The Polish School Year

The School Year in Poland begins on 1 September and ends on 24 June. There are 4 holiday periods: Christmas holidays, winter holidays (2 weeks in January or February depending on the region – see below), Easter holidays and summer holidays (25 June– 1 September).

Public Holidays (year 2010-2011)

25 April	Easter Monday
23 June	Corpus Christi
1 January	New Year's Day
1 May	Labour Day
3 May	Constitution Day
1 November	All Saint's Day
11 November	Independence Day
25 December	Christmas Day
26 December	Boxing Day

School holidays over the school year 2010/2011 in Poland

School holidays	Region	Date
Christmas holidays	all	23/12/2010 – 1/1/2011
Winter / Carnival	Lubelskie, Łódzkie, Podkarpackie, Pomorskie, Śląskie	17/1/2011 – 30/1/ 2011
	Podlaskie, Warmińsko-Mazurskie	24/1/2011 – 6/2/2011
	Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Lubuskie, Małopolskie, Świętokrzyskie, Wielkopolskie	31/1/2011 – 13/2/2011
	Dolnośląskie, Mazowieckie, Opolskie, Zachodniopomorskie	14/2/ 2011 – 27/1/2011
Easter holidays	all	21/4/2011 – 26/4/2011
Summer holiday	all	25/6/2011 – 31/ 8/2011