School holidays in Italy 2021-2022 school year

In this publication, we have collected information about school holidays in Italy 2021-2022. We give the start and end dates, national holidays. The Italian school holidays are arranged alphabetically by region. Recall that we previously made an article about school holidays in Italy in 2021 (for the whole year).

Start and end of the school year in Italy

In the table below we have listed the start and end dates of the school year in Italy for schoolchildren. Below you will find the holiday schedule for Italian school children for the school year 2021-2022.

Region	Start	End
Abruzzo	September 13, 2021	June 8, 2022
Basilicata	September 15, 2021	June 8, 2022
Bolzano	September 6, 2021	June 16, 2022
Calabria	September 20, 2021	June 9, 2022
Campaign	September 15, 2021	June 8, 2022
Emilia-Romagna	September 13, 2021	June 4, 2022
Friuli-Venezia Giulia	September 16, 2021	June 11, 2022
Lazio	September 13, 2021	June 8, 2022
Liguria	September 15, 2021	June 10, 2022
Lombardy	September 13, 2021	June 8, 2022
Marche	September 15, 2021	June 4, 2022
Molise	September 13, 2021	June 8, 2022
Piedmont	September 13, 2021	June 9, 2022
Puglia	September 20, 2021	June 9, 2022
Sardinia	September 14, 2021	June 8, 2022
Sicily	September 16, 2021	June 10, 2022
Trentino	September 13, 2021	June 10, 2022
Tuscany	September 15, 2021	June 10, 2022
Umbria	September 13, 2021	June 9, 2022
Valle d’Aosta	September 13, 2021	June 8, 2022
Veneto	September 13, 2021	June 8, 2022

National holidays in Italy 2021-2022:

In addition to the usual holidays for schoolchildren in Italy, there are extra days off. These are national holidays during which all schools are closed. Here is a list of national holidays in Italy for the school year 2021/2022 (date ascending):

1. All Saints’ Day – 1st November 2021.
2. Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary – 8th December 2021
3. Christmas – 25th December 2021
4. Santo Stefano Day – 26th December 2021.
5. New Year’s Day – 1st January 2022.
6. Epiphany – 6th January 2022.
7. Easter – 17th April 2022.
8. Easter Monday (Holy Monday) – 18th April 2022.
9. Liberation Day – 25th April 2022.
10. Labour Day – 1st May 2022.
11. Republic of Italy Day – 2nd June 2022.

Italian school holidays 2021-2022

Below are the start and end dates for the Italian school holidays. They are different for each region, so they are shown separately. All Italian regions are listed in alphabetical order.

Abruzzo

• First day of school: 13 September 2021.
• Christmas holidays: from December 24, 2021, to January 9, 2022 (inclusive).
• Easter Holidays: 14 to 19 April 2022 (inclusive).
• Other holidays: schools are closed on 2 November 2021 and 3 March 2022.
• Last school day: 8 June 2022.

Basilicata

• First school day: 13 September 2021.
• Christmas break: 24 December 2021 to 6 January 2022 (inclusive).
• Easter Holidays: 14 to 19 April 2022 (inclusive).
• Other weekends: schools close on 2 November 2022.
• Last day of school: 8 June 2022.

Bolzano

• First school day: 6 September 2021
• Christmas Holidays: 24 December 2021 to 9 January 2022
• Easter Holidays: 14 to 19 April 2022
• Carnival Holidays: 26 February to 6 March 2022
• Last day of school: 16 June 2022.

Calabria

• First school day: 20 September 2021.
• Last day of school: 9 June 2022.

Campaign

• First school day: 15 September 2021.
• Christmas Holidays: From December 23, 2021, to January 8, 2022 (inclusive).
• Easter Holidays: 14 to 19 April 2022 (inclusive).
• Carnival Holidays: 28 February and 1 March 2022.
• Last day of school: 8 June 2022.

Emilia-Romagna

• First day of school: 13 September 2021.
• Christmas Holidays: December 23, 2021, to January 6, 2022 (inclusive).
• Easter Holidays: 14 to 19 April 2022 (inclusive).
• Another weekend: 2 November 2021.
• Last day of school: 4 June 2022.

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

• First day of school: 16 September 2021.
• Christmas Holidays: December 24, 2021, to January 6, 2022 (inclusive).
• Easter Holidays: 14 to 19 April 2022 (inclusive).
• Carnival break: 28 February to 2 March 2022 (inclusive).
• Last day of school: 11 June 2022.

Lazio

• First school day: 13 September 2021.
• Christmas Holidays: 24 December 2021 to 6 January 2022
• Easter Holidays: 9 to 14 April 2022.
• Last Day of School: 8 June 2022.

Liguria

• First school day: 15 September 2021.
• Christmas Holidays: December 24, 2021, to January 9, 2022 (inclusive).
• Easter Holidays: 14 to 19 April 2022 (inclusive).
• Other weekends: schools are closed from 2 to 5 June 2022.
• Last school day: 10 June 2022.

Lombardy

• First school day: 13 September 2021.
• Christmas Holidays: From December 23, 2021, to January 6, 2022 (inclusive).
• Easter Holidays: 14 to 19 April 2022 (inclusive).
• Carnival Holidays: March 4 and 5 (Ambrosian Rite); February 28 and March 1 (Roman Rite) 2022
• Last day of school: 8 June 2022.

Marche

• First school day: 15 September 2021.
• Last school day: 4 June 2022.

Molise

• First school day: 15 September 2021.
• Christmas Holidays: 23 December 2021 to 8 January 2022 (inclusive).
• Other weekends: schools closed on 2 November 2021 and 2 March (Ash Wednesday) 2022.
• Last school day: 8 June 2022.

Piedmont

• First school day: 13 September 2021.
• Christmas Holiday: December 24, 2021, to January 10, 2022.
• Easter Holidays: 14 to 19 April 2022. (Including).
• Carnival break: 26 February to 1 March 2022.
• Last day of school: 8 June 2022.

Puglia

• First school day: 20 September 2021.
• Christmas break: 24 December 2021 to 9 January 2022 (inclusive).
• Easter Holidays: 14 to 19 April 2022 (inclusive).
• Other holidays: schools close on 2 November 2022.
• Last day of school: 9 June 2022.

Sardinia

• First school day: 14 September 2021.
• Last school day: 8 June 2022.

Sicily

• First school day: 16 September 2021.
• Christmas Holidays: 23 December 2021 to 9 January 2022 (inclusive).
• Easter Holidays: 14 to 19 April 2022 (inclusive).
• Last day of school: 10 June 2022.

Trentino

• First school day: 13 September 2021.
• Christmas Holidays: December 23, 2021, to January 6, 2022 (inclusive).
• Easter Holidays: 14 to 19 April 2022 (inclusive). (Including).
• Carnival Holidays: 28 February and 1 March 2022.
• Last day of school: 10 June 2022.

Tuscany

• First school day: 15 September 2021.
• Christmas Holidays: December 24, 2021, to January 6, 2022 (inclusive).
• Easter Holidays: 14 to 19 April 2022.
• Last day of school: 10 June 2022.

Umbria

• First school day: 13 September 2021.
• Christmas break: 23 December 2021 to 8 January 2022 (inclusive).
• Easter Holidays: 14 to 19 April 2022 (inclusive).
• Last day of school: 9 June 2022.

Valle d’Aosta

• First school day: 13 September 2021.
• Christmas holidays: from 23 December 2021 to 8 January 2022 (inclusive).
• Easter holidays: 14 to 19 April 2022 (inclusive).
• Other holidays: 31 January.
• Last day of school: 8 June 2022.

Veneto

• First day of school: 13 September 2021 (primary and secondary) and 16 September 2021 (high school).
• Christmas holidays: December 24, 2021, to January 8, 2022 (inclusive).
• Easter holidays: 14 to 19 April 2022.
• Carnival break: 28 February to 2 March 2022.
• Last day of school: 8 June 2022 (primary and secondary) and 10 June 2022 (high school).

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