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Mexico Confirms April 13 School Return and May Long Weekends on SEP Calendar

The clarification helps families plan spring routines by locking national dates, noting exceptions, signaling match-day proposals.

Overview

  • Basic-education students nationwide return to class Monday, April 13, after the two-week Semana Santa break ends Friday, April 10.
  • The federal schedule sets school closures on May 1, May 5, and May 15, plus an end‑of‑month teacher workday, creating several long weekends.
  • Aguascalientes shifted its spring break to April 20 through May 4 with classes resuming Tuesday, May 5, a state move approved to align with the San Marcos Fair.
  • Mexico City’s government proposed suspending classes and promoting telework on local 2026 World Cup match days, a plan it has raised with the federal education ministry but not yet finalized.
  • April 30 (Children’s Day) appears as a commemorative date in the SEP calendar, so schools choose their own activities and it is not a nationwide day off.