Swiss landscape during autumn break

Autumn break

School holidays in Switzerland

School-holiday ranges are cantonal and sometimes school-group specific. Check the exact canton before fixing care, travel or holidays from work.

  • Edition 2026
  • cantons
Author
Ferien-Kalender.ch editorial team
Last checked
Source status
official sources and editorial review

Dates and regional scope

Autumn break 2026

Start with the current dates and verify the applicable region before planning care, travel or leave.

Reviewed official edition Reviewed
BE Municipality- and school-dependent

to

23 days
Bern Bern
OW Municipality- and school-dependent

to

17 days
Obwalden Obwalden
AG, BL, BS, LU, NW, and SZ Municipality- and school-dependent

to

16 days
Aargau Aargau Basel-Landschaft Basel-Landschaft Basel-Stadt Basel-Stadt Luzern Luzern Nidwalden Nidwalden Schwyz Schwyz
SG, SH, and SO Municipality- and school-dependent

to

23 days
St. Gallen St. Gallen Schaffhausen Schaffhausen Solothurn Solothurn
AI, AR, GL, JU, NE, TG, UR, ZG, and ZH Municipality- and school-dependent

to

16 days
Appenzell Innerrhoden Appenzell Innerrhoden Appenzell Ausserrhoden Appenzell Ausserrhoden Glarus Glarus Jura Jura Neuenburg Neuenburg Thurgau Thurgau Uri Uri Zug Zug Zürich Zürich
FR, GR, VD, and VS Municipality- and school-dependent

to

16 days
Freiburg Freiburg Graubünden Graubünden Waadt Waadt Wallis Wallis
GE Municipality- and school-dependent

to

9 days
Genf Genf
TI Municipality- and school-dependent

to

9 days
Tessin Tessin

Cantonal terminology

Canton and school-group logic

EDK-oriented dates make the range comparable, but local arrangements and individual schools can still differ.

Exception check

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Local dates can differ

Canton, municipality and school-group calendars can differ from the general range.

Employment leave remains separate

Public holidays inside or next to a school break do not automatically create holidays from work.

Related school breaks

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Data basis

EDK dates and local checks

The displayed Autumn break groups are bound to their reviewed source edition. Canton, municipality and school-specific arrangements remain separate checks.

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