The Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training (MENFP) has published the school calendar for the academic year 2024-2025, which includes 188 school days.

SCHOOL CALENDAR October 2024 to July 2025 :

940 hours of teaching for fundamental education (A.F.)

1,128 hours for secondary education (Sec.)

Number of teaching hours : (for information purposes only)

October 2024 (110h A.F. / 132h Sec.)

November 2024 (100h A.F. / 120h Sec.)

December 2024 (75h A.F. / 90h Sec.)

January 2025 (100h A.F. / 120h Sec.)

February 2025 (100h A.F. / 120h Sec.)

March 2025 (90h A.F. / 108h Sec.)

April 2025 (100h A.F. / 120h Sec.)

May 2025 (105h A.F. / 126h Sec.)

June 2025 (100h A.F. / 120h Sec.)

July 2025 (65h A.F. / 178h Sec.)

Opening dates / Stopping or closing dates :

October 1st : Opening of classes

December 20 : End of year vacation

January 6 : Resumption of classes

February 28 : Easter vacation

March 6 : Resumption of classes

July 17 : Closing of classes

Holidays off :

October 17 : Assassination of Founding Father Jean Jacques Dessalines

November 1st : All Saints' Day

November 18 : Battle of Vertières

January 1st : Independence Day

January 2nd : Grandfathers' Day

March 3rd, 4th : Carnival

March 5 : Ash Wednesday

April 18 : Good Friday

May 1st : Agriculture and Labor Day

May 19 : Corpus Christi

Control period :

Control 1 : November 25 to 29, 2024

Control 2 : January 27 to 31, 2025

Control 3 : April 10 to 16, 2025

Control 4 : July 30 to 17, 2025

Official exams :

9th AF : June 30 to July 3rd, 2025

ENI : June 30 to July 4th, 2025

CEF : June 30 to July 4th, 2025

End of secondary studies : July 14 to 17 2025

FTP : July 7-18, 2025

Important dates:

August 26 to September 30, 2024 : Submission of the end-of-year decision list for the 2022/2023 year

(Elementary and Secondary)

September 23 to 27, 2024 : 1st teacher training session (Pedagogical days) / DFP

September 23 to November 30, 2023 : Submission of the class formation list for the 2023/2024 year

(Preschool, Fundamental and Secondary)

January 6 to 31, 2025: Completion of the 2024-2025 school census forms / DPCE

October 1 to 25 : Establishment of School Councils / DAEPP

October 31, 2024 : Deadline for submitting an operating permit application / DAEPP

October 23 to December 29, 2024 : Submission of registration form for the 2025 State Examinations/BUNEXE

October 30 to November 17, 2024 : Registration for the 1st session of the permanent Baccalaureate/BUNEXE

December 26 to 30, 2024 : 2nd Teacher Training Session/DFP

December 16, 2024 to February 16, 2025 : Registration for the 2025 State Examinations/BUNEXE

March 2 to 5, 2025 : 3rd Teacher Training Session/DFP

March 29, 2025 : Last day for submitting applications to open new schools/DAEPP

Download the calendar (pdf) : https://www.haitilibre.com/docs/CALENDRIER_SCOLAIRE_2024_2025_Version-finale_Juillet-2024-2.pdf

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