School holiday region: North, Central or South?
Your school holiday region depends on your municipality; in Gelderland, Utrecht, Flevoland and North Brabant the province alone is not enough.
Aalten
Central region
School holidays 2026-2027 for this region below. Gelderland has 54 municipalities or villages in another region.
Example with typical figures — change any figure to see your own result
| Autumn half-term | Sat 17 October – Sun 25 October |
| Christmas holidays | Sat 19 December – Sun 3 January |
| Spring half-term | Sat 20 February – Sun 28 February |
| May holidays | Sat 24 April – Sun 2 May |
| Summer holidays | Sat 17 July – Sun 29 August |
| Municipality or village | Region |
|---|---|
| Aalten | Central region |
| Apeldoorn | Central region |
| Arnhem | South region |
| Barneveld | Central region |
| Berg en Dal | South region |
| Berkelland | Central region |
| Beuningen | South region |
| Bronckhorst | Central region |
| Brummen | Central region |
| Buren | Central region |
| Culemborg | Central region |
| Doesburg | South region |
| Doetinchem | Central region |
| Druten | South region |
| Duiven | South region |
| Ede | Central region |
| Elburg | Central region |
| Epe | Central region |
| Ermelo | Central region |
| Harderwijk | Central region |
| Hattem | North region |
| Heerde | Central region |
| Heumen | South region |
| Lingewaard | South region |
| Lochem | Central region |
| Maasdriel | South region |
| Montferland (alleen voormalig Didam) | South region |
| Montferland (behalve voormalig Didam) | Central region |
| Neder-Betuwe (alleen voormalig Dodewaard) | South region |
| Neder-Betuwe (behalve voormalig Dodewaard) | Central region |
| Nijkerk | Central region |
| Nijmegen | South region |
| Nunspeet | Central region |
| Oldebroek | Central region |
| Oost-Gelre | Central region |
| Oude IJsselstreek | Central region |
| Overbetuwe | South region |
| Putten | Central region |
| Renkum | South region |
| Rheden | South region |
| Rijnwaarden | South region |
| Rozendaal | South region |
| Scherpenzeel | Central region |
| Tiel | Central region |
| Voorst | Central region |
| Wageningen | Central region |
| West Betuwe | Central region |
| West Maas en Waal | South region |
| Westervoort | South region |
| Wijchen | South region |
| Winterswijk | Central region |
| Zaltbommel | South region |
| Zevenaar | South region |
| Zutphen | Central region |
Prepared by Radif Partners · Method · checked on 13 November 2026
The Dutch government splits the country into three regions for school holidays. For most provinces it is simple. North: Drenthe, Flevoland, Friesland, Groningen, Noord-Holland, Overijssel. Central: Utrecht, Zuid-Holland. South: Limburg, Noord-Brabant, Zeeland. Four provinces have exceptions. In Flevoland, Zeewolde belongs to Central. In Utrecht, Eemnes and the former municipality of Abcoude (De Ronde Venen) belong to North. In Noord-Brabant, Altena belongs to Central, except the villages of Hank and Dussen. Gelderland is split by municipality: 1 municipality in North, 31 in Central and 22 in South, and two municipalities are even split by former municipality. The region mainly sets the autumn, spring and summer breaks; Christmas and May are the same everywhere. In 2027 summer starts on 10 July 2027 in the North, 17 July 2027 in Central and 24 July 2027 in the South.
School holiday region by province
| Province | Region | Exceptions |
|---|---|---|
| Drenthe | North region | – |
| Flevoland | North region | Zeewolde → Central |
| Friesland | North region | – |
| Gelderland | by municipality | 1 North, 31 Central, 22 South |
| Groningen | North region | – |
| Limburg | South region | – |
| Noord-Brabant | South region | Altena (behalve de kernen Hank en Dussen) → Central |
| Noord-Holland | North region | – |
| Overijssel | North region | – |
| Utrecht | Central region | Eemnes, De Ronde Venen (voormalige gemeente Abcoude) → North |
| Zeeland | South region | – |
| Zuid-Holland | Central region | – |
Source: the government's regional split, copied as published, including villages and former municipalities listed separately. Municipal mergers can change the list; the government then updates its overview.
What the region changes
In school year 2026-2027 the autumn break starts a week earlier in the North, the spring break a week earlier in the South and summer two weeks earlier in the North than in the South. In 2027-2028 the summer order differs; see school holidays 2027-2028.
Breaks for your region
Example: autumn break 2026 in the Central region — change any figure to see your own result
Autumn half-term 2026-2027, Central region
17 – 25 October 2026
| First daySaturday, 17 October 2026 | |
| Last daySunday, 25 October 2026 | |
| Days | 9 |
| North regionSat 10 October – Sun 18 October | |
| South regionSat 17 October – Sun 25 October | |
All dates of this school year are on school holidays 2026-2027.