Overview
- Argentina’s official calendar lists Monday, December 8 (Immaculate Conception) and Thursday, December 25 (Christmas) as inamovible national holidays.
- Buenos Aires City’s 2026 school calendar starts initial and primary on February 25 and secondary on March 2, ends all levels on December 18, and sets winter recess for July 20–31.
- A national decree (Decreto 614/2025) adjusts rules for trasladable holidays in 2026 to enable long weekends without altering inamovible dates.
- Mexico’s SEP confirms the last school day before winter break as Friday, December 19, student recess from December 22 to January 6, teacher workshops January 7–9, and student return on Monday, January 12, with a final CTE long weekend on Friday, November 28.
- Peru’s December features a four‑day break from Saturday 6 to Tuesday 9 due to consecutive national holidays for the Immaculate Conception and the Battle of Ayacucho.