School holidays
The Ministry of OCW in the Netherlands decides when the school holidays should start and end. For the European Netherlands this concerns the Christmas holiday, the May holiday and the summer holiday.
For the schools in the Caribbean Netherlands this only applies to the summer holiday, or in other words the “long holiday”. The summer holiday in the Caribbean Netherlands coincides with that of the region in the European Netherlands where the holiday starts and ends first.
School holiday's Caribbean Netherlands 2024-2025
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September 6, 2024 |
Bonaire day |
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October 7 up and including October 11, 2024 |
Regatta vacation |
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December 15, 2024 |
Kingdom day |
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December 23, 2024 up and including January 3, 2025 |
Christmas vacation |
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February 24, 2025 |
Kids’ Carnival (only Primary education) |
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March 3 up and including March 7, 2025 |
Carnival Vacation |
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March 17 up and including April 25, 2025 |
Easter vacation |
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April 26, 2025 |
King’s day |
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April 28 and 29, 2025 |
Two extra days |
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April 30, 2025 |
Dia di Rincon (Rincon day) |
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May 1 and 2, 2025 |
Labour day |
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May 29 and 30, 2025 |
Ascension day break |
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June 9, 2025 |
Whit Monday |
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July 7 up and including August 15, 2025 |
Summer vacation |
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October 14 up and including October 18, 2024 |
Mid‐term break |
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November 16, 2024 |
Statia day |
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December 15, 2024 |
Kingdom day |
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December 23, 2024 up and including January 3, 2025 |
Christmas vacation |
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February 24 up and including February 28, 2025 |
Mid‐term break |
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April 17 up and including April 22, 2025 |
Easter vacation |
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April 26, 2025 |
King’s day |
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May 1 and 2, 2025 |
Labour day and next day |
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May 29 and 30, 2025 |
Ascension day break |
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June 9, 2025 |
Whit Monday |
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July 1, 2025 |
Emancipation day |
| July 7 up and including August 15, 2025 | Summer vacation |
| October 14 up and including October 18, 2024 | Mid‐term break |
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December 6 and 9, 2024 |
Saba day |
| December 15, 2024 | Kingdom day |
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December 16, 2024 up and including January 3, 2025 |
Christmas vacation |
| February 24 up and including February 28, 2025 | Mid‐term break |
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April 18 up and including May 2, 2025 |
Easter vacation, King’s day and Labour day |
| May 29 and 30, 2025 | Ascension day break |
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July 7 up and including Augustus 23, 2025 |
Summer vacation |
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*Study day August 19 up and including August 23, 2024 |
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