Curious when is the next school holiday in the Netherlands in 2021-2022 and how the Dutch school holidays (schoolvakanties) system works? Here is everything you need to know.
The Netherlands are divided into 3 school holiday regions: North, Central and South. Here you can check the overview of these regions, with their provinces and municipalities, and find out where your school belongs to.
The holiday dates below are in the 2020/2021 and the 2021/2022 school years are for primary, special and secondary education. Please note that all dates are inclusive.
| North region | Central region | South region | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas holiday (Kerstvakantie 2020-2021) | 19 December 2020 to 3 January 2021 | 19 December 2020 to 3 January 2021 | 19 December 2020 to 3 January 2021 |
| Spring holiday (Voorjaarsvakantie 2021) | 20 February to 28 February 2021 | 20 February to 28 February 2021 | 13 February to 21 February 2021 |
| May vacation* (Meivakantie 2021) | 1 May to 9 May 2021 | 1 May to 9 May 2021 | 1 May to 9 May 2021 |
| Summer vacation (Zomervakantie 2021) | 10 July to 22 August 2021 | 17 July to 29 August 2021 | 24 July to 5 September 2021 |
School holidays in the Netherlands in the 2021/2022 school year
| North region | Central region | South region | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn vacation** (Herfstvakantie 2021) | 16 October to 24 October 2021 | 16 October to 24 October 2021 | 23 October to 31 October 2021 |
| Christmas holiday (Kerstvakantie 2021-2022) | 25 December 2021 to 9 January 2022 | 25 December 2021 to 9 January 2022 | 25 December 2021 to 9 January 2022 |
| Spring holiday (Voorjaarsvakantie 2022) | 19 February to 27 February 2022 | 26 February to 6 March 2022 | 26 February to 6 March 2022 |
| May vacation* (Meivakantie 2022) | 30 April to 8 May 2022 | 30 April to 8 May 2022 | 30 April to 8 May 2022 |
| Summer vacation (Zomervakantie 2022) | 16 July to 28 August 2022 | 9 July to 21 August 2022 | 23 July to 4 September 2022 |
* Schools may extend the May holiday by one week if they wish. For the exact dates please refer to your school’s agenda.
** These dates are advisory. For the exact dates please refer to your school’s agenda.
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