China School Holidays 2024 and 2025. The dates of school holidays in China are determined by the Education Commission of respective cities. To view 2024 and 2025 school holidays for your cities, please choose below. New Year’s Day: 1 January 2025: The start of the calendar year celebrated nationwide. Chinese New Year: 28 January – 3 February 2025: Also known as the Spring Festival, this is the most important holiday in China. Families reunite, and fireworks light up the sky. Schools close for up to three weeks. International Women's Day: 8 March 2025 China public holiday 2025 schedule: Official calendar. New Year. January 1, 2025 (one rest day) Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) January 28 and February 4, 2025 (eight rest days in total) Adjusted working days: January 26, 2025 (Sunday) and February 8, 2025 (Saturday) Tomb Sweeping Festival (Ching Ming Festival) 1 Primary 1 and Kindergarten 1 will start school on Thursday, 2 January 2025. Primary 2 to 6 and Kindergarten 2 will start school on Friday, 3 January 2025. 2 The last day of the final school term for schools which will be used as venues for the GCE O-Level written examinations, will be Friday, 24 October 2025. Lunar New Year Holiday: The Grandest Chinese Festival. Dates: January 27 – February 7, 2025; Highlights: Family feasts, fireworks, red envelopes; The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, marks China’s longest school holiday. It’s a time of grand celebrations, traditional customs, and family gatherings, offering a rich cultural experience. The official published dates of the next Chinese New Year holidays have been confirmed to be from Saturday 10th February to Saturday 17th February 2024. That is 1 week. That is 1 week. In its official announcement, the Chinese government urges employers and employees to find a way to effectively start the holidays as early as Friday 9 February. This page contains a calendar of all 2024 and 2025 school holidays in Beijing. These dates are unlikely to be modified. However, please check back regularly for any updates that may occur. School Year 2024-2025 Please visit Beijing Municipal Education Commission for the original release of the 2024-2025 approved calendar. The Chinese New Year of 2025 falls on January 29th (Wednesday), and will last to February 2nd. It is the Year of Snake. As an official public holiday, Chinese people can get eight days' off from work, from January 28th to February 4th. The Chinese New Year of 2026 falls on February 17th (Tuesday), and will last to February 21th. It is the Year Holiday; 1 Jan: Wed: New Year Holiday: 28 Jan to 4 Feb: Tue to Tue: Spring Festival: 4 Apr: Fri: Ching Ming Festival: 1 May to 5 May: Thu to Mon: Labour Day Holiday: 31 May to 2 Jun: Sat to Mon: Dragon Boat Festival: 1 Oct to 8 Oct: Wed to Wed: National Day Holiday: 6 Oct: Mon: Mid-Autumn Festival: Visit gov.cn for the original release. Jan. 28 - Feb. 4, 2025 is Chinese New Year Holiday China has seven legal holidays in a year, including New Year's Day, Chinese New Year (Spring Festival), Qingming Festival (Tomb-sweeping Day), May Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Day and National Day. 22 Mar 2025(Sat) Kumpulan B: Mid Year Holidays: 23 May 2025(Fri) 07 Jun 2025(Sat) Kumpulan B: Term 2 Holidays: 25 Jul 2025(Mon) 02 Aug 2025(Sat) Kumpulan B: End of Year Holidays: 21 Nov 2025(Fri) 31 Dec 2025(Wed) Kumpulan B: Chinese New Year Holidays: 22 jan 2025(Wed) 23 Jan 2025(Thu) Kumpulan A: Chinese New Year Holidays: 23 Jan 2025(Thu) 24 This year marks the first time a new school holiday is officially observed in New York state. Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, is Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year. It’s considered to be Lunar New Year is not a federal holiday, meaning banks and the U.S. stock markets stay open, but New York City is among the public school districts that opt to close their doors for the day in Wednesday, Jan. 29 may not be a federal holiday, but the day — Asian Lunar New Year — is a New York public school holiday. The one-day observance — which varies each year and typically comes School Holidays Starts Finishes; First Day of School: 2 Sep 2024 (Mon) Christmas Holidays: 23 Dec 2024 (Mon) 1 Jan 2025 (Wed) Lunar New Year Holidays: 24 Jan 2025 Let’s take a closer look at the MOE school holidays for 2025 in Singapore. Singapore MOE School Terms and Holidays for 2025. The school year 2025 for all MOE primary schools (including MOE Kindergartens) and secondary schools will start on Thursday, 2 January 2025 and end on Friday, 21 November 2025. Primary and Secondary Schools Calendar 2025 Kwanzaa is celebrated each year beginning on Dec. 26 and ending on Jan. 1. This year that will be Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, through Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026 The public holiday allocated for school students in Malaysia during Chinese New Year 2025 is from 28 February 2025 to 1 March 2025. Chinese Calendar The traditional Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar which identifies years, months, and days according to astronomical phenomena. End of School Year: 30 Dec 2024: 17 Jan 2025: 2024/2025 session ends: Term 1 Holidays: 13 Mar 2025: 21 Mar 2025: School break: Mid-Year Holidays: 22 May 2025: 06 Jun 2025: School break: Term 2 Holidays: 24 Jul 2025: 1 Aug 2025: School break: End of Year Holidays: 20 Nov 2025: 31 Dec 2025: School break: Chinese New Year Holidays: 29 Jan 2025: 30 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES PROCLAMATION NO. 727 DECLARING THE REGULAR HOLIDAYS AND SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAYS FOR THE YEAR 2025 WHEREAS, Republic Act (RA) No. 9492 dated 24 July 2007 amended Section 26, Chapter 7, Book I of Executive Order (EO) No. 292, also known as the Administrative Code of 1987, by declaring certain days (specific or movable) as special or regular holidays;
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