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SEP Confirms March Megapuente and Holy Week Schedule, Rebuts 17-Day Vacation Claim

The official 2025–2026 calendar details student suspensions for grading and CTE, sets the vacation window, and approves a distinct timetable for Aguascalientes.

Overview

  • Basic-education students will have a four-day break from Friday, March 13, to Monday, March 16, with March 13 dedicated to teachers’ grade registration and March 16 a national holiday for Benito Juárez.
  • Classes for students are suspended on Friday, March 27, for the monthly Consejo Técnico Escolar, a planning session that staff attend.
  • Holy Week vacations run from Monday, March 30, to Friday, April 10, with a return to classes on Monday, April 13, according to the SEP calendar.
  • SEP and multiple outlets reject reports of a 17-day break beginning March 27, clarifying that the official vacation period does not start until March 30.
  • Aguascalientes will observe an authorized exception, starting its break on April 20 and returning on Monday, May 4, while March 16 remains a statutory holiday with triple pay for those who work under the Federal Labor Law.