Which schools and institutes in Málaga will have a long weekend in May?

The third term of the 2024-25 school year is starting, and a break is already approaching. This year, the Labor Day holiday on May 1st falls on a Thursday, allowing many to enjoy a long weekend with four days off.

And what about the schools in Málaga? Will they also have a break? The answer is yes, as the capital, along with some municipalities, will join other Andalusian provinces where there will be no classes on May 2nd, as is the case in Granada, Jaén, Almería, Cádiz, and Córdoba.

This is because the day of Friday, May 2nd, will be used to compensate for local holidays that occur outside of the academic calendar. Thus, according to the regulations set by the Junta de Andalucía, in educational centers where the two local holidays do not coincide with the academic period, the non-teaching days are January 7th and May 2nd, while those that have a celebration coinciding with the school calendar will have the corresponding local holiday off and May 2nd as a non-teaching day. In places where two local holidays are part of the calendar, the corresponding dates will be holidays.

For the second cycle of Preschool, Primary, and Special Education, the 2024-25 calendar includes 178 school days and 890 hours of direct teaching, including recesses. In Secondary, Baccalaureate, and Vocational Training, there are 175 school days.

In the third week of May, classes for the second year of Baccalaureate are scheduled to be suspended to prepare for the EBAU exams (University Entrance Exams). Meanwhile, the end of the school year for students in the second cycle of Preschool Education (ages 3 to 6), Primary, and Special Education will be on June 23rd, and a day later (June 24th) for students in Secondary, first year of Baccalaureate, and Vocational Training.