Calendar

This is the Calendar for the Bulgarian School “Azbuka” for the academic year 2025-2026. We observe all Bulgarian national holidays as well as the public holidays in Ireland. The school year lasts for 29 school weeks including several weeks off due to mid-term breaks and the Christmas holiday season.

The calendar for the Bulgarian School “Azbuka” has been set in accordance to the official school programs from the Ministry of Education in Bulgaria and is set in a way to provide the children from ages 4 to the final 6th year classes with all the knowledge they would need in Bulgarian, Geography and History. 

Calendar for the Bulgarian School “Azbuka” 2025 – 2026

September			School Week
	13	Start of the school year	1
	20	School day – Celebration of the Unification of Bulgaria	2
	27	School day	3
October
	4	School day – start of extracurricular activities	4
	11	School day	5
	18	School day	6
	25	Non School day: October Bank Holiday
November
	1	School day – Celebration of the Day of the Bulgarian Enlighteners	7
	8	School day	8
	15	School day	9
	22	School day	10
	29	School day	11
December
	6	School day	12
	13	School day: Christmas party	13
	20	Non School day: Christmas Holiday
January 2026
	3	Non School day: Christmas Holiday
	10	School day – Start of the second term	14
	17	School day	15
	24	School day	16
	31	Non School day: Bank Holiday
February
	7	School day	17
	14	Non School day – MidTerm Holiday
	21	School day	18
	28	School day – Martenitsa Workshop	19
March
	7	School day: Celebration of the 1st of March (Baba Marta) and the National Holiday of Bulgaria celebrated on the 3rd of March	20
	14	Non School day: Saint Patrick’s Day holiday
	21	School day	21
	28	School day	22
April
	4	Non School day: Spring Holiday, Easter
	12	Non School day: Spring Holiday, Easter
	19	School day	23
	26	School day	24
May
	2	School day	25
	9	School day	26
	16	School day	27
	23	Non Studies School day: Celebration of 24 May and awarding of graduation certificates	28
	30	Sport Holiday – presence is optional