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School holidays in the Netherlands 2024-2025-2026 (North, Central, South)

    In this publication, ALYO.Info has collected information about school holidays in the Netherlands in 2024-2025 and 2025-2026. We will tell you how the holiday periods depend on the location of your school. We will provide the exact dates of summer, autumn, Christmas, spring and May holidays for schoolchildren in the Netherlands in the 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 academic years.

    School holiday dates depending on the region

    The Kingdom of the Netherlands is divided into three regions – North, Central and South. This division concerns only the dates of school holidays. Christmas and May holidays are held at the same time, and autumn, spring and summer breaks begin and end with a difference of 1-2 weeks.

    The division into regions took place until 2002. At that time, their borders ran along the borders of municipalities. But in 2002, 2005 and 2011, some municipalities were abolished and divided between neighboring ones. Therefore, the structure of school regions in the Netherlands became more complex. Below are lists of provinces, municipalities and localities by region.

    Region North

    The North region entirely includes the provinces of:

    • Drenthe.
    • Friesland.
    • Groningen.
    • North Holland.
    • Overijssel.

    Partially located within this school region are:

    • Flevoland (except the municipality of Zeewolde).
    • Gelderland (city and municipality of Hattem).
    • Utrecht (Eemnes and the territory of the former municipality of Abcoude).

    The northern region is shown in green on the map.

    Central region

    The Central Region includes the following provinces, municipalities and territories in their entirety:

    • Flevoland (near Zeewolde).
    • Gelderland (муниципалитеты Aalten, Apeldoorn, Barneveld, Berkelland, Bronckhorst, Brummen, Buren, Culemborg, Doetinchem, Ede, Elburg, Epe, Ermelo, Harderwijk, Heerde, Lochem, Montferland (кроме территор ии бывшего муниципалитета Didam), Lower Betuwe бывшего English: The Netherlands.
    • Noord-Brabant (except the villages of Hank and Dussen).
    • Utrecht (all municipalities except Eemnes and the territory of the former municipality Abcoude).
    • South-Holland.

    The central region is marked in green on the map.

    Region South

    The South region is made up entirely of two provinces:

    1. Limburg.
    2. Zealand.

    It partially consists of the following provinces, municipalities and territories:

    • Gelderland (Arnhem, Berg en Dal, Beuningen, Doesburg, Druten, Duiven, Heumen, Neder-Betuwe (the former municipality of Dodewaard), Lingewaard, Maasdriel, Montferland (the former municipality of Didam), Nijmegen, Overbetuwe, Renkum, Rheden, Rozendaal, Rijnwaarden, Westervoort, West Maas en Waal, Wijchen,Zaltbommel, Zevenaar.
    • Noord-Brabant (all municipalities except Woudrichem, the cities of Sleeuwijk, Nieuwendijk, Werkendam in the municipality of Altena).

    The southern region is marked in green on the map.

    Holidays

    There are seven national holidays in the Netherlands, on which almost all schools are closed. But every school has the right to hold classes on such a day. The fact is that legally, public holidays are not non-working or non-school days. Therefore, you should inquire whether your school has classes on the following days:

    • New Year.
    • Easter Monday.
    • Royal Day.
    • Liberation Day.
    • Ascension.
    • Trinity Monday.
    • Christmas.
    • Feast of the Three Kings.

    Schools have the right to introduce exemption of students from classes on religious holidays. For example: Good Friday, Eid al-Adha, Yom Kippur. In such cases, all students, regardless of their religion, receive an additional free day. Be sure to check with your school whether it exempts children from classes due to religious needs.

    School holidays in the Netherlands 2024-2025

    Region North

    • Summer holidays 2024: from July 20 (Saturday) to September 1 (Sunday) 2024.
    • Autumn holidays: from October 26 (Saturday) to November 3 (Sunday), 2024.
    • Christmas holidays: from December 21 (Saturday) 2024 to January 5 (Sunday) 2025.
    • Spring Break: 15 (Saturday) to 23 (Sunday) February 2025.
    • May holidays: from April 26 (Saturday) to May 4 (Sunday), 2025.
    • Summer holidays 2025: from July 12 (Saturday) to August 24 (Sunday) 2025.

    Central region

    • Summer holidays 2024: from July 5 (Saturday) to August 17 (Sunday) 2024.
    • Autumn holidays: from October 26 (Saturday) to November 3 (Sunday), 2024.
    • Christmas holidays: from December 21 (Saturday) 2024 to January 5 (Sunday) 2025.
    • Spring Break: February 22 (Saturday) to March 2 (Sunday), 2025.
    • May holidays: from April 26 (Saturday) to May 4 (Sunday), 2025.
    • Summer holidays 2025: from July 19 (Saturday) to August 31 (Sunday) 2025.

    Region South

    • Summer holidays 2024: from July 6 (Saturday) to August 18 (Sunday) 2024.
    • Autumn holidays: from 19 (Saturday) to 27 (Sunday) October 2024.
    • Christmas holidays: from December 21 (Saturday) 2024 to January 5 (Sunday) 2025.
    • Spring Break: February 22 (Saturday) to March 2 (Sunday), 2025.
    • May holidays: from April 26 (Saturday) to May 4 (Sunday), 2025.
    • Summer holidays 2025: from July 5 (Saturday) to August 17 (Sunday) 2025.

    Important! Carnival is not officially a public holiday. In practice, many schools in the Southern Region give students a break of one or more days. Check if your school has a carnival break.

    School holidays in the Netherlands 2025-2026

    Below are the school holidays in the Netherlands 2025-2026 for the North, South and Central regions. Please note that children may have days off from school on the following holidays:

    • January 6 (Tuesday) 2026 – Three Kings Day.
    • April 6 (Monday) 2026 – Easter Monday.
    • April 27 (Monday) 2026 – King’s Day.
    • May 5 (Tuesday) 2026 – Liberation Day.
    • May 14 (Thursday) 2026 – Ascension.
    • May 25 (Monday) 2026 – Trinity Monday.

    Northern region

    • Summer holidays 2025: from July 12 (Saturday) 2025 to August 24 (Sunday) 2025.
    • Autumn holidays 2025: from October 18 (Saturday) 2025 to October 26 (Sunday) 2025.
    • Christmas holidays 2025-2026: from December 20 (Saturday) 2025 to January 4 (Sunday) 2026.
    • Spring Break 2026: February 21 (Saturday), 2026 to March 1 (Sunday), 2026.
    • May holidays 2026: from April 25 (Saturday) 2026 to May 3 (Sunday) 2026.
    • Summer holidays 2026: from July 4 (Saturday) 2026 to August 16 (Sunday) 2026.

    Central region

    • Summer holidays 2025: from July 19 (Saturday) 2025 to August 31 (Sunday) 2025.
    • Autumn holidays 2025: from October 18 (Saturday) 2025 to October 26 (Sunday) 2025.
    • Christmas holidays 2025-2026: from December 20 (Saturday) 2025 to January 4 (Sunday) 2026.
    • Spring Break 2026: February 14 (Saturday), 2026 to February 22 (Sunday), 2026.
    • May holidays 2026: from April 25 (Saturday) 2026 to May 3 (Sunday) 2026.
    • Summer holidays 2026: from July 18 (Saturday) 2026 to August 30 (Sunday) 2026.

    South Region

    • Summer holidays 2025: from July 6 (Sunday) 2025 to August 17 (Sunday) 2025.
    • Autumn holidays 2025: from October 11 (Saturday) 2025 to October 19 (Sunday) 2025.
    • Christmas holidays 2025-2026: from December 20 (Saturday) 2025 to January 4 (Sunday) 2026.
    • Spring Break 2026: February 14 (Saturday), 2026 to February 22 (Sunday), 2026.
    • May holidays 2026: from April 25 (Saturday) 2026 to May 3 (Sunday) 2026.
    • Summer holidays 2026: from July 11 (Saturday) 2026 to August 23 (Sunday) 2026.

    Important! Many schools in the Southern region of the Netherlands have Carnival holidays. Usually this is 1-3 extra days off. The decision about Carnival holidays is made by the educational institution. Check this information with your school.

    In this publication, ALYO.Info has collected officially confirmed school holiday schedules in the Netherlands for 2024-2025 and 2025-2026. All data is obtained from the Central Government of the Netherlands and is officially approved. Holiday dates in Dutch schools can only be changed due to force majeure. Be sure to share this information with your friends!