Ho Chi Minh City students will have 2 weeks off for Lunar New Year 2026

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training will submit a proposal to the People's Committee on the 2026 Lunar New Year holiday, expected to be about 2 weeks. If weekends are included, the holiday period could be up to 16 days.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training will submit a proposal on the 2026 Lunar New Year holiday schedule. (Photo: Nguyen Hue)

At the meeting on giving opinions on building educational activities in schools, representatives of public and non-public schools gave opinions on the timetable framework for the 2025-2026 school year.

Currently, Ho Chi Minh City has not yet regulated the time for Tet holiday in 2026. Schools propose that the Department of Education and Training regulate early so that schools can proactively arrange study plans for students right from the beginning of the school year.

Mr. Ho Tan Minh, Chief of Office of the Department of Education and Training, said that the timetable for the 2025-2026 school year in Ho Chi Minh City is implemented according to the regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training . Specifically, the school year starts from September 5 and ends on May 31, ensuring 35 weeks of actual teaching. During this time, schools can proactively arrange teaching and learning plans to ensure enough weeks of actual learning. The Lunar New Year holiday schedule will be arranged appropriately, as long as the required number of teaching weeks is ensured.

Regarding the 2026 Lunar New Year holiday, the Department will propose a full-week holiday schedule, meaning a weekend break and a return to school at the beginning of the week. It is expected that the Department of Education and Training will propose to the City People's Committee to allow students to have a 2-week Lunar New Year holiday. Thus, if counting the weekend, Ho Chi Minh City students can have a 16-day Lunar New Year holiday in 2026.

"Previously, the Department planned to propose that students would have about 2 weeks off for the Lunar New Year, however, to avoid last-minute changes like previous years, this year, like other localities, within the school year timeframe, the Tet holiday schedule will follow regulations. The Department will study and propose a Tet holiday schedule for a full week, that is, taking a break on the weekend and returning to school at the beginning of the week," Mr. Minh informed.

According to the 2025-2026 school year schedule issued by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, the school year begins on September 5, 2025 with the first semester lasting 18 weeks of actual study, and the second semester from January 19, 2026 with 17 weeks of actual study. All levels of education will end the school year before May 31, 2026, then proceed to consider graduation and complete enrollment for the next school year.

According to the decision of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, the holidays and Tet holidays of students in the city are regulated by the Labor Code and guiding documents during the year; if the holiday falls on a weekend, they will be compensated for it on the next working day. School principals proactively develop appropriate educational plans for their units in accordance with regulations.

Teachers' leave is taken during the summer break or can be arranged alternately at other times of the year to suit the specific characteristics and schedule of the school year.

Source: https://baoquocte.vn/hoc-sinh-tp-ho-chi-minh-nghi-tet-nguyen-dan-2026-du-kien-trong-2-tuan-327336.html