PRIMARY SCHOOL CALENDAR · 2026–27
Belgium school calendar 2026-27 (primary schools)
Dates checked against official sources on 24 September 2026.
The school year this calendar covers has ended. The next calendar is published once the ministry releases it.
Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles (French Community)
Applies to: Applies to all nursery, primary and secondary schools organized or subsidized by the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles (Wallonia and French-speaking Brussels); does NOT apply to Flemish Community or German-speaking Community schools.
Dates
- Break
- Public holiday
- Exam
- School days
August 2026
-
Start of school year (rentrée) [1]
School days
September 2026
-
Fête de la Communauté française (Community Day) [1]
Falls on a Sunday in 2026; no instructional day is lost.
Public holiday
October 2026
-
Autumn break (Toussaint) [1]
Two-week break; includes All Saints' Day (1 Nov).
Break 14 days
November 2026
December 2026
-
Winter break (Noël) [1]
Break 14 days
February 2027
-
Carnival / relaxation break [1]
Fixed calendar week; no longer tied to the liturgical Mardi Gras date.
Break 14 days
March 2027
-
Easter Monday [1]
Public holiday
April 2027
-
Spring break (Pâques) [1]
Fixed calendar week; no longer tied to the liturgical Easter date.
Break 14 days
May 2027
July 2027
-
End of school year / start of summer holidays [1]
Official wording: summer holidays begin Saturday 3 July 2027.
School days
No more dates this school year.
Flemish Community
Applies to: Applies to all kindergarten, primary and secondary schools organized, recognized or subsidized by the Flemish Community (Flanders and Dutch-speaking Brussels); does NOT apply to Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles or German-speaking Community schools.
Dates
- Break
- Public holiday
- Exam
- School days
September 2026
-
Start of school year [2]
School days
November 2026
December 2026
-
Christmas break (kerstvakantie) [2]
Break 14 days
February 2027
-
Carnival break (krokusvakantie) [2]
Break 7 days
March 2027
-
Easter break (paasvakantie) [2]
Begins on Easter Monday itself, since Easter falls unusually early in 2027.
Break 14 days
May 2027
June 2027
-
End of school year [2]
School days
No more dates this school year.
German-speaking Community (Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft)
Applies to: Applies to all primary and secondary schools organized or subsidized by the German-speaking Community of Belgium (Eupen-Malmedy-Sankt Vith); does NOT apply to Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles or Flemish Community schools.
Dates
- Break
- Public holiday
- Exam
- School days
September 2026
-
Start of school year (Anfang des Schuljahres) [4]
School days
November 2026
December 2026
-
Christmas break (Weihnachtsferien) [4]
Break 13 days
February 2027
-
Carnival break (Karnevalsferien) [4]
Break 6 days
March 2027
-
Easter break (Osterferien) [4]
Begins on Easter Monday itself.
Break 13 days
May 2027
June 2027
-
End of school year [4]
School days
No more dates this school year.
Planning parent communication around these dates
Each date is a message: reminders before breaks, and a welcome-back note after them.
Official sources
- Calendrier scolaire 2025-2027 en FW-B , Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles — enseignement.be
- Schoolvakanties , Vlaamse overheid (Government of Flanders) — vlaanderen.be
- Besluit van de Vlaamse Regering tot organisatie van het schooljaar in het basisonderwijs en in het deeltijds onderwijs georganiseerd, erkend of gesubsidieerd door de Vlaamse Gemeenschap (17 april 1991, as codified) , Vlaamse overheid (Government of Flanders) — codex.vlaanderen.be
- Kalender für die Schuljahre und die akademischen Jahre 2025-2026 bis 2028-2029 , Ministerium der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft Belgiens — ostbelgienbildung.be