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Main School Holidays in the Netherlands
- Christmas holidays 2018: a two weeks holidays (usually the last two weeks of December) All regions from 22-12-2018 to 6-1-2019
- Spring break 2019: one-week holiday in February (for the south during Carnaval). North region from 16-02-2019 to 24-02-2019. Middle and south region from 23-02-2019 to 3-3-2019
- May holiday 2019: A One (or two) week for high schools and for elementary schools (This may differ from school to school). All regions from 27-04-2019 to 5-5-2019.
- Summer holiday 2019: usually start in mid-July and end in late August and last for six weeks for all Schools South region, primary and secondary education, from 6-7-2019 to 18-08-2019 South middle, primary and secondary education. From 20-07-2019 to 1-9-2019. South-north, primary and secondary education from 13-07-2019 to 25-08-2019
- Autumn break 2019: It’s a one-week holiday in mid-October for Dutch elementary and high schools. North and Center region from 19-10-2019 to 27-10-2019, South region, advisory dates. from 12-10-2019 to 20-10-2019
- Christmas holiday 2019: All regions from 21-12-2019 to 5-1-2020
Holidays in the Netherlands in 2019
Date | Holiday |
1 Jan | New Year’s Day |
19 Apr | Good Friday |
21 Apr | Easter Day |
22 Apr | Easter Monday |
27 Apr | King’s Birthday |
4 May | Remembrance Day |
5 May | Liberation Day |
30 May | Ascension Day |
9 Jun | Whit Sunday |
10 Jun | Whit Monday |
5 Dec | St Nicholas’ Eve/Sinterklaas |
6 Dec | St Nicholas’ Day |
22 Dec | December Solstice |
24 Dec | Christmas Eve |
25 Dec | Christmas Day |
26 Dec | Second Day of Christmas |
31 Dec | New Year’s Eve |