The organisation of the academic year 2024 /2025 in the French Community of Belgium is as follows :
| Beginning of the academic year | 14 September |
| Period(s) when there are teaching activities |
The first term starts on 14 September 2024 ; the second on 1 February 2025 ; the third on 1 July 2025. The two first terms include at least 12 weeks of teaching activity. For purposes of curricular organisation, each of the three four-month terms includes assessment and holiday periods. |
| Period(s) of examination |
Each of these first two terms involves at least 12 weeks of activity and may not exceed four months. A period of assessment occurs at the end of each term. The third term includes assessment periods (as well as professional integration or personal project activity). For purposes of curricular organisation, each of the three four-month terms includes assessment and holiday periods. Institutional autonomy |
| End of the academic year | 13 September of the next year |
| Breaks between the teaching activities excluding the examination period, if significant |
Winter holidays : 2 weeks Spring holidays : 2 weeks Summer holidays : 1 July – 13 September 2025 The third interval includes, when applicable, assessment periods, professional integration or personal work activities for student concerned. It is usually considered as summer holidays for students not concerned by those activities. |