School Year 2025/26: An Overview of the Most Important Dates
Already on the following day, the temporary timetable must be ready. Since classes not only start early but also end late on July 3rd (West: July 10th), students will spend an extra week in the classroom in the 2025/26 school year compared to previous years.
School Year 2025/26 Particularly Long
The longer school year is simply due to the calendar or the School Time Act: Accordingly, the school year in the East begins on the first Monday in September and ends at the latest on July 3rd. In the remaining federal states, this is the case a week later. The first break in this longest possible school year is at the end of October, when the autumn holidays are scheduled between National Day (October 26th) and All Souls' Day (November 2nd). Since both days fall on a Sunday this year, unlike in other years, there are no "bridge days" to extend the autumn holidays through school-autonomous days.
Easter Holidays in the 2025/26 School Year from End of March
The Advent season begins with a long weekend thanks to the Feast of the Immaculate Conception (December 8th), a Monday. December 24th falls on a Wednesday this year and marks the beginning of the Christmas holidays, which this time last until January 6th, a Tuesday. The semester holidays in Vienna and Lower Austria fall in the week from February 2nd to 8th this school year. Burgenland, Carinthia, Salzburg, Tyrol, and Vorarlberg follow from February 9th to 15th, with Upper Austria and Styria concluding from February 16th to 22nd.
Students have Easter holidays uniformly from March 28th to April 6th. The national holiday on May 1st brings the next long weekend. On the following Tuesday (May 5th), the written central Matura at the AHS and vocational higher schools (BHS) starts with the subject German. On May 7th, English follows as the next subject with particularly many examinees, and on May 11th, it's Mathematics. The last exam, Greek, falls on May 15th.
Last School Day in the 2025/26 School Year on July 3rd or 10th
The next chance for a long weekend arises in mid-May: The first of the two Thursday holidays falls on May 14th with Ascension Day, so the following Friday could be a school-autonomous day. The Pentecost holidays last only three days, as in previous years, this time from May 23rd to 25th. Since the introduction of the general autumn holidays, there is regular instruction on the Tuesday after Pentecost - unless it is school-autonomously released. On June 4th, Corpus Christi is the last holiday before the school holidays, and the following Friday is also a hot tip for a school-autonomous day.
The last school day is comparatively late this time, namely on July 3rd in Eastern Austria and on July 10th in the other federal states. On September 7th, students in Vienna, Lower Austria, and Burgenland return to classes after the summer holidays. A week later, the 2026/27 school year also begins in Carinthia, Upper Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, and Vorarlberg.
(APA/Red)
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