2025-2026 School Year Calendar

This is the 2025–26 school year calendar for all 3K–12 NYCDOE public schools. If your child attends a private, parochial, charter school, NYC Early Education Center (NYCEEC) or Family Childcare Program, please contact your child’s school for information about their calendar.

Please note the following:

  • On days when school buildings are closed due to inclement weather or other emergencies, all students and families should plan on participating in remote learning.
  • Individual schools’ Parent-Teacher Conference dates might be different from the dates below. Your child’s teacher will work with you to schedule your conference.
  • On this schedule, elementary schools are defined as programs that serve kindergarten (K) through grade 8, including schools with 3-K and Pre-K programs, as well as those that end in grade 5. Middle schools are defined as programs that serve grades 6–8, and high schools are defined as programs that serve grades 9–12.

Translations

DateWeekdayEvent
September 4 Thursday First day of school
September 11 Thursday Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for elementary schools and Pre-K Centers
September 18 Thursday Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for middle schools and D75 schools
September 23–24 Tuesday–Wednesday Rosh Hashanah, schools closed
September 25 Thursday Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K–12, and 6–12 schools
October 2 Thursday Yom Kippur, schools closed
October 13 Monday Italian Heritage/Indigenous Peoples' Day, schools closed
October 20 Monday Diwali, schools closed
November 4 Tuesday Election Day; students do not attend school
November 6 Thursday Afternoon and Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for elementary schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours early
November 11 Tuesday Veterans Day, schools closed
November 13 Thursday Afternoon and Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for middle schools and D75; students in these schools dismissed three hours early
November 20 Thursday Afternoon and Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K–12 and 6–12 schools
November 21 Friday Afternoon Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K–12 and 6–12 schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours early
November 27–28 Thursday–Friday Thanksgiving Recess, schools closed
December 24–January 1 Wednesday–Thursday Winter Recess, schools closed
January 19 Monday Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, schools closed
January TBD TBD Regents Administration
January TBD TBD Professional Development Day for high schools and 6–12 schools; students in these schools do not attend
January TBD TBD Spring Semester begins
February 16–20 Monday–Friday Midwinter Recess, schools closed
March 5 Thursday Afternoon and Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for elementary schools and Pre-K Centers; students in these schools dismissed three hours early
March 12 Thursday Afternoon and Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for middle schools and D75 schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours early
March 18 Wednesday Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K–12 and 6–12 schools
March 19 Thursday Afternoon Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K-12 and 6-12 schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours early
March 20 Friday Eid al-Fitr, schools closed
April 2–10 Thursday–Friday Spring Recess schools closed
May 7 Thursday Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for elementary schools and Pre-K Centers
May 14 Thursday Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for middle schools and D75 schools
May 21 Thursday Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K–12, and 6–12 schools
May 25 Monday Memorial Day, schools closed
May 27 Wednesday Eid al-Adha, schools closed
June 4 Thursday Anniversary Day/Chancellor's Conference Day for staff development; students do not attend
June 5 Friday Clerical Day for elementary schools, middle schools, K-12 schools, and standalone D75 programs; students in these schools do not attend
June TBD TBD Regents Administration
June 19 Friday Juneteenth, schools closed
June 26 Friday Last day of school for students