Morocco’s school corridors are about to come back to life. After an eight-day midterm break, classes resume on Monday across the Kingdom, bringing millions of students and teachers back to their desks for the second stretch of the 2026-2027 academic year.
The pause, which began more than a week ago, gave families a brief respite before an unusually busy stretch of national holidays and short school breaks. According to the official academic calendar released by Morocco’s Ministry of National Education, the weeks ahead are packed with civic commemorations, religious occasions, and brief pauses in the teaching schedule.
The first of these falls just days after students return to their classrooms: Eid Al Wahda, or Unity Day, observed this year on Saturday, October 31. For pupils barely settled back into their routines, it will mean another day off almost immediately.
November brings a second significant date. On Friday, November 6, Morocco marks the anniversary of the Green March, one of the most resonant commemorations in the country’s modern history, and schools will once again close their doors in observance.
The month culminates on November 18 with Independence Day, rounding out a string of national holidays that punctuate the heart of the academic calendar and give the autumn term a distinctly commemorative rhythm.
The most substantial break, however, is still to come. Students and school staff will enjoy a second mid-term pause in December, running a full eight days from Sunday, December 6 through Sunday, December 13. Classes are scheduled to resume on Monday, December 14, just as the year-end holiday season gets underway.
Education officials say the calendar, drawn up as part of the ministry’s official school-year planning, aims to strike a balance: preserving instructional time while still carving out rest periods that both students and teachers need to stay engaged through a demanding term. For many Moroccan households, having these dates locked in well ahead of time also makes it easier to plan family trips, outings or other commitments around the school calendar.
For now, though, the focus returns to the classroom. Students have just over a week of lessons ahead of them before the Eid Al Wahda holiday offers the next short break.
