When do you go back to school?
According to the dates established by the educational authorities, students in preschool, primary and secondary schools must return to the classrooms on Monday, January 12, 2026, to continue with the 2025-2026 school year, which already has more vacation days. The document details that on January 7, 8 and 9, teachers will have intensive workshops prior to returning to teaching.
This 2025, The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, announced changes to the SEP calendar so that teachers have a few more days of vacation will come into force from the next school year, which is the one corresponding to the 2025-2026 cycle.
Achievements of 2025
The owner of the SEP, Mario Delgado Carrillohighlighted the achievements in the agency in 2025, among which the following stand out:
1.- The Rita Cetina Scholarship It benefited 5.6 million secondary school students, and by 2026 it will be extended to primary students throughout the country.
2.- The preparatory are closer to the students’ homes, thanks to the construction this year of 20 new campusesthe expansion of 33 more and the conversion of 35 secondary schools that did not have an afternoon shift. “With these actions, 37,500 new places were opened,” the SEP highlighted in a statement .
3.- The implementation of the National Strategy Live Healthy, Live Happywith which junk food was eradicated from schools and more than 7 million girls and boys were screened to integrate a Digital School Health Record that contributes to prevention. In this framework, he invited mothers and fathers to take their daughters and sons to the clinics to follow up on the recommendations derived from the reviews.
4.- The program The School is Ours (LEEN) that served 68,000 Basic Education schools and, for the first time, 6,000 Higher Secondary Education schools, which allowed students to have decent and safe spaces.
5.- The distribution of more than 150 million Free Textbooks (LTG), which arrived in a timely manner to all schools in the 32 entities of the country for the 2025-2026 school year.
6.- The start of the National Baccalaureatewith new subjects that strengthen historical awareness, philosophical thinking and the humanities, as well as the incorporation of new careers such as Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, which has motivated high school students to continue their studies.
7.- The expansion of 126,000 new places in Higher Education, to which is added the eighth achievement, with the opening of eight new campuses of the Rosario Castellanos National University (UNRC).
9.- The presentation of the digital platform SaberesMxaimed at guaranteeing the right to education throughout life. He highlighted that this initiative already has its first course available.
10. The SEP and the National Commission of Physical Culture and Sports (Conade) finalized the return of the National School Sports Gamesin which more than 20,000 students participated.
