The Ministry of National Education has published the winter holiday calendar for the 2026/2027 school year. Students will have two weeks off — during one of three designated periods.
The dates of winter holidays in each voivodeship are set by the Minister of Education under a regulation on the organization of the school year. In 2025, winter holidays were held across four different dates for the last time. Starting from the 2025/2026 school year, only three periods of winter break will be in place for students.
The groupings of voivodeships sharing the same holiday period have also been restructured. The Ministry has abandoned the rotation principle, under which the region that had holidays last in a given year would start first the following year.
📆 19 January – 1 February: Masovian, Pomeranian, Podlaskie, Świętokrzyskie, Warmian-Masurian; 📆 2 – 15 February: Lower Silesian, Kuyavian-Pomeranian, Łódź, West Pomeranian, Lesser Poland, Opole; 📆 16 February – 1 March: Subcarpathian, Lublin, Greater Poland, Lubusz, Silesian.
📆 18 – 31 January 2027: Subcarpathian, Podlaskie, Lower Silesian, Łódź, Silesian, Opole; 📆 1 – 14 February 2027: Masovian, Pomeranian, Świętokrzyskie, Lublin; 📆 15 – 28 February 2027: Lubusz, Kuyavian-Pomeranian, Warmian-Masurian, Greater Poland, West Pomeranian, Lesser Poland.
Previously, Polish schools followed four separate holiday schedules. However, starting from the 2025/2026 school year, the government decided to adopt a three-tier format. This has made the system more flexible, reduced congestion during particularly popular dates, and helped tour operators better coordinate recreation and camp schedules. The division also prevents large numbers of students from the same region from being absent at the same time.
This concerns not only students and their parents, but also educational institutions, school administrators, and tour operators. Families can plan trips and holidays around precisely scheduled dates. Schools coordinate the teaching process with absences in mind. Travel agencies and camps can draw up service schedules taking into account peak departure periods. The Ministry of Education's formal announcement has ensured clear and transparent planning for various segments of the public.
Based on information from PolskieRadio24.pl/PAP/MEN
For the 2026/2027 school year, winter holidays run in three periods: 18 to 31 January 2027, 1 to 14 February 2027, and 15 to 28 February 2027. Each voivodeship is assigned to one of these two-week periods.
In the 2026/2027 school year, students in the Masovian, Pomeranian, Świętokrzyskie and Lublin voivodeships have their winter break from 1 to 14 February 2027. Other regions are assigned to the January or late February periods.
Starting from the 2025/2026 school year, there are three winter holiday periods instead of the previous four. Each lasts two weeks. The change reduced congestion on popular dates and helped tour operators coordinate recreation and camp schedules.
No. The Ministry of National Education has abandoned the rotation principle, under which the region that had holidays last in a given year would start first the following year. The groupings of voivodeships sharing the same period have been restructured.
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