Events of the academic year 2025/2026

Opening Ceremony

8 a.m.
The Opening Ceremony of the academic year 2025-2026.

First School Day

9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Discussion classes with the form teachers.

IB Graduation Ceremony

3 p.m.
Awarding of diplomas to students graduating from the IB class in the previous academic year.

Non-teaching Day

Teaching staff's trip

Class Trips of the Graduating Classes

From 10 to 12 September.

Preparatory Courses

3:30 p.m.
The start of the preparatory courses for 8^th grade students.

OKTV Deadline

OKTV application deadline.

Talent Nurturing Course in Maths for 7^th grade students

3 p.m.
The competition of enrollment into the talent nurturing course in mathematics for 7^th grade students.

Parents' Meeting

5 p.m. Discussion of the trip to England for classes 9.A/kny, B/kny, and E/kny.
6 p.m. Parents' meeting by classes.

Visit of Students from Babenhausen

From 20 to 26 September.

'HHH' preparatory course

3:30 p.m.
Start of the 'HHH' preparatory course for 7^th grade students.

Visit of Students from Frankenthal

From 24 September to 2 October.

School Start Party

3 p.m.
A fun afternoon with board games in the school.

Class Reunion

5 p.m.
The meeting of the graduating classes of the previous academic year.

Parents' Committee

6 p.m.
The meeting of the Parents' committee.

International Music Day

11 a.m.
International Music Day on the occasion of the International Music Week.

Commemoration

11 a.m.
The commemoration of the martyrs of Arad.

Talent Nurturing Courses

3:30 p.m.
The start of the mathematics course for the 7^th and 8^th grade students.

Reciting Competition

1 p.m.
Baranyi Judit Reciting Competition for the school's students.

IDB Trip

Karinthy Days I.

Sports competitions in the afternoon.

'Chicken' Ball

5 p.m.
The new students' ball.

Karinthy Days II.

Programs before noon. Quizzes and competitions.

Commemoration

11 a.m.
The commemoration of the uprising of 23 October 1956.

Autumn Break

Autumn break from 23 October to 2 November.
Last school day before the break is 22 October (Wednesday),
First school day after the break is 3 November (Monday).

Faculty meeting

2 p.m.
Autumn faculty meeting. School day ends at 12:45 p.m.

Parent-Teacher Meetings

5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Online meetings.

Open Day I.

5 p.m.
School information session for the prospective students and their parents.
Registration is not required.

Open Day II.

5 p.m.
School information session for the prospective students and their parents.
Registration is not required.

Prom Ceremony and Ball

8 a.m. Final rehearsal for the ceremony.
6 p.m. Prom Ceremony and Ball
No school for graduating classes.

Open Week

From 1 to 5 December.
Open Week - immersion classes.

Rescheduled Workday

Teaching according to a Tuesday's schedule.

Christmas-themed Week

From 17 to 18 December.

Class Christmas

10:45 a.m.
The celebration of Christmas in classes. Lessons until 10:45 a.m.

Winter Break

From December 20, 2025 to January 4, 2026.
Last school day before the break is 19 December,
first school day after the break is 5 January.

Parents' Committee

6 p.m.
The meeting of the Parents' committee.

Rescheduled Workday - Non-teaching Day

Career Orientation Day + Mini KarMUN

Semester

Finalisation of semester grades.

Semester

3 p.m.
Grade-awarding conferences. The school day of the first semester.

Entrance Examinations

10 a.m.
Central written Entrance Examinations for the 9^th grade.

Ski Camp

Ski camp from 25 to 30 January.

Non-teaching Day

'IKT' Pedagogical development course for the teaching staff.

Parents' Meeting

6 p.m.
Parents' meeting by classes.

Entrance Examinations Results

8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Viewing of corrected entrance examination papers.

Graduation Exams Application Deadline

12 p.m.
Submission of the applications for the graduation exams.

Alumni Meeting

6 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Meeting of the Karinthy Alumni.

Entrance Examinations (Extra Day)

2 p.m. Supplementary written Entrance Examinations for the 9^th grade.
Non-teaching day.

Loveinthy

The celebration Valentine's Day in Karinthy-style.

Parents' Ball

7 p.m. - 2 a.m.
Pleasant evening with student performances organised for parents.

Commemoration

11 a.m.
Commemoration of the victims of the communist dictatorships.

Oral Admission

From 2 to 19 March. Oral admission auditions (as part of the entrance exam for 9^th grade).

Women's Day

10:45 a.m.
Greetings on occasion of Women's Day in the main hall.

Commemoration

Commemoration of 15 March 1848.

KarMUN

From 18 to 21 March.
Karinthy Model United Nations conference.

Night at Karinthy

6 p.m.
A cheerful and playful night in the school building from evening until dawn.

Non-teaching Days and Spring Break

Last school day before the break is 27 March (Friday),
first school day after the break is 13 April (Monday).

Faculty Meeting

Spring faculty meeting. School day ends at 12:45 p.m.

Parent-Teacher Meetings

5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Online meetings.

Commemoration

11 p.m.
Commemoration of the victims of the Holocaust.

Humorous Maths Competition

3 p.m.
Humorous Maths Competition in the main hall for those who cannot yet see how playful mathematics can be.

12.IB

Last school day of class 12.IB.

Exams

The beginning of the IB exams.

Graduation Ceremony

8 p.m.
Graduation Ceremony
No lessons for the graduating classes.
Teaching until 1:45 p.m. for the rest of the school.

Beginning of the Final Exams

The beginning of the two-level written final exams.

Digital Lessons outside the Classroom

From 4 to 8 May.
Class trips for classes in grades 9-11.

Parents' Meeting

5 p.m.
Meeting for the newly admitted students of the Hungarian-English bilingual courses (classes A, B, E).

Parents' Meeting

5 p.m.
Meeting for the newly admitted students of the Hungarian-German bilingual course (class C) and the standard course (class D).

German Exams

From 2 to 3 June.
Written and oral exams for the students in the Hungarian-German bilingual course in the 10^th and 11^th grades.

Memorial Program

11 a.m.
Day of National Cohesion

English exams

From 4 to 5 June.
Written and oral exams for the 9/kny grade students of the Hungarian-English bilingual classes.

German Exams

From 4 to 5 June.
Written and oral exams for the students of the Hungarian-German class in the 9/kny grade.

Oral Final Exams

From 18 to 23 June.
Oral exams for the standard level final exams.

End of the School Year

Last school day of the year.

Enrollment

8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Enrollment in the 9^th grade.

Closing Ceremony

6:30 p.m.
Closing Ceremony of the academic year 2025/2026.

'Chicken' Camp of 2026

Introductory camp for the newly enrolled students (the 'chickens').

The exact date is currently under discussion, but is planned for the end of August.