Polish school holidays: first day of school in Poland and last day of school in Poland

The school year in Poland is divided into 2 terms: the first/winter term (pierwszy semestr) and the second/summer term (drugi semestr). While the first and last days of school are set the same for all of Poland, the winter break (ferie zimowe) times differ for each Polish province/voivodship.

The first day of a new school year is Monday, September 2, 2024, and the last school day in Poland in 2025 is Friday, June 27.

Additional days off in Polish schools

This is a list of additional days off for all public schools in Poland (apart from these breaks, heads of individual schools may also designate a few days off individually for a given school; such short breaks are most often around public holidays, e.g. November 1, November 11, May 1, May 3).

Summer school holidays in Poland

The dates of summer school break in Poland

Winter school break in Poland: 2025 & 2026

The dates of winter school break in Poland in 2025

The winter break (ferie zimowe) times differ for each Polish province/voivodship each year.

The following voivodships: kujawsko-pomorskie (Kuyavian-Pomeranian – Toruń & Bydgoszcz), lubuskie (Lubusz – Gorzów Wielkopolski & Zielona Góra), małopolskie (Lesser Poland – Kraków), świętokrzyskie (Holy Cross – Kielce), wielkopolskie (Greater Poland – Poznań).

The following voivodships: podlaskie (Białystok), warmińsko-mazurskie (Warmian-Masurian – Olsztyn).

The following voivodships: dolnośląskie (Lower Silesian – Wrocław), mazowieckie (Masovian – Warsaw), opolskie (Opole), zachodniopomorskie (West Pomeranian – Szczecin).

The following voivodships: lubelskie (Lublin), łódzkie (Łódź), podkarpackie (Subcarpathian – Rzeszów), pomorskie (Pomeranian – Gdańsk), śląskie (Silesian – Katowice).

The dates of winter school break in Poland in 2026

The winter break (ferie zimowe) times differ for each Polish province/voivodship each year.

The following voivodships: mazowieckie (Masovian – Warsaw), pomorskie (Pomeranian – Gdańsk), podlaskie (Białystok), świętokrzyskie (Holy Cross – Kielce), warmińsko-mazurskie (Warmian-Masurian – Olsztyn).

The following voivodships: dolnośląskie (Lower Silesian – Wrocław), kujawsko-pomorskie (Kuyavian-Pomeranian – Toruń & Bydgoszcz), łódzkie (Łódź), zachodniopomorskie (West Pomeranian – Szczecin), małopolskie (Lesser Poland – Kraków), opolskie (Opole).

The following voivodships: podkarpackie (Subcarpathian – Rzeszów), lubelskie (Lublin), wielkopolskie (Greater Poland – Poznań), lubuskie (Lubusz – Gorzów Wielkopolski & Zielona Góra), śląskie (Silesian – Katowice).

Source: Ministry of Education

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