The 2024-2025 school calendar is now available, with dates for the start of the school year (pupils, secondary school students) and school vacations. Different dates apply depending on the academic zone to which your home is attached. In mainland France, four zones (including Corsica) are grouping together various academies. For the year 2024-2025, the dates for the start of the school year and school vacations are as follows:
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Back-to-school dates and school vacations 2024-2025
| Back to school and vacations/education zones | Zone A | Zone B | Zone C | Corsica |
| Students start school in September 2024 | Monday, September 2, 2024 | Monday, September 2, 2024 | Monday, September 2, 2024 | Date unknown |
| All Saints’ vacation (or autumn vacation) 2024 | Saturday, October 19 to Monday, November 4, 2024 | Saturday, October 19 to Monday, November 4, 2024 | Saturday, October 19 to Monday, November 4, 2024 | Dates unknown |
| Christmas vacations (or end-of-year vacations) 2024 | From Saturday, December 21, 2024, to Monday, January 6, 2025 | From Saturday, December 21, 2024, to Monday, January 6, 2025 | From Saturday, December 21, 2024, to Monday, January 6, 2025 | Dates unknown |
| Winter vacations (or February vacation) 2025 | Saturday, February 22 to Monday, March 10, 2025 | Saturday, February 8 to Monday, February 24, 2025 | Saturday, February 15 to Monday, March 3, 2025 | Dates unknown |
| Easter vacation (or spring break) 2025 | Saturday, April 19 to Monday, May 5, 2025 | Saturday, April 5 to Tuesday, April 22, 2025 | From Saturday, April 12 to Monday, April 28 2025 | Dates unknown |
| Summer vacation 2025 | Saturday, July 5, 2025 | Saturday, July 5, 2025 | Saturday, July 5, 2025 | Date unknown |
Download the 2024-2025 school vacations calendar
National education zones for school vacations in Mainland France
| Areas | Area A | Area B | Area C | Corsica |
| National education academies. | Besançon, Bordeaux, Clermont-Ferrand, Dijon, Grenoble, Limoges, Lyon and Poitiers. | Aix-Marseille, Amiens, Caen, Lille, Nancy-Metz, Nantes, Nice, Orléans-Tours, Reims, Rennes, Rouen and Strasbourg. | Créteil, Montpellier, Paris, Toulouse and Versailles. | Departments of Corse-du-Sud (2A) and Haute-Corse (2B). |
Further information for school vacations 2024-2025
- Students will not have “Class” on Friday, May 30, 2025, and Saturday, May 31, 2025.
- Vacations start on the days indicated, after school. For students who do not have classes on Saturdays, holidays begin on Fridays after school. Classes resume on the mornings of the days indicated.
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