Overview of school holiday dates 2023-2024
The Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap – OCW (Ministry of Education, Culture and Science) fixes the dates of the main school holidays and gives advisory dates for spring and autumn holidays. Your school may deviate from these. The school guide will tell you when your school's holidays are.
The following holiday dates in the 2023-2024 school year are for basisonderwijs (primary education), speciaal onderwijs (special education) and middelbaar onderwijs (secondary education). In middelbaar beroepsonderwijs – MBO (secondary vocational education) and tertiary education institutions are free to set their own holiday dates.
School holidays 2023-2024
For school holidays, the Netherlands is divided into 3 regions: Noord, Centraal and Zuid.
| Regio Noord | Regio Midden | Regio Zuid | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Herfstvakantie |
21 October – 29 October 2023 |
14 October – 22 October 2023 |
14 October – 22 October 2023 |
|
Kerstvakantie |
23 December 2023 – 7 January 2024 |
23 December 2023 – 7 January 2024 |
23 December 2023 – 7 January 2024 |
|
Voorjaarsvakantie |
17 February – 25 February 2024 |
17 February – 25 February 2024 |
10 February – 18 February 2024 |
|
Meivakantie |
27 April – 5 May 2024 |
27 April – 5 May 2024 |
27 April – 5 May 2024 |
|
Zomervakantie |
20 July – 1 September 2024 |
13 July – 25 August 2024 |
6 July – 18 August 2024 |