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Peru Sets Public School Start for 2026 and Confirms 2025 Close Under New Minedu Calendar

The ministry’s four-block schedule is now official as regions move to close records in SIAGIE and teachers enter recess training before the new term.

Overview

  • Resolution N° 501-2025 fixes the first day of classes in public schools on Monday, March 16, 2026, following the close of the 2025 year.
  • Classes for 2025 end on Friday, December 19, with the 2026 academic year organized into four blocks: Mar 16–May 15, May 25–Jul 24, Aug 10–Oct 9, and Oct 19–Dec 18.
  • Teachers are scheduled for preparatory and capacitation activities during the recess to ready classrooms and pedagogy for the new year.
  • Junín’s regional directive (DREJ N° 022-2025) orders delivery of reports and evaluation actas to UGEL by January 9, 2026, and mandates generating rankings via the SIAGIE system.
  • Private schools may set earlier return dates, including the first week of March, and media report a regular public enrollment window of January 31–February 4, 2026, to be confirmed by official Minedu guidance.