The 2026-2027 school year includes 194 school days, 864 hours of learning for preschool education, 920 hours for fundamental education 1st and 2nd cycle, 1,164 hours for secondary education. School start date : September 7, 2026.

IMPORTANT DATES :

September 7, 2026 : First day of school

November 2nd : All Souls' Day

November 9-13 : First assessment

November 18 : Battle of Vertières

December 14-27 : Permanent Baccalaureate

December 21 : Last day of school

January 1st , 2027: Independence Day

January 4th , 2027: First day of school

January 25-29 : Second assessment

February 5 : Last day of school

February 8-9 : Carnival

March 25-26 : Easter break

May 12-16 : Third assessment

May 17 : Teachers' Day

May 18 : Flag Day / University Day

May 27 : Corpus Christi

May 31-July 1st : Fourth assessment and official exams

OFFICIAL EXAMS :

June 14-17, 2027 :

- 9th AF

- Family Education Center

- Teacher Training College

- Technical and Vocational Training

June 28-July 1st , 2027 :

- NS4 and Permanent Baccalaureate

OTHER IMPORTANT DATE :

August 3-September 4, 2026: Submission/entry of decision lists for the end of the 2025-2026 academic year;

August 23-September 4, 2026 : 1st Teacher Training Session (Pedagogical Days) / Directorate of Training and Professional Development (DFP);

August 14-December 18, 2027 : 2026: Submission of class lists for 2026-2027 and submission of state exam registration forms for 2027;

September 1-30, 2026 : Online submission of school council information / Directorate for Support to Private and Partnership Education (DAEPP);

October 30, 2026 : Deadline for submitting operating permit applications / DAEPP;

October 6-December 29, 2026 : Submission of registration forms for the 2027 state exams / National Bureau of State Examinations (BUNEXE);

October 27-November 17, 2026 : Registration for the first session of the December 2026 permanent Baccalaureate exam / BUNEXE;

December 28-31, 2026 : 2nd Teacher Training Section / DFP;

January 11-February 4, 2027 : Online completion of the 2026-2027 school census forms / Directorate of Planning and External Cooperation (DPCE);

February 16-18, 2027 : 3rd Teacher Training Section / DFP;

March 31, 2027: Deadline for submitting applications to open new schools / DAEPP;

May 17, 2027 : Educators' Day.

Download the 2026-2027 school calendar (PDF) : https://www.haitilibre.com/docs/Calendrier-scolaire-2026-2027.pdf

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