Here’s a schedule of international school holidays as well as public holidays in 2023. Do bear in mind that some of the school holidays may differ.
These are the dates however that you can pencil in your diaries so you can start planning your mini-breaks and long summer holidays from... now!
New Year's Day: January 1
New Year's Day holiday: January 2
Tet Holiday: January 23-26
Hung Kings Commemoration Day: April 19
Reunification Day: April 30
Labor Day: May 1
Independence Day: September 1-4
Half term holidays are dependent on your school but they will mostly fall between February 12th and 20th, which includes the Lunar New Year holidays.
Anniversary of King Hung and Reunification Day will together make for holidays from April 25 to 30 2023.
Schools across Vietnam will be closed on Labor Day in May.
Depending upon the school, the last day of this academic year is expected to be June 15. The summer holiday will run until August 7.
Schools will be closed on September 2 and 3 2023
This is scheduled between October 15 and 21 2023.
The Christmas holidays or winter break will start from December 17 and run until January 9, 2024.