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Schools Start Under Revised Calendars: Mexico Sets Sept. 8 Pause, Valencia Delays Some Openings to Sept. 11

Early-term pauses alongside site-specific delays mark the first weeks of the 2025–26 return.

Overview

  • Mexico’s official SEP calendar for basic education is in force with 185 instructional days after classes began on September 1.
  • Monday, September 8 is a national awareness day on preventing sexual abuse and child maltreatment with no student activities.
  • The first student suspension for the Consejo Técnico Escolar falls on Friday, September 26, with eight last‑Friday sessions scheduled through June.
  • The September 16 Independence Day holiday remains on Tuesday without being moved to Monday, as reflected in the SEP schedule.
  • Valencian authorities set September 11 starts for schools in Algemesí, Alfafar and Massanassa to finish organizing prefabricated classrooms after 2024 storm damage, while Catalonia begins September 8 and the Basque Country began September 5; at least one Valencia-area institute is opening with digital equipment still being installed.