Overview of school holiday dates 2029-2030
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 2029-2030 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
School holidays 2028-2029
For school holidays, the Netherlands is divided into 3 regions: Noord, Centraal and Zuid.
| Regio Noord | Regio Midden | Regio Zuid | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Herfstvakantie |
20 October – 28 October 2029 |
20 October – 28 October 2029 |
13 October – 21 October 2029 |
|
Kerstvakantie |
22 December 2029 – 6 January 2030 |
22 December 2029 – 6 January 2030 |
22 December 2029 – 6 January 2030 |
|
Voorjaarsvakantie |
16 February – 24 February 2030 |
23 February – 3 March 2030 |
23 February – 3 March 2030 |
|
Meivakantie |
27 April – 5 May 2030 |
27 April – 5 May 2030 |
27 April – 5 May 2030 |
|
Zomervakantie |
20 July – 1 September 2030 |
13 July – 25 August 2030 |
6 July – 18 August 2030 |