The Ministry of Education confirms that the school year will begin on September 8.

Now yes, The Department of Education has confirmed that classes will begin next school year on September 8th. Specifically, preschool, primary, and secondary school students will return to classrooms on Monday, September 8th, while high school and vocational training students will begin classes after the National Day (Diada), on Friday, September 12th. This was confirmed this Thursday by the regional minister, Esther Niubó, in a standing room only address to journalists in the Catalan Parliament.

Regarding the holidays, the school year will end on Friday, June 19th, when the summer holidays begin. During Christmas, schools and secondary schools will be closed from December 20th to January 7th, inclusive, and the Easter holidays will be from March 28th to April 6th. Additionally, educational centers will have four days of free time to choose from.



Expected date Although when the possible date was announced last February by the unions, the Government chose not to confirm it until it was formally communicated to the unions and the board of directors of schools and institutes, Niubó had already made it clear in . At the time, the minister described this date as "reasonable" because it should give teachers enough time to prepare without having to send students back to the classroom almost until mid-September. However, unions such as USTEC, CCOO, and ASPEPC have been warning for weeks that they disagree with the new date, which will mean starting the school year just one day earlier than the current one, when the starting gun for classes in Catalonia was Monday, September 9.

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