School year calendars (2024)

Overview

A regular school year is typically from September1 to June30.

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By March1st of each year, school boards are required to submit to the Ministry of Education the school year calendar(s) for the following schoolyear.

School boards must submit school year calendars according to theEducation Actand Regulation304, School Year Calendar, Professional Activity Days. If a school board wishes to submit a school year calendarthat is different from what is requiredin the regulation (including school holidays), the calendar must be approved by the Ministry ofEducation.

Key dates provided below help school boards prepare their school yearcalendars.

Parents and families can contact their school board directly for information regarding the specific school year calendar being used by theboard.

School days

The number of available school days for each school year is shown in the table below. The minimum number of school days for Ontario schools is194.

2022-23 schoolyear2023-24 schoolyear2024-25 schoolyear2025-26 schoolyear2026-27 schoolyear
Total number of school days available (September1 to June30)195194195196196
Minimum number of school days required by regulation194194194194194

School holidays

Holidays for Ontario schools are shown in the table below.

Holidays2022-23 schoolyear2023-24 schoolyear2024-25 schoolyear2025-26 schoolyear2026-27 schoolyear
Labour DaySeptember5September4September2September1September7
Thanksgiving DayOctober10October9October14October13October12
Christmas break (inclusive)December19 to December30December25 to January5December23 to January3December22 to January2December21 to January1
Family dayFebruary20February19February17February16February15
Mid-winter break (inclusive)March13 to March17March11 to March15March10 to March14March16 to March20March15 to March19
Good FridayApril7March29April18April3March26
Easter MondayApril10April1April21April6March29
Victoria DayMay22May20May19May18May24

Summer holidays

Holidays2022-23 schoolyear2023-24 schoolyear2024-25 schoolyear2025-26 schoolyear2026-27 schoolyear
Canada Dayfootnote 1[1]July1July1July1July1July1
Civic HolidayAugust1August7August5August4August3

School year calendar templates

School boards use the following templates to assist in planning their school year calendars. These templates are updated everyyear.

2022-2023 school year

Download the school year calendar template for 2022-2023(PDF).

August2022

  • Monday, August1 is the civicholiday.
  • There are no instructional days inAugust.

September2022

  • Monday, September5 is Labour day. All schools areclosed.
  • There are 21instructional days between Thursday, September1 and Friday, September30.

October2022

  • Monday, October10 is Thanksgiving Day. All schools areclosed.
  • There are 21instructional days between Monday, October3 and Monday, October31.

November2022

  • There are no school holidays inNovember.
  • There are 22instructional days between Tuesday, November1 and Wednesday, November30.

December2022

  • The Christmas vacation is from Monday, December19 to Friday, December30. All schools areclosed.
  • There are 12instructional days between Thursday, December1 and Friday, December16.

January2023

  • There are no school holidays inJanuary.
  • There are 21instructional days between Tuesday, January3 and Tuesday, January31.

February2023

  • Monday, February20 is Family Day. All schools areclosed.
  • There are 19instructional days between Wednesday, February1 and Tuesday, February28.

March2023

  • The Marchbreak is from Monday, March13 to Friday, March17. All schools areclosed.
  • There are 18instructional days between Wednesday, March1 and Friday, March31.

April2023

  • Friday, April7 is Easter Friday and Monday, April10 is Easter Monday. All schools areclosed.
  • There are 18instructional days between Friday, April3 and Friday, April28.

May2023

  • Monday, May22 is Victoria Day. All schools areclosed.
  • There are 22instructional days between Monday, May1 and Wednesday, May31.

June2023

  • There are no school holidays inJune.
  • There are 22instructional days between Thursday, June1 and Friday, June30.

July2023

  • Saturday, July1 is CanadaDay.
  • There are no instructional days inJuly.

2023-2024 school year

Download the school year calendar template for 2023-2024(PDF).

August2023

  • Monday, August7 is the civicholiday.
  • There are no instructional days inAugust.

September2023

  • Monday, September4 is Labour day. All schools areclosed.
  • There are 20instructional days between Friday, September1 and Friday, September29.

October2023

  • Monday, October9 is Thanksgiving Day. All schools areclosed.
  • There are 21instructional days between Monday, October2 and Tuesday, October31.

November2023

  • There are no school holidays inNovember.
  • There are 22 instructional days between Wednesday, November1 and Thursday, November30.

December2023

  • The Christmas vacation is from Monday, December25 to Friday, January5. All schools areclosed.
  • There are 16 instructional days between Friday, December1 and Friday, December22.

January2024

  • The Christmas vacation is from Monday, December25 to Friday, January5. All schools areclosed.
  • There are 18 instructional days between Monday, January8 and Wednesday, January31.

February2024

  • Monday, February19 is Family Day. All schools areclosed.
  • There are 20 instructional days between Thursday, February1 and Thursday, February29.

March2024

  • The Marchbreak is from Monday, March11 to Friday, March15. All schools areclosed.
  • Friday, March29 is Easter Friday. All schools areclosed.
  • There are 15 instructional days between Friday, March1 and Friday, March29.

April2024

  • Monday, April1 is Easter Monday. All schools areclosed.
  • There are 21 instructional days between Monday, April1 and Tuesday, April30.

May2024

  • Monday, May20 is Victoria Day. All schools areclosed.
  • There are 22 instructional days between Wednesday, May1 and Friday, May31.

June2024

  • There are no school holidays inJune.
  • There are 20 instructional days between Monday, June3 and Friday, June28.

July2024

  • Monday, July1 is CanadaDay.
  • There are no instructional days inJuly.

2024-2025 school year

Download the school year calendar template for 2024-2025(PDF).

August2024

  • Monday, August5 is the civicholiday.
  • There are no instructional days inAugust.

September2024

  • Monday, September2 is Labour day. All schools areclosed.
  • There are 20 instructional days between Monday, September2 and Monday, September30.

October2024

  • Monday, October14 is Thanksgiving Day. All schools areclosed.
  • There are 22 instructional days between Tuesday, October1 and Thursday, October31.

November2024

  • There are no school holidays inNovember.
  • There are 21 instructional days between Friday, November1 and Friday, November29.

December2024

  • The Christmas vacation is from Monday, December23 to Friday, January3. All schools areclosed.
  • There are 15 instructional days between Monday, December2 and Friday, December20.

January2025

  • The Christmas vacation ends on January3 inclusively.
  • There are no school holidays inJanuary.
  • There are 20 instructional days between Wednesday, January1 and Friday, January31.

February2025

  • Monday, February17 is Family Day. All schools areclosed.
  • There are 19 instructional days between Monday, February3 and Friday, February28.

March2025

  • The Marchbreak is from Monday, March10 to Friday, March14. All schools areclosed.
  • There are 16 instructional days between Monday, March3 and Monday, March31.

April2025

  • Friday, April18 is Easter Friday and Monday, April21 is Easter Monday. All schools areclosed.
  • There are 20 instructional days between Tuesday, April1 and Wednesday, April30.

May2025

  • Monday, May19 is Victoria Day. All schools areclosed.
  • There are 21 instructional days between Thursday, May1 and Friday, May30.

June2025

  • There are no school holidays inJune.
  • There are 21 instructional days between Monday, June2 and Monday, June30.

July2025

  • Tuesday, July1 is CanadaDay.
  • There are no instructional days inJuly.

2025-2026 school year

Download the school year calendar template for 2025-2026(PDF).

August 2025

  • Monday, August4 is the Civic Holiday.
  • There are no instructional days inAugust.

September 2025

  • Monday, September1 is Labour Day. All schools are closed.
  • There are 21instructional days between Monday, September1 and Tuesday, September30.

October 2025

  • Monday, October13 is Thanksgiving Day. All schools are closed.
  • There are 22instructional days between Wednesday, October1 and Friday, October31.

November 2025

  • There are no school holidays inNovember.
  • There are 20instructional days between Monday, November3 and Friday, November28.

December 2025

  • The Christmas vacation is from Monday, December 22 to Friday, January 2. All schools are closed.
  • There are 15instructional days between Monday, December1 and Friday, December19.

January 2026

  • The Christmas vacation ends on January2 inclusively.
  • There are no school holidays inJanuary.
  • There are 20instructional days between Thursday, January1 and Friday, January30.

February 2026

  • Monday, February16 is Family Day. All schools are closed.
  • There are 19instructional days between Monday, February2 and Friday, February27.

March 2026

  • The March break is from Monday, March16 to Friday, March20. All schools are closed.
  • There are 17instructional days between Monday, March2 and Tuesday, March31.

April 2026

  • Friday, April3 is Easter Friday and Monday, April6 is Easter Monday. All schools are closed.
  • There are 20instructional days between Wednesday, April1 and Thursday, April30.

May 2026

  • Monday, May18 is Victoria Day. All schools are closed.
  • There are 20instructional days between Friday, May1 and Friday, May29.

June 2026

  • There are no school holidays inJune.
  • There are 22instructional days between Monday, June1 and Tuesday, June30.

July 2026

  • Wednesday, July1 is Canada Day.
  • There are no instructional days inJuly.

2026-2027 school year

Download the school year calendar template for 2026-2027(PDF).

August2026

  • Monday, August3 is the CivicHoliday.
  • There are no instructional days inAugust.

September2026

  • Monday, September7 is Labour Day. All schools areclosed.
  • There are 21instructional days between Tuesday, September1 and Wednesday, September30.

October2026

  • Monday, October12 is Thanksgiving Day. All schools areclosed.
  • There are 21instructional days between Thursday, October 1 and Friday, October30.

November2026

  • There are no school holidays inNovember.
  • There are 21instructional days between Monday, November2 and Monday, November30.

December2026

  • The Christmas vacation is from Monday, December21 to Friday, January1. All schools areclosed.
  • There are 14instructional days between Tuesday, December1 and Friday, December18.

January2027

  • The Christmas vacation ends on January1 inclusively.
  • There are 20instructional days between Monday, January4 and Friday, January29.

February2027

  • Monday, February15 is Family Day. All schools are closed.
  • There are 19instructional days between Monday, February1 and Friday, February26.

March2027

  • The March break is from Monday, March15 to Friday, March19. All schools are closed.
  • Friday, March26 is Easter Friday and Monday, March29 is Easter Monday. All schools are closed.
  • There are 16instructional days between Monday, March1 and Wednesday, March31.

April2027

  • There are no school holidays in April.
  • There are 22instructional days between Thursday, April1 and Friday, April30.

May2027

  • Monday, May24 is Victoria Day. All schools are closed.
  • There are 20instructional days between Monday, May3 and Monday, May31.

June2027

  • There are no school holidays in June.
  • There are 22instructional days between Tuesday, June1 and Wednesday, June30.

July2027

  • Thursday, July1 is CanadaDay.
  • There are no instructional days inJuly.
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