Students are on fall break starting Saturday, October 24, and have nine days off, including weekends. Classes will resume on November 2, when the second module begins, scheduled until December 22. Before the winter break, they will also benefit from a mini-holiday of four consecutive days, between November 28 and December 1, on the occasion of the Saint Andrew and National Day public holidays.
The calendar is established by the Order of the Minister of Education and Research no. 3.194/2026, published in the Official Gazette on February 16.
How long is autumn vacation 2026
After seven weeks of classes, students enter the first vacation of the school year, scheduled between Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, November 1, inclusive. The nine days off, which also includes weekends, are set on the same dates throughout the country.
Instead, for the February vacation, school inspectorates choose one week each from the interval provided by the Ministry of Education and Research.
When classes resume and how long is the second module
Students will return to school on Monday, November 2 when the second term of the 2026-2027 school year begins. It spans seven weeks and two days, up to and including Tuesday 22 December, which is the last day of classes before the winter break.
In this interval, the school program will be interrupted by the legal holidays of November 30 and December 1, days in which classes are not organized, according to the order of the Ministry of Education and Research.
Four consecutive days off at the end of November
Saint Andrew, celebrated on November 30, and National Day, on December 1, are non-working days according to the Labor Code. In 2026, they will be Monday and Tuesday. Together with the previous weekend, it forms a break of four consecutive days between November 28 and December 1. Students will return to class on Wednesday, December 2.
When winter break starts
The next holiday is scheduled between 23 December 2026 and 10 January 2027. It lasts 19 days and the third course module will start on Monday 11 January.
