2025 New Year Holiday and 1st Semester Holiday Schedule for Students Nationwide

The 2025 New Year's holiday and first semester break for students nationwide are issues of concern to many parents. Below is detailed information about the New Year's holiday and first semester break for students nationwide:

Details of the 2025 New Year holiday schedule for students

Major cities such as Hanoi , Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho, Hai Phong, and Da Nang have all announced that students at all levels will have a 1-day holiday for New Year 2025.

Colleges and universities, holidays depend on the school's academic calendar and individual courses. In addition to the general holiday schedule, the number of holidays for students also follows the special regulations of each university or college.

First semester holiday schedule for students nationwide

The Ministry of Education and Training issued the schedule framework for the 2024-2025 school year as follows:

The earliest school start date is 1 week before the opening day. For grade 1, the earliest school start date is 2 weeks before the opening day. The opening day is September 5, 2024.

Finish semester 1 before January 18, 2025, complete the program and end the school year before May 31, 2025.

Consider recognition of completion of primary school program and consider recognition of graduation from secondary school before June 30, 2025.

Complete enrollment for first grade classes before July 31, 2025.

The 2025 high school graduation exam is scheduled to take place on June 26 and 27, 2025.

The local school year schedule must ensure 35 weeks of actual study (18 weeks for semester 1 and 17 weeks for semester 2). The school year schedule must be suitable to the characteristics and practical conditions of the locality.

Holidays and Tet holidays are implemented according to the provisions of the Labor Code and annual guidelines. Teachers' annual leave is implemented during the summer vacation or can be arranged alternately at other times of the year to suit the specific characteristics and school year schedule of the locality.

The school year schedule needs to ensure consistency for all levels of education in a residential area, especially in general schools with many levels of education.

Teachers' annual leave is taken during the summer vacation, or can be arranged alternately at other times of the year to suit the specific characteristics and school year schedule of the locality.

The school year schedule needs to ensure consistency for all levels of education in a residential area, especially in general schools with many levels of education.