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Buenos Aires Pushes Academic Reforms as Global Cities Update School Rules
The city applies new primary evaluation rules and expands secondary project-based programs under its 2024-2027 strategic plan.
How we reported this
The 2026 school year opened on 25 February for initial and primary students and on 2 March for secondary students across Buenos Aires.
These dates follow the full rollout of a revised academic regime for primary schools that limits repetition and mixes numerical with conceptual grades. Officials enacted the changes through Resolution 2765-GCABA-MEDGC/24 after it took effect in 2025. The schedule also sets winter break from 20 to 31 July and final classes on 18 December for every level.
Local programs drive the calendar
Buenos Aires replaced its 2006 school regulation with a new Reglamento Escolar that began operating in the 2025 cycle. At the same time the Plan Estratégico Buenos Aires Aprende 2024-2027 directs curriculum updates in language and mathematics, adds 90 Secundaria Aprende schools this year, and introduces project-based teaching in 33 secondary institutions. These steps keep instruction aligned with the city’s own timelines rather than waiting for wider national adjustments.
City records show the primary regime change and the new regulation both reached every public school by the start of last year. The strategic plan lists the exact expansion targets and the focus on project methods in the selected secondary sites. Winter and end-of-year dates appear in the official 2026 calendar published by the Ministry of Education.
Next steps for families
Parents can review the full academic calendar and the updated school rules on the city education portal at buenosaires.gob.ar. The same site lists the 90 schools added under the Secundaria Aprende expansion and the 33 sites using the project approach. Families seeking details on the primary evaluation system should consult Resolution 2765-GCABA-MEDGC/24, which remains posted on the government site.