School holidays in Austria 2023-2024-2025 (all states), holidays

In this publication, we will tell you about the school holidays in Austria 2023-2024 and 2024-2025. You will find out when the summer, autumn, Christmas, Easter holidays, semester break and Pentecost holidays begin and end in Austrian schools. Also ALYO.Info will list public holidays in 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 when schools are closed. We will provide an additional list of dates on which representatives of different religions can be released from classes.

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When do schoolchildren study and rest in Austria?

There are two types of educational institutions in Austria – private and public. Private schools with public rights follow the same school year schedule as public schools. It is usually followed by special schools, polytechnics and vocational schools. There are two levels of compulsory schooling:

Primary school (from 6 to 10 years).
Secondary school or lower level of the gymnasium (from 10 to 14 years).

Unlike school holidays in Germany, where the dates are determined by the federal states, the school year schedule in Austrian schools is determined by the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research. It differs slightly in different federal states. Austrian schoolchildren in the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 academic years will have the following holidays:

Summer holidays (dates vary by federal state).
Autumn vacation.
Christmas Holidays.
Semester holidays (dates vary by federal state).
Easter holidays.
Holidays for Pentecost.

Important! The State Portal of the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research states: There may be deviations in the school year schedule in some schools or types of schools.

In addition to school holidays, children in Austria rest on public holidays. But, unlike many countries, in Austria there is no transfer of the day of rest. If a public holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the working day schedule does not change. Schools are open the previous Friday and the following Monday.

In addition to regular holidays, some federal states have additional rest days. This is usually All Souls’ Day and/or Patron Saint’s Day. Further in the article, we indicated these dates for each federal state.

In Austria, people of different religions are treated liberally. Students may notify the school administration that they need one or more days for religious purposes. But there are certain limitations. Representatives of major religions submit a list of important dates when it is necessary to release children from classes. Only on these days the student or his parents can get an extra day of rest. We have indicated the dates of permitted religious holidays below.

School holidays in Austria 2023-2024

The exact official dates for school holidays in each federal state of Austria for the 2023-2024 school year are listed below.

Burgenland

Summer holidays: from Saturday, July 1 to Sunday, September 3, 2023.
Autumn break: Friday, October 27 to Tuesday, October 31, 2023.
Christmas holidays (New Year holidays): from Saturday, December 23, 2023 to Saturday, January 6, 2024.
Semester break (winter holidays): from Monday, February 12 to Saturday, February 17, 2024.
Easter (Easter holidays): from Saturday, March 23 to Monday, April 1, 2024.
Pentecost: Saturday, May 18 to Monday, May 20, 2024.
Summer holidays: from Saturday, June 29 to Sunday, September 1, 2024.

Schools are also closed:

November 11, 2023 (Saturday), Saint Martin’s Day.

Carinthia

Summer vacation: from Saturday, July 8 to Sunday, September 10, 2023.
Autumn holidays: Friday, October 27 to Tuesday, October 31, 2023.
Christmas holidays (New Year holidays): from Saturday, December 23, 2023 to Saturday, January 6, 2024.
Semester break (winter holidays): from Monday, February 12 to Saturday, February 17, 2024.
Easter (Easter holidays): from Saturday, March 23 to Monday, April 1, 2024.
Pentecost: Saturday, May 18 to Monday, May 20, 2024.
Summer holidays: from Saturday, July 6 to Sunday, September 8, 2024.

Schools are also closed:

November 11, 2023 (Saturday), Saint Martin’s Day.
March 19, 2024 (Tuesday), Memorial Day of St. Joseph.

Lower Austria

Summer holidays: from Saturday, July 1 to Sunday, September 3, 2023.
Autumn break: Friday, October 27 to Tuesday, October 31, 2023.
Christmas holidays (New Year holidays): from Saturday, December 23, 2023 to Saturday, January 6, 2024.
Semester break (winter holidays): from Monday, February 5 to Saturday, February 10, 2024.
Easter (Easter holidays): from Saturday, March 23 to Monday, April 1, 2024.
Pentecost: Saturday, May 18 to Monday, May 20, 2024.
Summer vacation: from Saturday, June 29 to Sunday, September 1, 2024.

Schools are also closed:

November 2, 2023 (Thursday), All Souls Day.
November 15, 2023 (Wednesday), Saint Leopold’s Day.

Upper Austria

Summer holidays: from Saturday, July 8 to Sunday, September 10, 2023.
Autumn holidays: Friday, October 27 to Tuesday, October 31, 2023.
Christmas holidays (New Year holidays): from Saturday, December 23, 2023 to Saturday, January 6, 2024.
Semester break (winter holidays): from Monday, February 19 to Saturday, February 24, 2024.
Easter (Easter holidays): from Saturday, March 23 to Monday, April 1, 2024.
Pentecost: Saturday, May 18 to Monday, May 20, 2024.
Summer holidays: from Saturday, July 6 to Sunday, September 8, 2024.

Schools are also closed:

November 2, 2023 (Thursday), All Souls Day.
May 4, 2024 (Saturday), St. Florian’s Day.

Salzburg

Summer vacation: from Saturday, July 8 to Sunday, September 10, 2023.
Autumn break: Friday, October 27 to Tuesday, October 31, 2023.
Christmas holidays (New Year holidays): from Saturday, December 23, 2023 to Saturday, January 6, 2024.
Semester break (winter holidays): from Monday, February 12 to Saturday, February 17, 2024.
Easter (Easter holidays): from Saturday, March 23 to Monday, April 1, 2024.
Pentecost: Saturday, May 18 to Monday, May 20, 2024.
Summer holidays: from Saturday, July 6 to Sunday, September 8, 2024.

Schools are also closed:

September 24, 2023 (Sunday), Saint Rupert’s Day.
November 2, 2023 (Thursday), All Souls Day.

Styria

Summer holidays: from Saturday, July 8 to Sunday, September 10, 2023.
Autumn holidays: Friday, October 27 to Tuesday, October 31, 2023.
Christmas holidays (New Year holidays): from Saturday, December 23, 2023 to Friday, January 6, 2023.
Semester break (winter holidays): from Monday, February 19 to Saturday, February 24, 2024.
Easter (Easter holidays): from Saturday, March 23 to Monday, April 1, 2024.
Pentecost: Saturday, May 18 to Monday, May 20, 2024.
Summer vacation: from Saturday, July 6 to Sunday, September 8, 2024.

Schools are also closed:

November 2, 2023 (Thursday), All Souls Day.
March 19, 2024 (Tuesday), Memorial Day of St. Joseph.

Tyrol

Summer holidays: from Saturday, July 8 to Sunday, September 10, 2023.
Autumn break: Friday, October 27 to Tuesday, October 31, 2023.
Christmas holidays (New Year holidays): from Saturday, December 23, 2023 to Friday, January 6, 2024.
Semester break (winter holidays): from Monday, February 12 to Saturday, February 17, 2024.
Easter (Easter holidays): from Saturday, March 23 to Monday, April 1, 2024.
Pentecost: Saturday, May 18 to Monday, May 20, 2024.
Summer holidays: from Saturday, July 6 to Sunday, September 8, 2024.

Schools are also closed:

November 2, 2023 (Thursday), All Souls Day.
March 19, 2024 (Tuesday), Memorial Day of St. Joseph.

Vorarlberg

Summer vacation: from Saturday, July 8 to Sunday, September 10, 2023.
Autumn holidays: Friday, October 27 to Tuesday, October 31, 2023.
Christmas holidays (New Year holidays): from Saturday, December 23, 2023 to Saturday, January 6, 2024.
Semester break (winter holidays): from Monday, February 5 to Saturday, February 10, 2024.
Easter (Easter holidays): from Saturday, March 23 to Monday, April 1, 2024.
Pentecost: Saturday, May 18 to Monday, May 20, 2024.
Summer holidays: from Saturday, July 6 to Sunday, September 8, 2024.

Schools are also closed:

November 2, 2023 (Thursday), All Souls Day.
March 19, 2024 (Tuesday), Memorial Day of St. Joseph.

Vein

Summer holidays: from Saturday, July 1 to Sunday, September 3, 2023.
Autumn break: Friday, October 27 to Tuesday, October 31, 2023.
Christmas holidays (New Year holidays): from Saturday, December 23, 2023 to Saturday, January 6, 2024.
Semester break (winter holidays): from Monday, February 5 to Saturday, February 10, 2024.
Easter (Easter holidays): from Saturday, March 23 to Monday, April 1, 2024.
Pentecost: Saturday, May 18 to Monday, May 20, 2024.
Summer vacation: from Saturday, June 29 to Sunday, September 1, 2024.

Schools are also closed:

November 2, 2023 (Thursday), All Souls Day.
November 15, 2023 (Wednesday), Saint Leopold’s Day.

Legal public holidays in Austria in the 2023-2024 academic year

National Day: Thursday, October 26, 2023.
All Saints Day: Wednesday, November 1, 2023.
Immaculate Conception: Friday, December 8, 2023.
Christmas: Monday, December 25, 2023.
St. Stephen’s Day: Tuesday, December 26, 2023.
New Year: Monday, January 1, 2024.
Epiphany: Saturday, January 6, 2024.
Easter Monday: Monday, 1 April 2024.
Labor Day: Wednesday, May 1, 2024.
Ascension of Christ: Thursday, May 9, 2024.
Trinity Monday: Monday, May 20, 2024.
Corpus Christi: Thursday 30 May 2024.

Additional rest days for religious holidays 2023-2024

Islamic holidays 2023-2024

From 10 to 12 April 2024: Ramadan holiday.
From 16 to 19 June 2024: Feast of the Sacrifice.

Holidays of the Alevi community in 2023-2024

February 15, 2024: Khyzyr post.
March 21, 2024: Navruz festival.
June 16, 2024: Feast of the Sacrifice.
June 24, 2024: Gadir Khum Festival.

Islamic Shiite Holidays 2023-2024

April 10, 2024: Ramadan holiday.
June 18, 2024: Feast of the Sacrifice.
June 26, 2024: Ghadir holiday.

Holidays of Eastern Greek Christianity (Orthodox Christian holidays)

January 7, 2024: Christmas (Julian calendar).
January 27, 2024: Saint Sava (Serbian Orthodox Christians only).
May 3, 2024: Good Friday.
May 6, 2024: Easter Monday.
June 24, 2024: Trinity.

School holidays in Austria 2024-2025

Listed below are the official exact dates for school holidays in each federal state of Austria for the 2024-2025 school year.

Burgenland

Summer vacation 2024: from June 29, 2024 (Saturday) to September 2, 2024 (Monday)
Autumn holidays: from October 28, 2024 (Monday) to October 31, 2024 (Thursday).
Christmas holidays (New Year holidays): from December 24, 2024 (Tuesday) to January 6, 2025 (Monday).
Semester break (winter holidays): from February 10, 2025 (Monday) to February 16, 2025 (Sunday).
Easter (Easter holidays): from April 12, 2025 (Saturday) to April 21, 2025 (Monday).
Pentecost: from June 7, 2025 (Saturday) to June 9, 2025 (Monday).
Summer holidays 2025: from June 28, 2025 (Saturday) to August 31, 2025 (Sunday).

Schools are also closed:

November 2, 2024 (Saturday), All Dead Day.
November 11, 2024 (Monday), Saint Martin’s Day.

Carinthia

Summer holidays 2024: from July 6, 2024 (Saturday) to September 8, 2024 (Sunday).
Autumn break: from October 28, 2024 (Monday) to October 31, 2024 (Thursday).
Christmas holidays (New Year holidays): from December 24, 2024 (Tuesday) to January 6, 2025 (Monday).
Semester break (winter holidays): from February 10, 2025 (Monday) to February 16, 2025 (Sunday).
Easter (Easter holidays): from April 12, 2025 (Saturday) to April 21, 2025 (Monday).
Pentecost: from June 7, 2025 (Saturday) to June 9, 2025 (Monday).
Summer holidays 2025: from July 5, 2025 (Saturday) to September 7, 2025 (Sunday).

Schools are also closed:

March 19, 2025 (Wednesday), Saint Joseph’s Day.

Lower Austria

Summer holidays 2024: from June 29, 2024 (Saturday) to September 2, 2024 (Monday).
Autumn holidays: from October 28, 2024 (Monday) to October 31, 2024 (Thursday).
Christmas holidays (New Year holidays): from December 24, 2024 (Tuesday) to January 6, 2025 (Monday).
Semester break (winter holidays): from February 3, 2025 (Monday) to February 9, 2025 (Sunday).
Easter (Easter holidays): from April 12, 2025 (Saturday) to April 21, 2025 (Monday).
Pentecost: from June 7, 2025 (Saturday) to June 9, 2025 (Monday).
Summer vacation 2025: from June 28, 2025 (Saturday) to August 31, 2025 (Sunday).

Schools are also closed:

November 15, 2024 (Friday), Saint Leopold’s Day.

Upper Austria

Summer holidays 2024: from July 6, 2024 (Saturday) to September 8, 2024 (Sunday).
Autumn holidays: from October 28, 2024 (Monday) to October 31, 2024 (Thursday).
Christmas holidays (New Year holidays): from December 24, 2024 (Tuesday) to January 6, 2025 (Monday).
Semester break (winter holidays): from February 17, 2025 (Monday) to February 23, 2025 (Sunday).
Easter (Easter holidays): from April 12, 2025 (Saturday) to April 21, 2025 (Monday).
Pentecost: from June 7, 2025 (Saturday) to June 9, 2025 (Monday).
Summer holidays 2025: from July 5, 2025 (Saturday) to September 7, 2025 (Sunday).

Schools are also closed:

May 4, 2025 (Sunday), St. Florian’s Day.

Salzburg

Summer vacation 2024: from July 6, 2024 (Saturday) to September 8, 2024 (Sunday).
Autumn break: from October 28, 2024 (Monday) to October 31, 2024 (Thursday).
Christmas holidays (New Year holidays): from December 24, 2024 (Tuesday) to January 6, 2025 (Monday).
Semester break (winter holidays): from February 10, 2025 (Monday) to February 16, 2025 (Sunday).
Easter (Easter holidays): from April 12, 2025 (Saturday) to April 21, 2025 (Monday).
Pentecost: from June 7, 2025 (Saturday) to June 9, 2025 (Monday).
Summer holidays 2025: from July 5, 2025 (Saturday) to September 7, 2025 (Sunday).

Schools are also closed:

September 24, 2024 (Tuesday), Saint Rupert’s Day.

Styria

Summer holidays 2024: from July 6, 2024 (Saturday) to September 8, 2024 (Sunday).
Autumn holidays: from October 28, 2024 (Monday) to October 31, 2024 (Thursday).
Christmas holidays (New Year holidays): from December 24, 2024 (Tuesday) to January 6, 2025 (Monday).
Semester break (winter holidays): from February 17, 2025 (Monday) to February 23, 2025 (Sunday).
Easter (Easter holidays): from April 12, 2025 (Saturday) to April 21, 2025 (Monday).
Pentecost: from June 7, 2025 (Saturday) to June 9, 2025 (Monday).
Summer vacation 2025: from July 5, 2025 (Saturday) to September 7, 2025 (Sunday).

Schools are also closed:

March 19, 2025 (Wednesday), Saint Joseph’s Day.

Tyrol

Summer holidays 2024: from July 6, 2024 (Saturday) to September 8, 2024 (Sunday).
Autumn break: from October 28, 2024 (Monday) to October 31, 2024 (Thursday).
Christmas holidays (New Year holidays): from December 24, 2024 (Tuesday) to January 6, 2025 (Monday).
Semester break (winter holidays): from February 10, 2025 (Monday) to February 16, 2025 (Sunday).
Easter (Easter holidays): from April 12, 2025 (Saturday) to April 21, 2025 (Monday).
Pentecost: from June 7, 2025 (Saturday) to June 9, 2025 (Monday).
Summer holidays 2025: from July 5, 2025 (Saturday) to September 7, 2025 (Sunday).

Schools are also closed:

March 19, 2025 (Wednesday), Saint Joseph’s Day.

Vorarlberg

Summer vacation 2024: from July 6, 2024 (Saturday) to September 8, 2024 (Sunday).
Autumn holidays: from October 28, 2024 (Monday) to October 31, 2024 (Thursday).
Christmas holidays (New Year holidays): from December 24, 2024 (Tuesday) to January 6, 2025 (Monday).
Semester break (winter holidays): from February 10, 2025 (Monday) to February 16, 2025 (Sunday).
Easter (Easter holidays): from April 12, 2025 (Saturday) to April 21, 2025 (Monday).
Pentecost: from June 7, 2025 (Saturday) to June 9, 2025 (Monday).
Summer holidays 2025: from July 5, 2025 (Saturday) to September 7, 2025 (Sunday).

Schools are also closed:

March 19, 2025 (Wednesday), Saint Joseph’s Day.

Vein

Summer holidays 2024: from June 29, 2024 (Saturday) to September 2, 2024 (Monday).
Autumn break: from October 28, 2024 (Monday) to October 31, 2024 (Thursday).
Christmas holidays (New Year holidays): from December 24, 2024 (Tuesday) to January 6, 2025 (Monday).
Semester break (winter holidays): from February 3, 2025 (Monday) to February 9, 2025 (Sunday).
Easter (Easter holidays): from April 12, 2025 (Saturday) to April 21, 2025 (Monday).
Pentecost: from June 7, 2025 (Saturday) to June 9, 2025 (Monday).
Summer vacation 2025: from June 28, 2025 (Saturday) to August 31, 2025 (Sunday).

Schools are also closed:

November 2, 2024 (Saturday), All Souls Day.
November 15, 2024 (Friday), Saint Leopold’s Day.

Legal public holidays in Austria in the 2024-2025 academic year

National Day: Saturday, October 26, 2024.
All Saints Day: Friday, November 1, 2024.
Immaculate Conception: Sunday, December 8, 2024.
Christmas: Wednesday, December 25, 2024.
St. Stephen’s Day: Thursday, December 26, 2024.
New Year: Wednesday, January 1, 2025.
Epiphany: Monday, January 6, 2025.
Easter Monday: Monday, 21 April 2025.
Labor Day: Thursday, May 1, 2025.
Ascension of Christ: Thursday, May 29, 2025.
Trinity Monday: Monday, June 9, 2025.
Corpus Christi: Thursday 19 June 2025.

In this publication, ALYO.Info told about the summer, autumn, Christmas (New Year), winter, Easter school holidays in Austria 2023-2024 and 2024-2025. They also gave the dates of the days when there are additional days off in different federal states. All information obtained from the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research and from the official website of Vienna. Be sure to share this post with your friends!