School calendar
The school calendar is issued by the Department of Education, Culture and Sports of Canton Ticino.
Beginning of the school year
In all schools, classes begin on Monday, 1 September 2025, with the exception of vocational schools.
School vacations
School vacations (initial and terminal days included)
- fall vacations: from 1 November to 9 November 2025
- Christmas vacations: from 24 December 2025 to 6 January 2026
- Carnival vacations: from 14 February to 22 February 2026
- Easter vacations: from 3 April to 12 April 2026
Public holidays
Public holidays in Ticino
- Monday, 8 December 2025: Immaculate Conception
- Thursday, 19 March 2026: St Joseph’s Day
- Friday, 1 May 2026: Labor Day
- Thursday, 14 May 2026: Ascension Day
- Monday, 25 May 2026: Whit Monday
- Thursday, 4 June 2026: Corpus Christi
It is also a school holiday: Friday, 15 May 2026.
End of the school year
In all schools, classes end on Wednesday, 17 June 2026, with the exception of vocational schools.
The English version of this page was created with the aid of automatic translation tools and may contain errors and omissions.
The original version is the page in Italian.