The 2025/2026 school year is full of new things. Big changes in holidays, religion, and health education.

Health education will replace family life education from September 1, 2025. Classes will address all aspects of human health at various stages of life. They will include topics such as values ​​and attitudes, physical health, physical activity, nutrition, mental health, sexual health, internet and addiction prevention, adolescence, and the healthcare system.

The topic of sexual health has sparked controversy and protests from some in the community. Ultimately, this subject will be optional, and parents have until September 25th to opt out of their child's participation. The subject will be introduced in grades 4-8 of primary school and 1-3 in secondary schools. Classes will be held for one hour per week.

Holidays 2026. What will change?

The topic of the 2026 winter break is very popular online. Interest in the break began to grow during the summer holidays and is growing daily. Internet users are most often looking for information on when the 2026 winter break will be and checking their dates in specific voivodeships. It seems that many people are already making plans for next year's break, as they often search for them in combination with the keyword "flights" or the names of specific travel agencies.

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The new school year has seen changes to the winter break schedule. The 2026 break will be divided into three two-week periods, instead of four as before. The winter break will begin on January 19, 2026. The first period will last until February 1 (Masovian, Pomeranian, Podlaskie, Świętokrzyskie, and Warmian-Masurian Voivodeships). The second period will run from February 2 to 15 for the following voivodeships: Lower Silesia, Kuyavian-Pomeranian, Łódź, West Pomeranian, Lesser Poland, and Opole. The third period, for the Podkarpackie, Lublin, Greater Poland, Lubusz, and Silesian Voivodeships, will run from February 16 to March 1, 2026.