2025/2026 academic year information

Study periods

• 1st trimester September 1, 2025 – November 23, 2025; 55 study days
• 2nd trimester November 24, 2025 – February 22, 2026; 55 study days
• 3rd trimester March 2, 2026 – June 9, 2026; 65 study days

School holidays:
1st break October 20, 2025 to October 26, 2025;
2nd break December 22, 2025 to January 4, 2026;
3rd break February 23, 2026 to March 1, 2026;
4th break (except for 12th grade) April 13, 2026 to April 19, 2026;
5th break (except for final grades) June 10, 2026 to August 31, 2026.

Exams and grade work
II. Grade work for 4th grade students:

grade science
(written) September 24–26, 2025

A1-level Estonian as a second language (written) September 30, 2025
(all students whose language of instruction or home language is not Estonian)

A1-level Estonian as a second language (oral) September 30–6 October 2025
(all students whose language of instruction or home language is not Estonian)

Mathematics
(written) October 10–14, 2025

III. School-level standard work
For 7th grade students:

Science
(written) October 1–6, 2025

Estonian as a second language at A-2 level (written and oral) October 13–16, 2025
(all students whose language of instruction is not Estonian)

Mathematics
(written) October 7–9 October 2025

A2-level English (written) (7th grade A-foreign language learners) October 28, 2025

A2-level English (oral) (7th grade A-foreign language learners) October 28-31, 2025

A2-level German (written) (comprehensive school A and B foreign language learners) January 20, 2026

A2-level German (oral) (comprehensive school A and B foreign language learners) January 20-21, 2026

Final exams:

Estonian (written) – April 21, 2026

B1-level exam combined with Estonian as a second language
(written) – April 21, 2026

B1-level exam combined with Estonian as a second language
(oral) – April 21-24, 2026

Mathematics (written) – April 29, 2026
Elective exam in Russian, biology, chemistry, physics,
geography, history, social studies or English, French, German or Russian
as a foreign language (written, oral) – May 6, 2026;

Study Councils

Time

Agenda

25.11.2025

Summaries of the first trimester of study

03.03.2026

Summaries of the second trimester of study

04.06.2026

Summaries of the third trimester of study, completion of the 1st-9th grade academic year and assignment of additional study.

15.06.2026

9th grade study council

18.06.2026

Completion of basic school

27.08.2026

Results of additional study, summary of the academic year and work organization for the new academic year

Class times for the 2025/2026 academic year