The Junta de Andalucía has published the official calendar for the 2026/2027 school year, setting the key dates for non-university educational institutions. Classes start in stages: for the first cycle of early childhood education, the 3 September 2026 is scheduled as the first day of school. The second cycle of early childhood education, primary education and special education start on 10 September 2026. In secondary education, Bachillerato, vocational training (Formación Profesional), and arts and adult education (Educación Permanente), classes begin on 15 September 2026. The public language schools (Enseñanzas de Idiomas en Régimen Especial) follow on 21 September 2026. The last day of classes in the regular school year is 23 June 2027.
The calendar clearly sets out the Christmas holidays: classes end on 22 December 2026, and pupils return to the classroom on 11 January 2027. The Easter holiday period is scheduled from 22 March 2027 to and including 28 March 2027. National and autonomous-community public holidays are also included, among them 12 October (Fiesta Nacional de España). Other non-teaching days may vary by province and are recorded in the respective implementation orders of the territorial delegations of the Junta de Andalucía.
The calendar is based on the relevant resolutions of the Consejería de Desarrollo Educativo y Formación Profesional of the Junta de Andalucía, supplemented by regulations issued at provincial level. These specify which days are lectivos and no lectivos, and how the required teaching hours are to be met at each educational level. The calendar applies to the entire network of non-university educational institutions in Andalusia, including language schools under the special regime.
Responsibility for practical implementation lies with school management and municipal authorities: they provide information about additional province-specific non-teaching days permitted under the regional rules. In terms of its structure, the staggered start follows the usual pattern in Andalusia, combining an early start for early childhood education with a later start for secondary and vocational education. The key dates for the school year – a staggered start in September, the Christmas holidays from 22 December 2026 to 11 January 2027, the Easter holidays from 22 to 28 March 2027, and the last day of classes on 23 June 2027 – are therefore binding.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).