🎒 Costa Rica school calendar

First academic term of 2026.

Academic year for students in the third cycle and the high school program for students with sufficient maturity.

Academic year for students in the first and second cycles.

The period during which changes can be made to student enrollment with the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) without additional fees.

Second semester of the 2026 school year for the final year of technical education.

Administration of the National Standardized Foreign Language Test for students at day and evening academic high schools.

National Road Safety Education Week.

National Environment and Natural Resources Week.

National Oral Health Week.

Implementation of the rescheduling of the National Standardized Summative Tests for elementary school, session 01-2026, for the CINDEA and IPEC programs.

Implementation of the rescheduling of the National Standardized Summative Exams for secondary school, session 01-2026, for the CINDEA, IPEC, and CONED programs.

Career Guidance Professionals' Day.

Father's Day.

Psychoactive Substances Awareness Week.

Proficiency Exams for the Second Semester of the 2026 Academic Year for CONED Students.

Proficiency Exams for the Second Semester of the 2026 Academic Year for IPEC and CINDEA Students.

Implementation of the rescheduling of the National Standardized Foreign Language Test for the CINDEA, IPEC, and CONED programs.

International Day Against Illicit Drug Trafficking and Drug Abuse.

Application of the first make-up exam for courses, modules, and semester-based programs taken in the first term (except CONED).

Enrollment and registration process for first-time students and enrollment confirmation for regular students in the IPEC and CINDEA programs for the second semester of the 2026 academic year.

Enrollment and registration process for first-time students and enrollment confirmation for regular students in the CONED program for the second semester of the 2026 academic year.

Proclamation of Chief Pablo Presbere as a National Hero and Defender of Indigenous Peoples.

Mid-term break.

Proficiency exams for students at IPEC, CINDEA, and CONED.

Second Academic Term 2026.

Guanacaste Day.

The Incorporation of the Nicoya District into Costa Rica.

Administration of the second make-up exam for subjects, modules, and courses with semester-based promotion, taken during the first term, except for the first and second cycles of General Basic Education (Industrial Arts and Home Economics).

Ministry of Public Education Security and Surveillance Officer Day.

Afro-Descendants Month in Costa Rica.

Feast Day of Our Lady of the Angels.

World Breastfeeding Week.

Day of Firm and Lasting Peace.

International Day of Indigenous Peoples.

Youth Day.

Implementation of the written text production extension test for CONED, IPEC, and CINDEA 01-2026.

Mother's Day.

Implementation of the IPEC and CINDEA 01-2026 Written Text Production Expansion Test for Elementary School.

Administration of the 2026-01 National Standardized Secondary School Extension Test, CINDEA, IPEC, and CONED formats.

English Proficiency Test for Employability and Learning—IDEA PROCOMER.

Administration of the 2026-01 National Standardized Primary School Extension Test, CINDEA and IPEC formats.

Administration of the 2026 Aula EDAD National Standardized Diagnostic Tests for Elementary School.

Rescheduling of the 2026 National Standardized Diagnostic Tests for Elementary School.

Family Integration Week.

Administration of the National Standardized Diagnostic Tests for Secondary School, February 2026, by CINDEA, IPEC, and CONED.

Rescheduling of the 2026 National Standardized Diagnostic Tests for Secondary School Students.

Administration of the National Standardized Diagnostic Tests for Elementary School, February 2026, CINDEA and IPEC.

Black People's Day and Afro-Costa Rican Culture.

Foundation Day of the Republic of Costa Rica.

National Bible Week.

Administration of the National Standardized Foreign Language Test for the CINDEA, IPEC, and CONED programs, Call for Applications 02-2026.

Rescheduling of the National Standardized Foreign Language Test.

Administration of the National Standardized Foreign Language Proficiency Test for the CINDEA, IPEC, and CONED programs, Call 01-2026.

Admission Test for Experimental Bilingual Schools and Experimental Bilingual Sections, 2026.

National Week of Youth and Adult Education.

Rescheduling of the CINDEA, IPEC, and CONED National Standardized Diagnostic Tests for Secondary School, Session 02-2026.

Rescheduling of the 2026 CINDEA and IPEC National Standardized Diagnostic Tests for Elementary School, Call No. 02-2026.

International Day of the Child and Youth.

Civic Week.

Lantern parade and tour of the Central American Torch of Liberty throughout the country.

Commemoration of Costa Rica's Independence.

Primary School Written Text Production: Differentiated Curriculum 2026–2027

Written Text Production: IPEC and CINDEA 02-2026, Elementary School and EDAD Classroom.

Implementation of the revised written text production test for elementary school.

Secondary School Written Text Production: Differentiated Curriculum 2026–2027

Written Text Production: IPEC, CINDEA, and CONED 02-2026, Secondary Level

Implementation of the revised written text production test for academic and technical high schools.

Tax Education and Culture Week.

National Wellness Week.

Administration of the National Standardized Summative Test, Technical and Vocational High Schools, 2026.

Rescheduling of the 2026 Admission Test for Experimental Bilingual Schools and Experimental Bilingual Sections.

Implementation of the special rescheduling for the written text production test.

Administration of the National Comprehensive Test for Technical Specialties 01-2026.

Intercultural Education Week.

Admission Exam for the National System of Costa Rican Scientific Societies.

World Mental Health Day.

Day of Cultures.

International Walking and Cycling Week.

Administration of the National Standardized Diagnostic Tests, Elementary School, Differentiated Schedule 2026–2027.

Implementation of the National Standardized Summative Assessments, Elementary School 2026, and Aula EDAD.

Administration of the National Standardized Summative Tests for Elementary School, IPEC, CINDEA 02-2026.

Administration of the National Standardized Test in Social Studies and Civics (PDBI) – National Schedule, Session 02-2026.

Administration of the National Standardized Diagnostic Tests, Secondary School, Differentiated Schedule 2026–2027.

Administration of the IPEC, CINDEA, and CONED National Standardized Summative Tests, Call 02-2026.

Administration of the National Standardized Summative Tests for Academic High School Students.

Rescheduling of the National Standardized Diagnostic Test for Elementary School, 2026–2027 Alternate Schedule.

Administration of international exams for International Baccalaureate Diploma Program students.

Commemoration of the Signing and Swearing-in of the Nation's Independence.

National Day of the Traditional Costa Rican Masquerade.

Post-test for the English on the Spot (EOS) Workshop.

Costa Rican Democracy and Constitution Day.

National Week for the Rights of People with Disabilities.

Rescheduling of the National Standardized Summative Test for elementary school and the EDAD classroom.

Rescheduling of the National Summative Standardized Test for Elementary School, CINDEA and IPEC, Session 02-2026.

Rescheduling of the National Summative Standardized Test for Secondary School Students, CINDEA, IPEC, and CONED, Session 02-2026.

Rescheduling of the National Summative Standardized Test for Secondary Education.

Global Entrepreneurship Week.

Alajuela City of Words Day.

Costa Rican Teachers' Day.

Proficiency exams for students at IPEC, CINDEA, CONED, evening academic colleges, and evening schools for the 2026 school year.

Implementation of the first extension test for all educational levels, except for the sixth and ninth grades of the EGB and the eleventh grade of the Diversified Academic Education program, as well as their equivalents in EPJA programs.

Administration of the second placement test for the sixth and ninth grades of EGB, the eleventh grade of Academic Diversified Education, and the final year of Technical Education or its equivalent in EPJA programs.

Enrollment and registration process for first-time students and enrollment confirmation for regular CONED students for the 2027 academic year.

Enrollment and registration process for first-time students and enrollment confirmation for regular students in the IPEC and CINDEA programs, as well as for students at Evening Academic Colleges and Evening Schools for the 2027 academic year.

National Costa Rican Marimba Day.

Army Abolition Day.

End of the 2026 school year.

Graduation Ceremonies.

Graduation ceremony for students from Costa Rican Science High Schools.

Battle of La Trinidad.