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Catalonia sets the 2025-26 school calendar: classes start on 8 September and holidays already scheduled
Catalonia has set the dates for the next school year and outlined the schedule for an academic year that will officially begin on 8 September 2025 for early childhood, primary, ESO y FP básica. Other programmes—from bachillerato to official language schools—will start gradually throughout the month.
The Christmas holidays will run from 20 December to 7 January, while Semana Santa will be observed from 28 March to 6 April. The school year will end on 19 June for most students, although some programmes, such as those for ages 0-3, will continue until the last working day of the month.
The calendar also includes extraordinary assessment days, tailored to each educational stage, and four discretionary days that schools must distribute across the three terms, without coinciding with public holidays or the start or end of teaching periods.
Beyond the dates, the Departament d’Educació is committed to an organisation that balances structure and flexibility, allowing schools to adapt their calendars to their own circumstances and needs. A new school year that is already taking shape in the school agendas of Catalonia.
Catalunya already has its work calendar for 2027: these will be the public holidays and long weekends.