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Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg Reject Calls to End Fixed Late-Summer Holidays

A proposal by NRW’s education minister to end the southern privilege reflects mounting calls for fairness in Germany’s summer break schedule.

Kinderhände vor einer Tafel mit der Aufschrift "Schöne Ferien!" (Archvibild).
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Bayern und Baden-Württemberg starten immer spät in die Sommerferien. Doch andere Bundesländer fordern eine Reform der Regelung
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Overview

  • NRW’s Education Minister Dorothee Feller has demanded a fair solution that removes Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg’s exemption from the rotating holiday system.
  • Thuringia’s CDU leader Andreas Bühl has urged the Kultusministerkonferenz to develop a modern holiday allocation based on families’ needs, schools’ timetables and economic factors.
  • Minister President Markus Söder and Kultusministerin Anna Stolz have categorically ruled out altering the late-summer dates, citing the system as integral to Bavarian rhythms and linked to two-week Pfingstferien.
  • Existing Kultusministerkonferenz agreements fix the southern states’ August to mid-September holidays through 2030, barring any change before the next negotiation cycle.
  • Critics warn that the ongoing exemption grants southern families cost advantages for off-peak June and September travel, fueling broader equity debates.