The key dates for the 2024-2025 academic year are now known. The ministers in charge of the national education and training sector (primary and secondary education, higher education and research, technical education, vocational training and apprenticeship) unveiled the official division on Friday September 13, via a joint decision.
For pre-schools, primary schools and secondary schools, both public and private, secular and denominational, the new year will begin on the morning of Monday September 16 and end on the evening of Friday July 11, 2025.
Relaxation vacations, introduced last year, will be back in force this year, in addition to the classic Christmas and Easter vacations. The summer vacations are scheduled from Friday, July 11, 2025 to Sunday, September 14, 2025. The next school year starts on September 15, 2025.
For higher education, the dates for the start of the academic year and university vacations will be set by the Minister responsible.
As for apprentices, trainees and professionals on advanced training courses, they will follow their usual schedules, as they are not subject to the division into