School Term Dates

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School Term Dates 2023-2024

August

Monday, 14 August 2023 (Return date for Teachers & In-Service Day)
Tuesday, 15 August 2023 (In-Service Day)
Wednesday, 16 August 2023 (Return date for Pupils)

September

Friday, 22 September and Monday, 25 September 2023 (September weekend holiday)

October

Friday, 13 October 2023 (In-Service Day)
Monday, 16 to Friday, 20 October 2023 (October Week)

December - Christmas and New Year

Schools close at 2.30 pm on Friday, 22 December 2023
Monday, 25 December 2023 - Friday, 5 January 2024 (Christmas holidays)

January

Schools return on Monday, 8 January 2024

February mid term break

Monday, 12 February 2024
Tuesday, 13 February 2024
Wednesday, 14 February 2024 (In-service day)

April - Spring Holiday (Easter)

Schools close at 2.30 pm on Thursday, 28 March 2024
Good Friday 29 March 2024
Easter Monday 1 April 2024
Monday, 1 April - Friday, 12 April 2024 (Spring Break)
Schools return on Monday, 15 April 2024

May

Thursday, 2 May 2024 (In-service day to coincide with UK Parliamentary elections, but may be subject to change)
Monday, 6 May 2024 (May Holiday)
Friday, 24 May 2024 and Monday, 27 May 2024 (May Weekend)

June

Schools Close at 1.00 pm on Wednesday 26 June 2024

August - Monday 12 August 2024 (Teachers return - amended)

Proposed School Term Dates for 2024/25 and 2025/26

The current pattern of school term dates, holidays and In Service days is set until July 2024.

Glasgow City Council has developed a draft calendar for the following two years and wants to hear the views of parents, carers, pupils, staff and the wider public before the dates are finalised.

The draft calendar for each session can be found below. Please respond to our consultation here.

The consultation will be open until 1 September 2023, thereafter, the responses will be considered before finalising any dates.