School Year Calendar


2007-2008 to 2011-2012

  1. The following charts are provided for the guidance of school board officials in the preparation of school year calendars. School boards are required to prepare, adopt, and submit to the Ministry of Education, on or before May 1st of each year, the school year calendar(s) to be followed in the next school year.

  2. The school year calendars must be completed in accordance with the Education Act and Regulation 304, School Year Calendar, Professional Activity Days. Where a board wishes to adopt a school year calendar that is different from the requirements in section 2 of the regulation, the board shall submit the proposed school year calendar to the Ministry of Education for approval on or before March 1st of the preceding school year.

  3. The regular school year is the period between September 1 and June 30. The school year shall include a minimum of 194 school days of which two days must be designated as professional activity days that must be devoted to professional development activities related to specific provincial education priorities as outlined in Regulation 304. Boards may also designate up to four extra days as professional activity days. The remaining school days shall be instructional days. A board may designate up to 10 instructional days as examination days.


School Year

  2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012
Total number of school days available (Sept. 1 - June 30) 195 196 196 196 196
Minimum number of school days required by regulation 193 194 194 194 194


School Holidays

  2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012
Labour Day Sept. 3 Sept. 1 Sept. 7 Sept. 6 Sept. 5
Thanksgiving Day Oct. 8 Oct. 13 Oct. 12 Oct. 11 Oct. 10
Christmas break (inclusive) Dec. 24 - Jan. 4 Dec. 22 - Jan. 2 Dec. 21 - Jan. 1 Dec. 20-31 Dec. 19-30
Family Day Feb. 18 Feb. 16 Feb. 15 Feb. 21 Feb. 20
Mid-Winter break (inclusive) March 10-14 March 16-20 March 15-19 March 14-18 March 12-16
Good Friday March 21 April 10 April 2 April 22 April 6
Easter Monday March 24 April 13 April 5 April 25 April 9
Victoria Day May 19 May 18 May 24 May 23 May 21

Note: A School Board may modify school calendar dates with prior approval of the Ministry. Please contact your board to see if their School Holidays have been modified.


Summer Holidays

2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012
Canada Day* July 1 July 1 July 1 July 1 July 1
Civic Holiday August 6 August 4 August 3 August 2 August 1

* When this day falls on a Sunday, the next working day is considered a holiday.

School Year Calendar Templates: 2006-2010