Public school holidays
Look when your child has his school holidays. The Ministry of Education determines the dates for the summer vacation. The school boards decide on the other vacation days.
Below you will find the overview of the school vacations for the Dutch public schools in The Hague. Every school vacation, apart from the summer vacation, is decided in consultation with representatives of the school boards in The Hague. This is why the overview below could be different from the national vacation measures for the rest of the region (regio Midden).
Vacations for primary schools (PO) and secondary schools (VO)
The school boards in The Hague have decided on the vacations for this school year. You can find these dates in the table below.
| 2021-2022 school year | |
|---|---|
| Prinsjesdag (only in The Hague) | 21 September 2021 |
| Autumn break (Herfstvakantie) | 18 to 22 October 2021 |
| Christmas break (Kerstvakantie) | 27 December 2021 to 7 January 2022 |
| Spring break (Voorjaarsvakantie) | 28 February to 4 March 2022 |
| Good Friday | 15 April 2022 (for PO) |
| Easter Monday | 18 April 2022 |
| King's Day (Koningsdag) | 27 April 2022 |
| Liberation Day | 5 May 2022 |
| May vacation (Meivakantie) | PO: 25 April to 6 May 2022 VO: in any case 2 to 6 May 2022 |
| Ascension Day (Hemelvaart) | 26 May 2022 (+27 May 2022 for PO) |
| Whit Monday (Tweede Pinksterdag) | 6 June 2022 |
| Summer vacation | 11 July to 19 August 2022 |
All secondary schools also have an additional number of free days which they can decide upon themselves. Many schools use these days to make the May vacation 2 weeks long.
May vacation
The May vacation has 1 mandatory holiday week. The secondary schools can decide whether to make the 2nd week free as well. The holiday schedule depends on when the secondary school leaving exams (centraal examen) begin. Always find out from the school itself when your child will have holidays.
More info
More information about the school holidays in the Netherlands can be found on the website of the Dutch government.
Published: 30 November 2018Modified: 1 October 2021