2025-26 School Year Calendar
The 2025-26 School Year Calendar outlines key dates for elementary and secondary schools. These include PA Days, school holidays, and evaluation and reporting days.
The Elementary Turn-Around Day is the date that teachers report to their new classroom assignments based on adjusted staffing allocations in schools (changes due to student enrolment).
5-Day Cycle of Instruction (Elementary Schools)
The following calendar is identical to the regular SCDSB calendar posted above, with the addition of the 5-day instructional cycle designations. The 5-day instructional cycle means that instead of scheduling class programs on a Monday to Friday timetable, the programs are scheduled on a Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5 sequence.
2025-26 5-Day Cycle of Instruction calendar
Professional Activity Days
The following document provides a summary of planned activities for educators during Professional Activity (PA) Days. This document will be updated throughout the school year.
PA Days - Summary of Planned Activities
2026-27 School Year Calendar
The 2026-27 School Year Calendar outlines key dates for elementary and secondary schools. These include PA Days, school holidays, and evaluation and reporting days.
2026-27 5-Day Cycle of Instruction calendar
The Elementary Turn-Around Day is the date that teachers report to their new classroom assignments based on adjusted staffing allocations in schools (changes due to student enrolment).
Please note, the Ministry of Education provides the following guidelines to boards as they develop their calendars:
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Students must have a minimum of 194 Instructional Days.
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A maximum of seven (7) Professional Activity (PA) Days are permitted.
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Secondary schools are permitted a maximum of ten (10) Evaluation Days (not necessarily placed at the end of the semester).
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The school year shall commence on or after the first day of September and end on or before the 30th day of June.