School Year Calendars
School year calendars are approved by the Ministry of Education typically around the 3rd week of May of the preceding school year.
You may visit the Ministry of Education to view a full list of school holidays set out by the Ministry for the next five years. Our dates typically conform to these guidelines but we will not be able to confirm until we receive Ministry approval. All calendars will be posted here once approval is received.
2025-2026 School Year Calendars
- Elementary regular
- Elementary modified
- Secondary regular
- Secondary modified
- Summary of Scheduled Statutory Holidays and PA Days
- 2025-2026 Recognized Dates of Significance
For more information on the 2025-2026 school year, please visit the school year information and frequently asked questions page on this website.
Professional Activity and Provincial Priority Days
Throughout the school year, there are days where school board staff are engaged in professional learning through Provincial Priority (PD) Days and Professional Activity (PA) days. The 2025-2026 professional learning activity days are listed below and details will be updated 14 days before the PA/PD day takes place.August 28 - Provincial Priority Day (PD) |
Who: all schools Date: August 28, 2025 Length: Full Day Topic: Entity Hosting: Elementary and Secondary Schools (all schools) Presenter(s)/Facilitator(s): School board staff at schools Description: |
October 20 – Provincial Priority Day (PD) |
Who: all schools (elementary modified calendar schools excluded) Date: October 20, 2025 Length: Full Day Topic: Entity Hosting: Elementary and Secondary Schools Presenter(s)/Facilitator(s): Description: |
October 27 - Provincial Priority Day (PD) |
Who: elementary modified calendar schools only Date: October 27, 2025 Length: Full Day Topic: Entity Hosting: Modified Calendar Elementary Schools Presenter(s)/Facilitator(s): Description: |
November 14 – Professional Activity Day (PA) |
Who: all schools Date: November 14, 2025 Length: Full Day Topic: Topic: Entity Hosting: Elementary and Secondary Schools Presenter(s)/Facilitator(s): Description: |
January 23 – Professional Activity Day (PA) |
Who: all elementary schools Date: January 23, 2026 Length: Full Day Topic: Elementary Educators - Entity Hosting: Elementary Schools Presenter(s)/Facilitator(s): Description: |
February 13 – Professional Activity Day (PA) |
Who: all secondary schools Date: February 13, 2026 Length: Full Day Topic: Entity Hosting: Secondary Schools Presenter(s)/Facilitator(s): Description: |
April 17 – Provincial Priority Day (PD) |
Who: all schools Date: April 17, 2026 Length: Full day Topic: Entity Hosting: Elementary and Secondary Schools (all schools) Presenter(s)/Facilitator(s): Description: |
June 5 – Professional Activity Day (PA) |
Who: all elementary schools Date: June 5, 2026 Length: Full Day Topic: Entity Hosting: Elementary schools Presenter(s)/Facilitator(s): N/A Description: |
June 25 – Professional Activity Day (PA) |
Who: all secondary schools Date: June 25, 2025 Length: Full Day Topic: Entity Hosting: Secondary Schools Presenter(s)/Facilitator(s): Description: |
June 26 – Professional Activity Day (PA) |
Who: all schools Date: June 26, 2025 Length: Full Day Topic: Entity Hosting: Elementary and Secondary Schools (all schools) Presenter(s)/Facilitator(s): Description: |