Austria's school holidays in 2024 are coordinated by the federal education ministry but administered by each of the nine Bundeslรคnder. The signature feature of the Austrian school year โ the staggered semester break (Semesterferien) in February โ sees different states take their one-week break across three separate windows to avoid overcrowding at ski resorts.
2024 is a leap year, and Easter falls early on 31 March, placing spring school holidays in late March and early April in most states. This is earlier than average, compressing the gap between Christmas holidays (ending early January) and Easter holidays (mid-to-late March) to approximately 10โ11 weeks.
Summer holidays (Sommerferien): Austria's summer break lasts approximately 9 weeks, running from late June or early July to early September. Vorarlberg in the west tends to start earliest; Burgenland and Vienna often finish latest.
Semester break (Semesterferien): The distinctive Austrian February break is staggered across three weeks. Families should check their specific Bundesland โ a Vienna family and a Vorarlberg family may have completely different February break dates.
Families planning ski holidays should book early: the February semester break is Austria's peak domestic ski travel period, and resorts in Tirol, Salzburg, and Styria fill up quickly.