Overview

• September 21, 2025 lands on a Sunday, so the Student Day break is not transferred to another date.
• Classes and academic activities resume as normal nationwide on Monday, September 22.
• The observance typically covers secondary schools, universities and tertiary institutes as a nationwide school asueto rather than a full national feriado.
• The date honors Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, whose remains arrived in Buenos Aires on September 21 after his death in Asunción.
• The celebration began as a university initiative proposed by Salvador Debenedetti and later spread broadly, coinciding with springtime gatherings such as picnics and meetups.