Switzerland's 2024 school holidays are set entirely at cantonal level โ there is no national school calendar. With 26 cantons setting their own dates, holiday windows can vary significantly even between neighbouring regions.
2024 is a leap year, and Easter falls early on 31 March. Most cantons schedule spring holidays around this Easter date, though the precise two-week windows vary. French-speaking cantons (vacances de Pรขques) and German-speaking cantons (Frรผhlingsferien or Osterferien) use different naming conventions and sometimes different date windows.
Summer holidays (Sommerferien): Swiss summer breaks are typically 5โ6 weeks โ shorter than in Germany, France, or Spain. Most cantons run their summer break from early July to mid-August. French-speaking cantons tend to have slightly longer breaks.
Swiss National Day (1 August, Thursday): Schools are closed on National Day. Taking Friday 2 August as a bridge day effectively extends summer for many families with a four-day weekend mid-break.
Carnival/Fasnacht break: A short break of a few days in February or March, linked to Carnival celebrations. Most prominent in Basel, Lucerne, and other traditionally Catholic areas. Not observed in all cantons.
Aargau
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Aargau โ School Holidays 2024
Winter Break
No break
Easter Break
No break
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
No break
Autumn Break
No break
Christmas Break
No break
Appenzell Innerrhoden
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Appenzell Innerrhoden โ School Holidays 2024
Winter Break
No break
Easter Break
No break
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
No break
Autumn Break
No break
Christmas Break
No break
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
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Appenzell Ausserrhoden โ School Holidays 2024
Winter Break
No break
Easter Break
No break
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
No break
Autumn Break
No break
Christmas Break
No break
Bern
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Bern โ School Holidays 2024
Winter Break
No break
Easter Break
No break
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
No break
Autumn Break
No break
Christmas Break
No break
Basel-Landschaft
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Basel-Landschaft โ School Holidays 2024
Winter Break
No break
Easter Break
No break
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
No break
Autumn Break
No break
Christmas Break
No break
Basel-Stadt
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Basel-Stadt โ School Holidays 2024
Winter Break
No break
Easter Break
No break
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
No break
Autumn Break
No break
Christmas Break
No break
Fribourg
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Fribourg โ School Holidays 2024
Winter Break
No break
Easter Break
No break
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
No break
Autumn Break
No break
Christmas Break
No break
Geneva
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Geneva โ School Holidays 2024
Winter Break
No break
Easter Break
No break
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
No break
Autumn Break
No break
Christmas Break
No break
Glarus
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Glarus โ School Holidays 2024
Winter Break
No break
Easter Break
No break
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
No break
Autumn Break
No break
Christmas Break
No break
Graubรผnden
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Graubรผnden โ School Holidays 2024
Winter Break
No break
Easter Break
No break
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
No break
Autumn Break
No break
Christmas Break
No break
Jura
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Jura โ School Holidays 2024
Winter Break
No break
Easter Break
No break
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
No break
Autumn Break
No break
Christmas Break
No break
Lucerne
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Lucerne โ School Holidays 2024
Winter Break
No break
Easter Break
No break
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
No break
Autumn Break
No break
Christmas Break
No break
Neuchรขtel
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Neuchรขtel โ School Holidays 2024
Winter Break
No break
Easter Break
No break
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
No break
Autumn Break
No break
Christmas Break
No break
Nidwalden
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Nidwalden โ School Holidays 2024
Winter Break
No break
Easter Break
No break
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
No break
Autumn Break
No break
Christmas Break
No break
Obwalden
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Obwalden โ School Holidays 2024
Winter Break
No break
Easter Break
No break
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
No break
Autumn Break
No break
Christmas Break
No break
St. Gallen
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St. Gallen โ School Holidays 2024
Winter Break
No break
Easter Break
No break
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
No break
Autumn Break
No break
Christmas Break
No break
Schaffhausen
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Schaffhausen โ School Holidays 2024
Winter Break
No break
Easter Break
No break
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
No break
Autumn Break
No break
Christmas Break
No break
Solothurn
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Solothurn โ School Holidays 2024
Winter Break
No break
Easter Break
No break
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
No break
Autumn Break
No break
Christmas Break
No break
Schwyz
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Schwyz โ School Holidays 2024
Winter Break
No break
Easter Break
No break
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
No break
Autumn Break
No break
Christmas Break
No break
Thurgau
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Thurgau โ School Holidays 2024
Winter Break
No break
Easter Break
No break
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
No break
Autumn Break
No break
Christmas Break
No break
Ticino
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Ticino โ School Holidays 2024
Winter Break
No break
Easter Break
No break
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
No break
Autumn Break
No break
Christmas Break
No break
Uri
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Uri โ School Holidays 2024
Winter Break
No break
Easter Break
No break
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
No break
Autumn Break
No break
Christmas Break
No break
Vaud
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Vaud โ School Holidays 2024
Winter Break
No break
Easter Break
No break
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
No break
Autumn Break
No break
Christmas Break
No break
Valais
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Valais โ School Holidays 2024
Winter Break
No break
Easter Break
No break
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
No break
Autumn Break
No break
Christmas Break
No break
Zug
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Zug โ School Holidays 2024
Winter Break
No break
Easter Break
No break
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
No break
Autumn Break
No break
Christmas Break
No break
Zurich
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Zurich โ School Holidays 2024
Winter Break
No break
Easter Break
No break
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
No break
Autumn Break
No break
Christmas Break
No break