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Main School Holidays in Switzerland in 2019
The school year begins between the second half of August and the first half of September in the whole of Switzerland. School children have around 13 weeks of holiday per school year. These dates are set by the cantons and communes and they vary from region to region.
- Christmas holidays: From 22-12-2018 to 6-1-2019. Dates vary per region and school type. Every region 1.5 to 2.5 weeks between December and January
- Sport holidays: From 26-01-2019 to 17-03-2019. Dates vary per region and school type. Every region 1 to 2 weeks within January and March
- Spring holidays: From 6-4-2019 to 5-5-2019. Dates vary per region and school type. Every region 2 weeks within April and May
- Summer holidays: From 29-06-2019 to 28-08-2019. Dates vary per region and school type. Every region 8 weeks within June and August
*Holiday varies per region and school type.
Would you like to know more about bank holidays in Switzerland? Have a look of our calendar below
Holidays in Switzerland in 2019
| Date | Holiday |
| 1 Jan | New Year’s Day – All |
| 2 Jan | Berchtold Day – 14 cantons |
| 6 Jan | Epiphany – GR*, SZ, TI, UR |
| 19 Mar | Saint Joseph’s Day – GR*, LU*, NW, SO*, SZ, TI, UR, VS |
| 19 Apr | Good Friday – All except TI, VS |
| 22 Apr | Easter Monday – All except VS |
| 1 May | May Day – BL, BS, FR*, JU, LU*, SH, SO*, TG, TI, ZH |
| 30 May | Ascension Day – All |
| 10 Jun | Pentecost Monday – All except VS |
| 20 Jun | Corpus Christi – 14 cantons |
| 29 Jun | St. Peter and St. Paul – Graubünden, Ticino |
| 1 Aug | Swiss National Day |
| 15 Aug | Assumption of Mary – 14 cantons |
| 5 Sep | Jeune Genevois – Geneva |
| 1 Nov | All Saints’ Day – 16 cantons |
| 8 Dec | Immaculate Conception – 13 cantons |
| 25 Dec | Christmas Day – All |
| 26 Dec | St. Stephen’s Day – All except JU, VD, VS |