Overview
- Mexico’s Education Ministry confirms basic education students resume classes on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, not Jan. 5.
- Teachers and administrative staff in Mexico return for intensive training and planning from Jan. 7 to 9, keeping students off campus.
- Media summaries conflict on the formal end of Mexico’s winter break—Jan. 6 versus Jan. 9—but the student return date remains Jan. 12.
- The first long weekend of 2026 for Mexican schools runs from Friday, Jan. 30 (Consejo Técnico Escolar) through Monday, Feb. 2 (Constitution observance).
- Peru’s Education Ministry sets the 2026 start for public schools on Monday, March 16, with private schools allowed to begin earlier within regulations.