PRIMARY SCHOOL CALENDAR · 2026–27
Morocco 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.
Public and private schools following the Ministry of Education calendar (MEN)
Applies to: Applies to all public primary schools and private (non-mission) primary schools in Morocco that follow the Ministère de l'Éducation Nationale calendar; does NOT apply to French Mission (AEFE/OSUI/MLF) schools, which follow their own network calendar.
Dates
- Break
- Public holiday
- Exam
- School days
September 2026
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Administrative and management staff return to duty [1]
Staff-only date, not a pupil day.
School days -
Teaching staff return to duty [1]
Staff-only date, not a pupil day.
School days -
Staggered pupil enrolment/welcome (accueil), by level [1]
Welcome days, not classes yet; staggered by level.
School days 3 days -
Effective and mandatory start of classes (all cycles, incl. primary) [2]
School days
October 2026
November 2026
December 2026
-
Second interim break [2]
Break 8 days
January 2027
March 2027
May 2027
June 2027
-
Islamic New Year (1 Muharram) [2]
Provisional: depends on moon sighting Estimated (from the Hijri date)
يوم 1 محرم 1449
Public holiday -
Primary certificate (CEP) — regional unified exam [2]
Sixth-grade primary pupils only.
Exam 2 days -
End of classes (primary) [2]
The 29 May 2027 date some sources cite is for 2nd-year Bac only; primary ends 26 June.
School days
No more dates this school year.
French Mission schools (AEFE / OSUI / MLF network) in Morocco
Applies to: Applies to AEFE-network, OSUI, and other homologated French Mission primary schools in Morocco; does NOT apply to Moroccan public or private schools following the MEN calendar.
Dates
- Break
- Public holiday
- Exam
- School days
September 2026
October 2026
-
Autumn break (Toussaint) [3]
Classes resume Monday 2 November.
Break 15 days
November 2026
December 2026
-
Christmas / end-of-year break [3]
Classes resume Monday 4 January.
Break 15 days
January 2027
February 2027
-
Winter break (February) [3]
Classes resume Monday 8 March.
Break 15 days
March 2027
-
Aïd El Fitr / Aïd Seghir [3]
Around 10-11 March 2027; mobile holiday, confirmed closer to the date by moon sighting.
Provisional: depends on moon sighting
Public holiday 2 days
April 2027
-
Spring break [3]
Classes resume Monday 10 May.
Break 15 days
May 2027
-
Aïd El Kebir / Aïd El Adha [3]
Around 17-18 May 2027; mobile holiday, confirmed closer to the date by moon sighting.
Provisional: depends on moon sighting
Public holiday 2 days -
Lundi de Pâques (Easter Monday, shifted) [3]
Falls on 17 May instead if Aïd El Kebir is confirmed for 19 May.
Provisional: depends on moon sighting
Public holiday
June 2027
-
1er Moharram (Islamic New Year) [3]
Falls on a Sunday, already a non-school day.
Provisional: depends on moon sighting
Public holiday
July 2027
-
End of classes [3]
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
- Rappel des dates de la rentrée scolaire 2026/2027 , Ministère de l'Éducation Nationale, du Préscolaire et des Sports (Maroc)
- مقرر رقم 047.26 في شأن تنظيم السنة الدراسية 2026-2027 , Ministère de l'Éducation Nationale, du Préscolaire et des Sports (Maroc) (3 July 2026)
- Calendrier de l'année scolaire 2026-2027 (réseau EFM — Enseignement Français au Maroc) , Enseignement Français au Maroc (réseau AEFE/OSUI, piloté par le SCAC de l'Ambassade de France au Maroc) (5 June 2026)