Romanian Students Return to School on Monday After Autumn Break
Pupils across Romania head back to classrooms on 2 November 2026 following the one-week autumn holiday, with the full school year structure outlined by the Ministry of Education.
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Students across Romania returned to classrooms on Monday, 2 November 2026, after the one-week autumn holiday. The return marks the start of the second teaching interval of the 2026–2027 school year, according to the calendar approved by the Ministry of Education and Research.
The school year has a total of 36 weeks of classes, but there are variations for certain grades. For 12th grade day classes, 13th grade evening classes and reduced attendance programmes, the year consists of 34 weeks and will end on 4 June 2027. For 8th grade, the year has 35 weeks and will end on 11 June 2027.
The 2026–2027 school year is structured into the following teaching intervals and holidays:
- Teaching intervals: 7 September – 23 October 2026; 2 November – 22 December 2026; 11 January – 12 February 2027 (or 19 February or 26 February, depending on county inspectorate decisions); 22 February (or 1 March or 8 March, at inspectorate discretion) – 23 April 2027; 5 May – 18 June 2027.
- Holidays: 24 October – 1 November 2026 (autumn); 23 December 2026 – 10 January 2027 (winter); one week between 15 February and 7 March 2027 (at inspectorate discretion); 24 April – 4 May 2027 (spring); 19 June – 5 September 2027 (summer).
The national programmes "Școala altfel" and "Săptămâna verde" will take place between 7 September 2026 and 23 April 2027, each in blocks of five consecutive working days planned by individual schools. For technological high schools and vocational schools, these periods include practical training activities aligned with the programmes' goals.
