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Mexico’s Basic Schools Reopen Monday Under Uniform SEP Plan

Officials cast the restart as a focused push on school safety plus learning recovery.

Overview

  • All preschool, primary and secondary students return Monday, April 13, in a single nationwide restart set by the Education Ministry (SEP).
  • The resumption covers about 23.4 million students in more than 231,000 public and private schools alongside roughly 1.2 million teachers.
  • Following the Semana Santa break, state education leaders reported no alarming school vandalism or theft, with campus reviews beginning Monday and municipal security maintaining patrols.
  • Teachers and principals plan short-term catch-up, diagnosis of learning gaps and project reviews to steady progress before the year closes.
  • The official calendar lists no classes on May 1, May 5 and May 15, Council of Teachers’ sessions on May 29 and June 26, final grade entry on July 3, and the last day of classes on July 15.