New School Year Begins Today in Sarajevo Canton: 63,700 Students Head to Primary and Secondary Schools

(Patria) - The new school year in Sarajevo Canton begins today, with 63,700 children and students heading to kindergartens, primary and secondary schools.

Thus, more than 10,000 children will attend kindergartens.

In the Canton, 53,700 students will sit in classrooms today across 79 primary and 43 secondary schools.

"38,200 primary school students and 15,500 secondary school students will take their seats, among them 4,250 first-graders and 4,300 secondary school students beginning a new chapter in their lives. The number of students remains stable, which gives us additional strength and obligation to continue building a safe, stimulating and modern educational environment," stated the Ministry of Education of Sarajevo Canton.

For the 2025/2026 school year, new programs have been introduced for 13 occupations, aligned with labor market needs. At the three-year level, courses are available for auto body/paint technicians, locksmiths-welders, heating, air conditioning and water installers, bricklayers-plasterers-insulators, hairdressers-wigmakers, printing and finishing operators, and salespersons. At the four-year level, students can train as multimedia technicians, graphic technicians, food technicians, tourism and hotel technicians, and dental technicians.

According to the school calendar, the first semester lasts until December 31, 2025, and the second semester begins on January 29 and ends in June 2026. Classes for secondary school graduates end on May 6, for first-graders and ninth-grade students on June 5, while for other primary and secondary school students the school year lasts until June 12, 2026. Teaching from November 3 to 7 will be conducted online.