Accordingly, the Carnival holidays in Saarland are to be retained – unlike in Rhineland-Palatinate. The decision by the Ministerial Council is now followed by the so-called external hearing. Within a period of four weeks, interest groups and associations can submit statements on the proposal.
Minister of Education Christine Streichert-Clivot: "The new multi-year holiday schedule provides planning security for children, adolescents, families, and the teams at our schools. We are operating within the framework set by the Conference of Ministers of Education, aiming for a significant overlap in holidays with our neighboring state of Rhineland-Palatinate, and the teaching periods between the individual holidays should not be too long."
The newly approved proposal aims for teaching periods of approximately equal length between the individual holiday periods. Continuous teaching periods of more than 10 weeks are avoided. At the same time, a common core week and identical summer holidays with Rhineland-Palatinate are maintained in as many holiday periods as possible. Unlike in Rhineland-Palatinate, the carnival holidays are to be retained in Saarland. The proposal for the new holiday regulations also allows for maximum flexibility in the planning and scheduling of central exams.
The proposal from the Ministry of Education and Culture (MBK) for the Saarland holiday regulations for the school years 2024/25 to 2029/30 was preceded by consultations with the statewide parents' council, as well as the main staff councils of all school types. The Saarland State Student Council (LSV) was also invited to participate.
Now follows the so-called external consultation: within a period of four weeks, interest groups and associations can submit their official statements on the proposal. After that, the state government will make the final decision.
Holiday dates and number of flexible holidays according to the draft holiday regulations
School Year 2024/25:
Autumn holidays: October 14, 2024 – October 25, 2024
Christmas Holidays: December 23, 2024 – January 3, 2025
Carnival holidays: February 24, 2025 – March 4, 2025
Easter holidays: April 14, 2025 – April 25, 2025
Summer holidays: July 7, 2025 – August 14, 2025
The schools still have three flexible holiday days available.
School Year 2025/26:
Autumn holidays: October 13, 2025 – October 24, 2025
Christmas holidays: December 22, 2025 – January 2, 2026
Carnival holidays: February 16, 2026 – February 20, 2026
Easter holidays: April 7, 2026 – April 17, 2026
Summer holidays: June 29, 2026 – August 7, 2026
Schools still have two flexible holidays available.
School Year 2026/27:
Autumn holidays: October 5, 2026 – October 16, 2026
Christmas holidays: December 21, 2026 – December 31, 2026
Carnival holidays: February 8, 2027 – February 12, 2027
Easter holidays: March 30, 2027 – April 9, 2027
Summer holidays: June 28, 2027 – August 6, 2027
Schools still have two flexible holidays available.
School Year 2027/28:
Autumn Holidays: October 4, 2027 – October 15, 2027
Christmas holidays: December 20, 2027 – December 31, 2027
Carnival holidays: 21 February 2028 – 29 February 2028
Easter holidays: April 12, 2028 – April 21, 2028
Summer holidays: July 3, 2028 – August 11, 2028
The schools still have one flexible holiday available.
School year 2028/29:
Autumn break: October 9, 2028 – October 20, 2028
Christmas holidays: December 20, 2028 – January 2, 2029
Carnival holidays: February 12, 2029 – February 16, 2029
Easter Holidays: March 26, 2029 – April 6, 2029
Whitsun holidays: May 22, 2029 – May 25, 2029
Summer holidays: July 16, 2029 – August 24, 2029
The schools do not have a movable holiday available.
School Year 2029/30:
Autumn holidays: October 22, 2029 – November 2, 2029
Christmas holidays: December 21, 2029 – January 4, 2030
Carnival holidays: February 25, 2030 – March 5, 2030
Easter holidays: April 15, 2030 – April 26, 2030
Summer holidays July 22, 2030 – August 30, 2030
The schools still have three movable holiday days available.
The dates of the movable holidays are set annually by the school conference of the respective school. They should be coordinated at the municipal level.
