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

Bonaire

September 6, 2024

Bonaire day

October 7 up and including October 11, 2024

Regatta vacation 

December 15, 2024

Kingdom day 

December 23, 2024 up and including January 3, 2025

Christmas vacation 

February 24, 2025

Kids’ Carnival (only Primary education)

March 3 up and including March 7, 2025

Carnival Vacation 

March 17 up and including April 25, 2025

Easter vacation 

April 26, 2025 

King’s day

April 28 and 29, 2025

Two extra days

April 30, 2025 

Dia di Rincon (Rincon day)

May 1 and 2, 2025

Labour day 

May 29 and 30, 2025

Ascension day break 

June 9, 2025

Whit Monday 

July 7 up and including August 15,  2025

Summer vacation 

Sint Eustatius

October 14 up and including October 18, 2024

Mid‐term break 

November 16, 2024

Statia day

December 15, 2024

Kingdom day 

December 23, 2024 up and including January 3, 2025

Christmas vacation 

February 24 up and including  February 28, 2025

Mid‐term break 

April 17 up and including April 22, 2025

Easter vacation 

April 26, 2025

King’s day  

May 1 and 2, 2025

Labour day and next day

May 29 and 30, 2025

Ascension day break 

June 9, 2025

Whit Monday 

July 1, 2025

Emancipation day  
July 7 up and including August 15, 2025 Summer vacation 

Saba

October 14 up and including October 18, 2024 Mid‐term break 

December 6 and 9, 2024

Saba day

December 15, 2024 Kingdom day 

December 16, 2024 up and including January 3, 2025

Christmas vacation 
February 24 up and including  February 28, 2025 Mid‐term break

April 18 up and including  May 2, 2025

Easter vacation, King’s day and Labour day 

May 29 and 30, 2025 Ascension day break 

July 7 up and including Augustus 23,  2025

Summer vacation 

*Study day August 19 up and including August  23, 2024