Switzerland School Holidays 2027

Switzerland's 2027 school holidays are shaped by an early Easter (28 March) that places spring breaks in the third and fourth weeks of March — unusually early. The Christmas-to-Easter gap is shorter than average, approximately 10–11 weeks depending on the canton.

Summer holidays: Swiss National Day (1 August) falls on a Sunday, providing no mid-summer bridge day benefit. The summer break runs its standard 5–6 weeks from early July to mid-August, uninterrupted by a midweek national holiday.

Autumn break: All Saints' Day (1 November, Monday) gives Catholic cantons a natural long weekend at the start of their autumn break — a welcome counterpoint to the poor National Day and Christmas placements of 2027.

Christmas 2027: With Christmas falling on a weekend, the school Christmas break is even more important as the primary rest period. Most cantons will run their break from approximately 22 December 2027 to 7 January 2028.