Are you or one of your family members attending one of The Best International Schools in Switzerland or your children in one of the best boarding school in Switzerland? Learn more about the school holidays in Switzerland! The school calendar dates in Switzerland are determined by the cantons and communes and they vary from region […]
Are you or one of your family members attending one of The Best International Schools in Switzerland or your children in one of the best boarding school in Switzerland? Learn more about the school holidays in Switzerland!
The school calendar dates in Switzerland are determined by the cantons and communes and they vary from region to region.
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*All dates are subject to errors and changes
| Holiday | Date | Regions |
| All Saints’ Day | 01-11-2019 | National except AR, BL, BS, BE, GE, GR, NE, SH, TG, VD, ZH |
| Christmas Holidays | from 23-12-2019 to 06-01-2020 | |
| Sports Holidays | from 10-02-2020 to 21-02-2020 | |
| St. Joseph’s Day | 19-03-2020 | GR, LU, NW, SZ, TI, UR, VS |
| Näfelser Fahrt | 02-04-2020 | GL |
| Spring Holidays | from 09-04-2020 to 24-04-2020 | |
| Labour Day | 01-05-2020 | BL, BS, JU, LU, NE, SH, SO, TG, TI, ZH |
| Ascension Holidays | from 21-05-2020 to 22-05-2020 | National |
| Whit Monday | 01-06-2020 | National except NE, SO, VS, ZG |
| Corpus Christi | 11-06-2020 | National except AR, BL, BS, BE, GE, GL, NE, SH, SG, TG, VD, ZH |
| Independence of Jura | 23-06-2020 | JU |
| St. Peter and St. Paul | 29-06-2020 | GR, TI |
| Summer Holidays | from 13-07-2020 to 14-08-2020 | |
| Jeûne genevois | 10-09-2020 | GE |
| Day after the Federal Fast | 21-09-2020 | VD |
| St. Mauritius | 22-09-2020 | AI |
| Brother Klaus Festival | 25-09-2020 | OW |
| Immaculate Conception | 08-12-2020 | AG, AI, FR, GR, LU, NW, OW, SZ, TI, UR, VS, ZG |
| Christmas Eve | 24-12-2020 | GL |
| Christmas Day | 25-12-2020 | National |
| St. Stephen’s Day | 26-12-2020 | National except GE, JU, NE, SO, VS, VD, ZG |
| New Year’s Eve | 31-12-2020 | GL |
| Restoration Day | 31-12-2020 | GE |
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