Overview
- In mid‑July the Secretaría de Educación Pública posted a draft Calendario Escolar 2026‑2027 to the Plataforma Integral de Gobernanza Regulatoria, beginning the formal review before DOF publication.
- The proposal sets the basic‑education year from 31 August 2026 to 9 July 2027 and retains the legal minimum of 185 effective school days, with 190 days for teacher‑training schools.
- Teachers would take part in an intensive Consejo Técnico Escolar week from 24 to 28 August 2026 and the draft keeps an extra teacher recess week in August before students return.
- Published reports differ on exact holiday ranges for winter and spring breaks — outlets list conflicting dates such as 21 Dec–5 Jan versus 21 Dec–6 Jan and Mar 22–Apr 2 versus Mar 29–Apr 9 — so vacation timing is still unclear in the draft.
- The calendar would apply to public and private schools in the Sistema Educativo Nacional but becomes binding only after DOF publication and may be adjusted by state authorities for local contingencies.