• Key dates of the school year

• Official school holidays – FWB (primary & secondary education)

• Public holidays and days off during the school year

• Differences – Part-time secondary artistic education

• FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions
  • 👉 For parents
  • 👉 For teachers / school administrators

Based on the calendar published by the Government of the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles.

Download your 2026–2027 school calendar in PDF format

Key dates of the school year

Event

Date

Start of the school year

Monday, August 24, 2026

End of the school year

Friday, July 2, 2027

Official school holidays – FWB (primary & secondary education)

Holidays

From

To

Back to school

Autumn holidays (All Saints)

Mon 10/19/2026

Fri 10/30/2026

Mon 11/02/2026

Winter holidays (Christmas)

Mon 12/21/2026

Fri 01/01/2027

Mon 01/04/2027

Mid-term break (Carnival)

Mon 02/22/2027

Fri 03/05/2027

Mon 03/08/2027

Spring holidays (Easter)

Mon 04/26/2027

Fri 05/07/2027

Mon 05/10/2027

Summer holidays

Sat 07/03/2027

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Sources: official FWB calendar + schools publishing these dates

Public holidays and days off during the school year

Holiday

Date

Impact

French Community Day

Sun 09/27/2026

No school (already a non-school day)

All Souls’ Day

Mon 11/02/2026

Schools closed

Armistice Day

Wed 11/11/2026

Schools closed

Easter Monday

Mon 03/29/2027

Schools closed

Ascension Day

Thu 05/06/2027

Schools closed

Whit Monday

Mon 05/17/2027

Schools closed

Source: FWB calendar + local school publications

Differences – Part-time secondary artistic education

Same periods as above, but holidays end on Saturday:

Holidays

Specific end date

All Saints

Sat 10/31/2026

Christmas

Sat 01/02/2027

Carnival

Sat 03/06/2027

Spring

Sat 05/08/2027

In accordance with the government press release

FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions

Yes.
The dates of the 2026–2027 school calendar of the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles have been approved by the Government and officially published.
They apply to all primary and secondary schools, both public and private.

• Start of the school year: Monday August 24, 2026

• End of the school year: Friday July 2, 2027

Summer holidays start on Saturday, July 3, 2027.

In addition to official school holidays and public holidays, schools may schedule:

• pedagogical training days,

• internal staff meetings,

• sometimes bridging days after a public holiday.

👉 These days are decided by each school and must be communicated to parents at the beginning of the school year.

There are 4 main holiday periods of two weeks:

• autumn holidays (All Saints),

• winter holidays (Christmas),

• mid-term break (Carnival),

• spring holidays (Easter),

plus the summer holidays.

Since the school rhythm reform, the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles applies a system of:
7 weeks of classes followed by 2 weeks of holidays.

This structure aims to:

• better distribute the academic workload,

• reduce student fatigue,

• avoid overly long teaching periods.

👉 As a result, spring holidays may be shifted relative to Easter, which is normal.

No.
Flanders follows a different school calendar, particularly for:

• Carnival holidays,

• spring holidays,

• the end date of the summer holidays.

👉 Families with children enrolled in both systems should compare calendars separately.

The holiday periods are the same, with one important difference:

In part-time secondary artistic education,
holidays end on Saturday, not on Friday.

Yes, some public holidays fall during school holidays, for example:

• Christmas,

• New Year’s Day,

• sometimes Ascension Day or Labour Day.

In such cases, they do not add extra days off.

No.
Once approved by the Government, the FWB school calendar is fixed for the entire year.

Only local pedagogical days may vary by school.

The official school calendar of the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles is available:

• on enseignement.be,

• on the official website of the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles,

• and as a downloadable PDF version on this page.

A printable version of the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles school calendar is recommended for daily use.

Yes, for:

• primary education,

• secondary education,

• special education.

⚠️ Possible differences concern only:

• pedagogical days,

• certain locally decided holidays.

The 2026–2027 school calendar of the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles makes it possible to:

• plan family holidays,

• organize camps and activities,

• anticipate childcare needs,

• avoid date confusion between regions.

Yes.
It complies with:

• the minimum number of school days required by decree,

• European regulations regarding compulsory education,

• official decisions of the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles.

👉 For parents

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