Academic year

As May approaches, Bulgarians eagerly anticipate a month filled with opportunities for rest and relaxation, thanks to a strategic alignment of holidays and weekends. With six official holidays and weekends scattered throughout the month, coupled with smart planning, workers can maximize their time off for a well-deserved break.

In a bid to keep the flow of education constant and parallel to the practices undertaken in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries (OECD), the Education Ministry has launched an effort to work on extending school terms in Türkiye.

More than 20 million students across Türkiye returned to their classrooms today as the two-week winter break concluded, marking the beginning of the second semester of the 2023-2024 academic year.

The Education Ministry reported that 20,481,000 students and 1,178,000 teachers affiliated with the schools under the ministry had started their classes on September 11, 2023.

The eagerly awaited midterm break begins today for approximately 20 million students and 1.2 million teachers in schools affiliated with the Education Ministry.

The break is marked by the distribution of report cards, which, for some students, will bring joy to their families with commendation and appreciation certificates.

As Bulgarians step into the new year of 2024, a diverse landscape of workdays and holidays awaits, promising both extended breaks and routine work weeks. With insights into the holiday calendar, Bulgarians can anticipate strategic planning for their time off throughout the year.

Nearly 20 million students and more than 1.2 million teachers have started the first mid-term break of the 2023-2024 academic year.

A large number of primary, middle and high school students on Nov. 10 attended their last classes before the short break that will last on Nov. 17.

Current calendar of public holidays in 2023. See which days are non-working and the possibilities of combining vacations with holidays

The following days are non-working and public holidays in 2023:

January 1, 2023 - New Year.

March 3 - Liberation Day of Bulgaria from Ottoman slavery.

According to the new school curriculum, instead of the autumn break, primary school students will have an extended weekend lasting three days, while high school students will have a winter vacation seven days shorter than elementary school students.

A short mid-term break for more than 18 million students and over 1 million teachers in Turkey began on April 8.

Classes will resume on April 15.

Four months ago, students went onto a two-week winter break after completing their first semester and receiving their mid-term report cards on Jan. 21.

Based on that, non-working days for students will be on February 17 and 18.
The proposal to extend the holidays was presented at the meeting of the School Team.