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The school calendar dates in Switzerland are determined by the cantons and communes and they vary from region to region.
School Holidays in Switzerland 2020
*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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All cantons in Switzerland
The cantons of Switzerland (German: kanton, French: canton, Italian: cantone, Romansh: chantun) are the member states of the Swiss Confederation.
Aargau (AG)
Appenzell – Appenzell Ausserrhoden (AR) / Appenzell Innerrhoden (AI)
Basel – Basel Stadt (BS) / Basel Land (BL)
Bern / Berne (BE)
Freiburg / Fribourg (FR)
Genève (GE)
Glarus (GL)
Graubünden (GR)
Jura (JU)
Luzern (LU)
Neuchâtel (NE)
Sankt Gallen (SG)
Schaffhausen (SH)
Solothurn (SO)
Schwyz (SZ)
Thurgau (TG)
Ticino (TI)
Unterwalden – Obwalden (OW) / Nidwalden (NW)
Uri (UR)
Valais / Wallis (VS)
Vaud (VD)
Zug (ZG)
Zürich (ZH)