School holidays in criticism: modernization now required!

School holidays in criticism: modernization now required!

Bayern, Deutschland - On July 15, 2025, the school holidays in Germany are put to the test. Thuringia's CDU parliamentary group leader Bühl has now spoken out with a clear criticism of the existing school holiday regulation. He describes the system as outdated and demands that a modern and fair holiday model must finally be found. There are also similar voices in Lower Saxony and Hamburg that speak against the current traditions. North Rhine-Westphalia has also criticized that the argument that the school children would have to help during the holidays with the harvest.

Bayern's Prime Minister Söder reacted to the burgeoning voices and rejected the criticism. He emphasized that the holiday rhythm in Bavaria was firmly anchored. Changes to the holiday regulations are possible at the earliest from 2030, since the current holidays have already been determined for the coming years.

The summer vacation calendar

A look at the summer vacation shows that Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg have particularly late appointments on the calendar. The summer holidays in both federal states begin staggered between June and August, which contributes to equalizing travel and tourist utilization. This is seen as an advantage because the two countries benefit from a cheaper off -season, which is often criticized.

According to the Conference of Ministers of Education, the federal states have agreed a rolling system to determine the summer vacation dates. This should ensure that the holidaymakers are evenly distributed and traffic problems are avoided. Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg are divided into country group V, the summer vacation of which is always in order to offer the students sufficient learning and examination time between the Pentecost and summer vacation.

summer vacation 2025 in Bavaria

The summer vacation in Bavaria are determined for 2025 as follows:

• 10.06. - June 20th
• 01.08. - 15.09.

These late holidays are also intended by the neighboring countries to ensure that the students are well prepared when they enter the next school year phase. It remains to be seen whether and how the discussions about the school holidays will develop in the future.

The updated demands for a revision of the holiday regulations are therefore no coincidence, such as Deutschlandfunk . The Kultusministerkonferenz has commented on this, and the data for the distribution of the school holidays show that there is a certain imbalance here. The continued discussion shows what potential in a possible change of rule and where the actors should come into conversation.