When are the summer school holidays across Switzerland’s cantons?

Additionally, kids here get two weeks at Christmas and New Year, between one and two weeks in February, (depending on the canton), two weeks at Easter, and two weeks in the autumn.

There are also several public holidays throughout the year when schools are closed.

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So when are schools shut during the summer?

This is the schedule for each of the 26 cantons, keeping in mind that some regions may have slightly different vacation schedules for different districts.

Aargau: July 21st – Aug 8th (the shortest summer vacation in Switzerland).

Appenzell-Auserrhoden: July 7th to August 8th

Appenzell-Innerrhoden: July 5th to August 10th (or 17th, depending on district)

Basel-Country: June 28th to August 11th or July 5th to August 11th (depending on district)

Basel-City: June 28th  to August 9th

Bern: July 5th to August 10th

Fribourg: July 7th to August 22nd (other days in different districts)

Geneva: June 30th to August 15th

Glarus: June 28th to August 10th

Graubünden: July 5th to August 10th (or longer in some districts)

Jura: July 7th to August 15th

Lucerne: July 5th to August 17th

Neuchâtel: July 7th to August 15th

Nidwalden: July 5th to August 17th

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Obwalden: June 28th to August 10th of July 5th to August 17th

Schaffhausen: July 7th to August 10th

Schwyz: July 7th to August 8th

Solothurn: July 8th to August 9th

St. Gallen: July 6th to August 10th

Thurgau: July 7th to August 10th

Ticino: June 19th to August 29th (the longest summer break in Switzerland)

Uri: July 6th to August 18th

Valais: June 23rd to August 15th

Vaud: June 28th to August 15th

Zug: June 9th, June 19th, or July 5h to August 17th, Zurich: July 6th to August 8th or July 14th to August 16th

As far as private (including international) schools are concerned, they have their vacation schedules, which are usually different from those of public institutions.