Poland school year 2026/2027 holiday and break schedule

For the 2026/2027 school year in Poland, students will have several scheduled breaks, including winter holidays, Christmas, and Easter. Winter holidays will be organized in three regional shifts:

• January 18–31, 2027: Podkarpackie, Podlaskie, Dolnośląskie, Łódzkie, Śląskie, and Opolskie. • February 1–14, 2027: Mazowieckie, Pomorskie, Świętokrzyskie, and Lubelskie. • February 15–28, 2027: Lubuskie, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Warmińsko-Mazurskie, Wielkopolskie, Zachodniopomorskie, and Małopolskie.

In addition to these breaks, students will have days off during statutory public holidays that fall on weekdays, such as Independence Day (November 11, 2026), Christmas (December 24–25, 2026), New Year's Day (January 1, 2027), Epiphany (January 6, 2027), and Corpus Christi (May 27, 2027). School directors may also designate additional days off, such as long weekends or periods following holidays, according to Ministry of National Education guidelines. The academic year is scheduled to conclude on June 25, 2027.