8 September 2026 (Catalonia); 9 September 2026 (Valencian Community); 10 September 2026 (Andalusia: infant and primary; 15 September for ESO, Bachillerato and vocational training)	18 June 2027 (Madrid, Valencian Community); 21 June 2027 (Catalonia: infant, primary, ESO); 22–24 June 2027 depending on the province (Andalusia: Granada 22, Cádiz 23, Málaga 24 June)
Sweden 2026/27 - beginning and end of the school year	17 August 2026 (Stockholm). Set by each municipality.	11 June 2027 (Stockholm); 10 June 2027 (Täby)
Switzerland 2026/27 - beginning and end of the school year	Set by each canton. Geneva: 17 August 2026.	Set by each canton. Geneva: summer holidays start 5 July 2027. City of Zurich: summer holidays start 19 July 2027.
United Kingdom (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 2026/27 - beginning and end of the school year	Set by each local authority or school. England: Camden 2 September 2026, Manchester 1 September 2026. Wales: 1 September 2026 (all authorities except Powys). Northern Ireland: 1 September 2026.	England: 22 July 2027 (Camden, Manchester). Wales: 20 July 2027 (Cardiff), 16 July 2027 (Powys). Northern Ireland: summer holiday begins 1 July 2027.

Source: Eurydice (2014/15–2017/18). 2026/27: national education ministries, official school calendars and university calendars – listed in each entry.