Switzerland's 2028 school holidays benefit from a well-placed Easter (16 April) and a leap year calendar with 366 days. Spring breaks fall in mid-to-late April in most cantons, giving a comfortable gap after the February Carnival/winter break.
Summer holidays: Most cantons run a 5โ6 week summer break from early July to mid-August. Swiss National Day (1 August, Tuesday) falls mid-break โ families can use Monday 31 July as a bridge day for a four-day long weekend within the summer holidays.
Autumn break: With All Saints' Day (1 November) falling on a Wednesday in 2028, Catholic cantons scheduling autumn breaks around this date will need bridge days on either side to build a longer break โ no automatic long weekend this year.
Christmas 2028: Christmas Day (25 December) falls on a Monday in 2028 โ an excellent placement. Most cantons' Christmas school breaks run from approximately 21 December 2028 to 6โ8 January 2029.
Aargau
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Aargau โ School Holidays 2028
Winter Break
No break
Easter Break
10.04.2028 - 21.04.2028
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
24.07.2028 - 11.08.2028
Autumn Break
02.10.2028 - 13.10.2028
Christmas Break
27.12.2028 - 05.01.2029
Appenzell Innerrhoden
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Appenzell Innerrhoden โ School Holidays 2028
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 2028
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 2028
Winter Break
No break
Easter Break
08.04.2028 - 23.04.2028
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
08.07.2028 - 13.08.2028
Autumn Break
No break
Christmas Break
No break
Basel-Landschaft
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Basel-Landschaft โ School Holidays 2028
Winter Break
26.02.2028 - 13.03.2028
Easter Break
08.04.2028 - 24.04.2028
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
01.07.2028 - 14.08.2028
Autumn Break
30.09.2028 - 16.10.2028
Christmas Break
23.12.2028 - 08.01.2029
Basel-Stadt
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Basel-Stadt โ School Holidays 2028
Winter Break
26.02.2028 - 11.03.2028
Easter Break
08.04.2028 - 22.04.2028
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
01.07.2028 - 12.08.2028
Autumn Break
30.09.2028 - 14.10.2028
Christmas Break
23.12.2028 - 01.01.2029
Fribourg
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Fribourg โ School Holidays 2028
Winter Break
21.02.2028 - 25.02.2028
Easter Break
10.04.2028 - 21.04.2028
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
10.07.2028 - 18.08.2028
Autumn Break
09.10.2028 - 27.10.2028
Christmas Break
25.12.2028 - 05.01.2029
Geneva
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Geneva โ School Holidays 2028
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 2028
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 2028
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 2028
Winter Break
21.02.2028 - 25.02.2028
Easter Break
14.04.2028 - 28.04.2028 + 26.05.2028
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
03.07.2028 - 18.08.2028
Autumn Break
No break
Christmas Break
No break
Lucerne
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Lucerne โ School Holidays 2028
Winter Break
19.02.2028 - 05.03.2028
Easter Break
14.04.2028 - 30.04.2028
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
08.07.2028 - 20.08.2028
Autumn Break
30.09.2028 - 15.10.2028
Christmas Break
23.12.2028 - 07.01.2029
Neuchรขtel
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Neuchรขtel โ School Holidays 2028
Winter Break
28.02.2028 - 03.03.2028
Easter Break
10.04.2028 - 21.04.2028 + 26.05.2028
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
10.07.2028 - 18.08.2028
Autumn Break
09.10.2028 - 20.10.2028
Christmas Break
25.12.2028 - 05.01.2029
Nidwalden
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Nidwalden โ School Holidays 2028
Winter Break
19.02.2028 - 05.03.2028
Easter Break
14.04.2028 - 30.04.2028 + 26.05.2028 + 16.06.2028
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
08.07.2028 - 20.08.2028
Autumn Break
30.09.2028 - 15.10.2028
Christmas Break
23.12.2028 - 07.01.2029
Obwalden
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Obwalden โ School Holidays 2028
Winter Break
19.02.2028 - 05.03.2028
Easter Break
14.04.2028 - 30.04.2028 + 26.05.2028 + 16.06.2028
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
08.07.2028 - 20.08.2028
Autumn Break
30.09.2028 - 15.10.2028
Christmas Break
23.12.2028 - 07.01.2029
St. Gallen
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St. Gallen โ School Holidays 2028
Winter Break
No break
Easter Break
09.04.2028 - 23.04.2028
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
09.07.2028 - 13.08.2028
Autumn Break
01.10.2028 - 22.10.2028
Christmas Break
24.12.2028 - 07.01.2029
Schaffhausen
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Schaffhausen โ School Holidays 2028
Winter Break
29.01.2028 - 13.02.2028
Easter Break
14.04.2028 - 01.05.2028 + 26.05.2028
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
08.07.2028 - 13.08.2028
Autumn Break
30.09.2028 - 22.10.2028
Christmas Break
23.12.2028 - 02.01.2029
Solothurn
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Solothurn โ School Holidays 2028
Winter Break
07.02.2028 - 18.02.2028
Easter Break
10.04.2028 - 21.04.2028
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
10.07.2028 - 11.08.2028
Autumn Break
02.10.2028 - 20.10.2028
Christmas Break
25.12.2028 - 05.01.2029
Schwyz
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Schwyz โ School Holidays 2028
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 2028
Winter Break
31.01.2028 - 06.02.2028
Easter Break
03.04.2028 - 17.04.2028 + 25.05.2028 - 05.06.2028
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
10.07.2028 - 13.08.2028
Autumn Break
09.10.2028 - 22.10.2028
Christmas Break
25.12.2028 - 07.01.2029
Ticino
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Ticino โ School Holidays 2028
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 2028
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 2028
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 2028
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 2028
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 2028
Winter Break
No break
Easter Break
No break
Pentecost Break
No break
Summer Holidays
No break
Autumn Break
No break
Christmas Break
No break