December 2018 Important Dates & Holidays

5th December – Sinterklaas

3rd December – Chanukah lasts 8 days

21st December – Winter Solstice (shortest day of the year)

25th December – Christmas Day (1e Kerstdag)

26th December – Boxing Day (2e Kerstdag)

26th December – Kwanzaa

31st December – New Year’s Eve

 

Primary Education & Secondary Education Schools

Basisonderwijs & Voortgezet onderwijs

North Netherlands
22nd Dec 2018 – 6th Jan 2019
Week 52 & 1

Mid-Netherlands
22nd Dec 2018 – 6th Jan 2019
Week 52 & 1

South Netherlands
22nd Dec 2018 – 6th Jan 2019
Week 52 & 1

Some schools do run different vacation times, so be sure to double check with your school for exact dates.