Scotland School Holidays Calendar 2026

  • Christmas break 2025-26: 22 December 2025 - 2 January 2026
  • Half-term break: 16 February 2026 - 20 February 2026
  • Easter break: 3 April 2026 - 17 April 2026
  • Half-term break: 4 May 2026
  • Summer break: 29 June 2026 - 11 August 2026
  • Half-term break: 12 October 2026 - 16 October 2026
  • Christmas break 2026-27: 23 December 2026 - 5 January 2027

Councils can set different holiday dates - check exact dates for your council.

January
MoTuWeThFrSaSu
1       1 2 3 4
2 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
3 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
4 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
5 26 27 28 29 30 31  
February
MoTuWeThFrSaSu
5             1
6 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
8 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
9 23 24 25 26 27 28  
March
MoTuWeThFrSaSu
9             1
10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
11 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
12 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
13 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
14 30 31          
April
MoTuWeThFrSaSu
14     1 2 3 4 5
15 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
16 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
17 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
18 27 28 29 30      
May
MoTuWeThFrSaSu
18         1 2 3
19 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
21 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
22 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
June
MoTuWeThFrSaSu
23 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
24 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
25 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
27 29 30          
July
MoTuWeThFrSaSu
27     1 2 3 4 5
28 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
29 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
30 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
31 27 28 29 30 31    
August
MoTuWeThFrSaSu
31           1 2
32 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
33 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
34 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
35 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
36 31            
September
MoTuWeThFrSaSu
36   1 2 3 4 5 6
37 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
38 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
39 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
40 28 29 30        
October
MoTuWeThFrSaSu
40       1 2 3 4
41 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
42 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
43 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
44 26 27 28 29 30 31  
November
MoTuWeThFrSaSu
44             1
45 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
46 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
47 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
48 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
49 30            
December
MoTuWeThFrSaSu
49   1 2 3 4 5 6
50 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
51 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
52 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
53 28 29 30 31      
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View official dates- www.scotborders.gov.uk/…