Overview of school holiday dates 2027-2028
The Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap – OCW (Ministry of Education, Culture and Science) fixes the dates of the main school holidays and gives advisory dates for spring and autumn holidays. Your school may deviate from these. The school guide will tell you when your school's holidays are.
The following holiday dates in the 2027-2028 school year are for basisonderwijs (primary education), speciaal onderwijs (special education) and middelbaar onderwijs (secondary education). In middelbaar beroepsonderwijs – MBO (secondary vocational education) and tertiary education institutions are free to set their own holiday dates.
School holidays 2027-2028
For school holidays, the Netherlands is divided into 3 regions: Noord, Centraal and Zuid.
| Regio Noord | Regio Midden | Regio Zuid | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Herfstvakantie |
16 October – 24 October 2027 |
16 October – 24 October 2027 |
23 October – 31 October 2027 |
|
Kerstvakantie |
25 December 2027 – 9 January 2028 |
25 December 2027 – 9 January 2028 |
25 December 2027 – 9 January 2028 |
|
Voorjaarsvakantie |
19 February – 27 February 2028 |
26 February – 5 March 2028 |
26 February – 5 March 2028 |
|
Meivakantie |
29 April – 7 May 2028 |
29 April – 7 May 2028 |
29 April – 7 May 2028 |
|
Zomervakantie |
15 July – 27 August 2028 |
8 July – 20 August 2028 |
22 July – 3 September 2028 |