Zimbabwe School Calendar 2026 – Opening and Closing Dates
Official Primary and Secondary School Calendar 2026 by the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education in Zimbabwe | Download 2026 School Opening and Closing Dates Calender in Zimbabwe | 2026 CALENDAR FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Calendar for Year 2026 (Zimbabwe)
About the 2026 school calendar in Zimbabwe
- Schools will mostly be opening on Mondays and Tuesdays and closing on Wednesdays and Thursdays. (Varying between boarding and day schools)
- Each term is about 86 days long, while holidays are about 36 days long.
- Some private schools generally follow similar opening and closing dates to government schools, with only small variations depending on the institution
Zimbabwe School Calendar 2026 – Opening and Closing Dates
i. For term 1 in 2026 when are schools opening and closing?
Schools are opening on the 13th of January 2026 and closing on the 1st of April 2026. The term is 2 months and 17 days long (8 days shorter than 2025 term 1).
ii. For term 2 in 2026 when are schools opening and closing?
Schools are expected to open on the 12th of May 2026 and closing on the 6th of August 2026. The term is 2 month 26 days long (the same length as term 2 of 2025).
iii. For term 3 in 2026 when are schools opening and closing?
Schools are expected to open on the 8th of September 2026 and close on the 8th of December 2026. The term is 3 months long (5 days longer than term 3 of 2025).
Zimbabwe School Calendar 2026 – Opening and Closing Dates
Period |
Start Date (2026) |
End Date (2026) |
Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | 13 January | 1 April | 79 days |
| Term 2 | 12 May | 6 August | 87 days |
| Term 3 | 8 September | 8 December | 92 days |
| April Holiday | 2 April | 11 May | 40 days |
| August Holiday | 7 August | 7 September | 32 days |
| December Holiday | 9 December | TBA (January 2027) | TBA |
