2025-2026 School Year Calendars

Downloadable versions (including Google and iCal) will be available by end of summer.

Elementary Schools

Elementary Calendar for 2025-2026 (PDF)

This calendar identifies important dates in the school calendar year, including school holidays and professional activity (PA days).

Elementary 5-Day Cycle Calendar 2025-2026 (PDF)

This calendar identifies which day it is in the five-day school cycle (i.e. Day 1, Day 2). It does not include school holidays and professional activity (PA days). For those dates, please review the elementary calendar above.

Secondary Schools

Regular Secondary School Year Calendar for 2025-2026 (PDF)

Early Start Secondary Schools

Keswick High School, Maple High School, Markville Secondary School and Sutton District High School

Early Start Secondary School Calendar for 2025-2026 (PDF)

Balanced Secondary Schools

Bill Crothers Secondary School

Balanced Secondary Schools Calendar for 2025-2026 (PDF)

Significant Faith Days

• Multifaith​ Calendar​
• List of Significant Faith Days

Approved 2025-2026 School Year

The recommendations submitted for the 2025-2026 school year calendars as outlined below, have received formal approval from the Ministry of Education. 

1. The 2025-2026 school year for all elementary and secondary schools consist of 194 days and include the designation of 187 Instructional Days and seven Professional Activity Days.
2. The Elementary School Year Calendar for 2025-2026 designate:
   1. Tuesday, September 2, 2025 as the first day of school for students; and
   2. Thursday, June 25, 2026 as the last day of school for students.
3. The Regular Secondary School Year Calendar for 2025-2026 designate:
   1. Tuesday, September 2, 2025 as the first day of school for students; and
   2. Wednesday, June 24, 2026 as the last day of school for students.
4. The Early Start Secondary School Calendar for 2025-2026 (affecting Keswick High School, Maple High School, Markville Secondary School and Sutton District High School) operate on a modified version of the Regular Secondary School Calendar for 2025-2026 with the following adjustments:
   1. Monday, August 25, 2025 as the first day of school for students;
   2. Monday, October 27, 2025 to Friday, October 31, 2025 as a one-week mid-term break; and
   3. Wednesday, June 24, 2026 as the last day of school for students..
5. That the Balanced Calendar for 2025-2026 (affecting Bill Crothers Secondary School) operate on a modified version of the Regular Secondary School Calendar for 2025-2026 with the following adjustments:
   1. Monday, August 11, 2025 as the first day of school for students;
   2. Thursday, August 28, 2025, Friday, August 29, 2025, Friday, October 10, 2025, Monday, October 27, 2025 to Friday, October 31, 2025, Friday, December 5, 2025, Monday, December 8, 2025 and Monday, April 20, 2026 to Friday, April 24, 2026 as the breaks for Bill Crothers Secondary School; and
   3. Wednesday, June 24, 2026 as the last day of school for students.
6. The school holidays for all elementary and secondary schools be recognized as follows:

7. The Professional Activity Days for the 2025-2026 school year be as follows:

All Elementary Schools

1. Friday, September 26, 2025
2. Friday, October 24, 2025
3. Friday, November 21, 2025
4. Friday, January 16, 2026
5. Friday, January 30, 2026
6. Friday, June 5, 2026
7. Friday, June 26, 2026

Regular Secondary Schools and Early Start Secondary Schools

(Keswick High School, Maple High School, Markville Secondary School, Sutton District High School)

1. Friday, September 26, 2025
2. Friday, October 24, 2025
3. Friday, November 21, 2025
4. Friday, January 30, 2026
5. Monday, May 4, 2026
6. Thursday, June 25, 2026
7. Friday, June 26, 2026

Balanced Calendar Secondary School

(Bill Crothers Secondary School)

1. Friday, September 26, 2025
2. Friday, October 24, 2025
3. Friday, November 21, 2025
4. Friday, January 23, 2026
5. Monday, May 4, 2026
6. Thursday, June 25, 2026
7. Friday, June 26, 2026