School term dates 2025-2026

School Session Dates for Session 2025 - 2026

Term 1

Staff In-service Day 1 - Monday 11 August 2025

Staff In-service Day 2 - Tuesday 12 August 2025

Pupils Resume - Wednesday 13 August 2025

Autumn Holiday (schools closed) - Friday 12 September 2025

Autumn Holiday (schools closed) - Monday 15 September 2025

All Return - Tuesday 16 September 2025

All Break - Friday 10 October 2025

Staff In-service Day 3 - Monday 20 October 2025

Pupils Resume - Tuesday 21 October 2025

Term Ends - Friday 19 December 2025

Term 2

All Resume - Monday 5 January 2026

All Break - Friday 13 February 2026

Staff In-service Day 4 - Monday 23 February 2026

Pupils Resume - Tuesday 24 February 2026

All Break - Thursday 2 April 2026

Good Friday - 2 April 2026

Easter Monday - 6 April 2026

Term 3

All Resume (Staff and Pupils) - Tuesday 21 April 2026

May Day (Schools closed) - Monday 4 May 2026

All Resume - Tuesday 5 May 2026

Staff In-service Day 5 (pupil holiday) - Monday 18 May 2026

Pupils Resume - Tuesday 19 May 2026

Term Ends - Friday 26 June 2026

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School holidays, opening and closing times

You should contact your school or consult your school's handbook for holidays, daily opening and closing times, as these vary from school to school.

If you don't already have a handbook, please ask your school for one.