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Academic calendar

School Academic Year Calendar 2025/2026

  • Orientation Day – Thursday, 21 August 2025 at 11:00 – 13:00
  • Students meet other students and teachers, an info meeting for parents.
  • School Year Opening Ceremony – Friday, 22 August 2025 at 16:00 – 17:00
  • No school in the morning. Opening ceremony in the evening.
  • Lessons start – Monday, 25 August 2025
  • Autumn Holiday – 18 October 2025 until 26 October 2025
  • End of First Semester – 16 December 2025
  • Winter holiday – 17 December 2025 until 4 January 2026
  • Estonian Independence Day celebration – 20 February 2026 at 12:30
  • Ski holiday – 21 February 2026 until 1 March 2026
  • Spring holiday – 11 April 2026 until 19 April 2026
  • End of Academic Year – 3 June 2026
  • Report cards and School Year End Ceremony at 12:30.

Public holidays 

  • Restoration of Independence – 20 August 2025
  • Christmas – 24 – 26 December 2025
  • New Year’s Day – 1 January 2026
  • Estonian Independence Day – 24 February 2026
  • Good Friday – 3 April 2026
  • Labour Day – 1 May 2026

Shortened school days – the school day ends at 13:00

  • 20 February 2025 (Estonian Independence Day celebration)
  • 3 June 2025 ( School Year-End Ceremony )

Grade 9 Graduation Exams Period 2025

21 April 2026 – until 8 May 2026  More info here.

175 school days divided between

  • Term 1 (21 August – 17 October) – 42 days
  • Term 2 (27 October – 16 December)- 37 days
  • Term 3 (5 January – 20 February) – 35 days
  • Term 4 (2 March – 10 April) – 29 days
  • Term 5 (20 April – 3 June) – 32 days

Adaptation Period  – 21 August until 21 September 2025

The adaptation of each child is unique. Although there’s no fixed time for adaptation, this is the estimated period of time when the school and home will pay extra attention to support the student’s social, emotional and physical needs in a new environment. The adaptation period for children joining us mid-academic year is 2 weeks.