The 2026-2027 school year calendar has been approved by the Board of Trustees. The calendar dates are pending final approval by the Ministry of Education. We will announce when the calendar has been officially approved.
DRAFT Dates for the 2026-2027 school year calendar
First day of school for students: Wednesday, September 2, 2026 (note that JK students may start on other days that week)
Winter Break: Monday, December 21, 2026 to Friday, January 1, 2027
Spring Break: Friday, March 12, 2027 to Friday, March 19, 2027
Last day of school for students: Monday, June 28, 2027
Other School-Related Holidays:
- Labour Day: Monday, September 7, 2026
- Thanksgiving Day: Monday, October 12, 2026
- Family Day: Monday, February 15, 2027
- Good Friday: Friday, March 26, 2027
- Easter Monday: Monday, March 29, 2027
- Victoria Day: Monday, May 24, 2027
Seven Professional Activity (PA) Days:
- Tuesday, September 1, 2026
- Monday, October 26, 2026
- Friday, November 20, 2026
- Friday, January 29, 2027
- Friday, April 23, 2027
- Monday, May 31, 2027
- Tuesday, June 29, 2027
The 2026-2027 school year calendar was developed collaboratively by Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, Limestone District School Board and Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board due to shared transportation. A consultation process ran from January 26 to February 9, 2026.