The first bell of the 2026–2027 school year will ring on Friday 11 September 2026. On that day, primary and secondary schools will welcome pupils with a blessing ceremony, whilst lessons will begin on Monday 14 September.
The Municipality of Spata–Artemida has announced the detailed timetable for each school. The times vary from school to school: in Artemida, the first blessing takes place at 08:00 and the last at 10:30, whilst in Spata the programme ends at 11:00. It’s worth checking your own time before you leave home.
Artemida Nursery Schools
1st: 09:15 · 2nd: 10:30 · 3rd: 08:00 · 4th: 09:15 · 5th: 08:30 · 6th: 09:00 · 7th: 08:30 · 8th: 08:00
Artemida Primary Schools
1st: 08:30 · 2nd: 08:30 · 3rd: 08:30 · 4th: 09:00 · 5th: 08:30 · 6th: 08:30 · 7th: 09:00
Artemida Secondary Schools
1st Lower Secondary School: 08:30 · 2nd Lower Secondary School: 09:30 · 1st General Upper Secondary School: 09:00 · 2nd General Upper Secondary School: 10:00
Spata
Nursery schools — 1st: 09:00 · 2nd: 10:00 · 3rd: 10:00 · 4th: 11:00 · 5th: 09:00
Primary schools — 1st: 10.30 · 2nd: 09.00 · 3rd: 08.30
Spata 1st Lower Secondary School: 08:30 · Spata 1st General Upper Secondary School: 09:30
What happens on the first day?
Friday is not a school day. After the blessing ceremony, the children meet their teachers, the class groups and the timetable are announced, and the books are handed out. The process takes a short while and the children leave straight afterwards, so please bear in mind that you will need to collect them quite early.
At schools where the blessing ceremony is scheduled for 08:00 and 08:30, the arrival of pupils coincides with the morning rush hour, and parking around the Artemida schools is difficult anyway. Arriving a few minutes early helps.
From Monday 14 September
The first full week begins on Monday 14 September with the usual timetable.
For the all-day and morning programmes, the Ministry of Education’s framework for this academic year provides for morning drop-off at nursery schools from 07:45 to 08:30, a compulsory programme from 08:30 to 13:00 and all-day sessions until 16:00, with the extended programme running until 17:30. In primary schools, the finishing times for the full-day programme are 14:55, 15:50 or 17:30. Which programmes will ultimately run depends on the number of applications and the staffing levels at each school — this will be announced by the school itself in the first few days.
Upcoming dates for the rest of the year
Schools will close for the Christmas holidays on Wednesday 23 December 2026 and will reopen on Friday 8 January 2027. For nursery and primary schools, lessons end on Tuesday 15 June 2027.
Source: Municipality of Spata–Artemida, press release ‘Blessings’, 8 September 2026. Full-day timetables and school calendar: Ministry of Education.
