NRW demands the same holiday regulation: Bavaria and BW in focus!

NRW demands the same holiday regulation: Bavaria and BW in focus!

Bayern, Deutschland - On July 14, 2025, NRW School Minister Dorothee Feller (CDU) presented an important concern in the Conference of Ministers of Education: she demands an equal holiday regulation for all federal states. Feller expressed this wish in terms of current practice, according to which Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg always start the summer vacation.

The summer vacation in Germany is currently taking alternately between late June and mid -August. This has been introduced to co -incorporate travel traffic and promote tourism. However, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg do not participate in this regulation. Your holidays traditionally begin last, which leads to resentment, as these federal states benefit from the cheaper off -season and have advantages for vacation bookings.

expiry of the holiday regulations

For the future changes to the holiday regulations, however, remains to be seen, as they will be effective at the earliest from 2030. The current regulations have already been determined by then. The late holiday regulation in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg is due to the fact that the Pentecost holidays there can last until mid-June, which should ensure sufficient learning and examination time between the holidays.

In addition to the differences in the holiday season, the federal states have implemented a rolling system for summer vacation dates in order to guarantee an even distribution of holidaymakers and avoid traffic problems. The summer holidays are divided into five country groups:

Bayern and Baden-Württemberg, which are divided into group V, have the last appointments for the summer vacation. This leads to a clear disadvantage compared to the other federal states that have more flexible holidays.

The topic not only represents a problem for vacation planning, but also raises questions about the equal opportunities of the students in the different federal states. Feller and their colleagues are now facing the challenge of finding a solution that is fair for all federal states.

Further information on the school holidays in Germany can be found on the website of the Kulturminminist Ministry Conference at kmk.org href = "https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/nrw-pocht-auf-neue-schulferien-bayern-und-baden-wuerttemberg-sollen-nicht-als-lert--100.html"> Deutschlandfunk .