Below is a list of significant dates for the 2025-26 school year: 
 

SEPTEMBER 
2: School Organization Day - no classes all schools 

3: Professional Development Day - no classes all schools 

4: First Day of School for Students 

29: Professional Development Day - no classes all schools  

30: National Day for Truth & Reconciliation - no classes all schools 
 
OCTOBER 

1: Treaty Day - Culturally Significant Day - schools open 

13: Thanksgiving Day - no classes all schools 

24: NSTU Provincial conference day - no classes all schools 
 
NOVEMBER  

11: Remembrance Day - no classes all schools 

21: Elem/Middle/Jr evaluation day - no classes elem/jr high only 

17-20: Report cards sent home (high school only) 

24-Dec 3: Report cards sent home (elem/jr high only) 
 
DECEMBER 

4: Progress Conferences & Teacher Professional Practice Day - no classes all schools 

19: Last day of school before holiday break 

22: Teacher Professional Practice Day - no classes all schools 
 
JANUARY 

5: First Day Back After Break 

28-29: High school summative assessments 

30: High school assessment & evaluation day - no classes high school only 
 
FEBRUARY 

February is Registration Month! 

2: Semester 2 begins (high school) 

3-13: Semester 1 report cards home (high school) 

16: Nova Scotia Heritage Day - no classes all schools 
 
MARCH 

13: Elem/Middle/Jr assessment & evaluation day - no classes elem/middle/jr only 

16-20: Spring Break - no classes all schools 

23-April 2: Report cards sent home (elem/middle/jr high) 
 
APRIL 

2: Elem/Middle/Jr progress conferences & Teacher Professional Practice & high school professional development day - no classes all schools 

3: Good Friday - no classes all schools 

6: Easter Monday - no classes all schools 

21-28: Report cards home (high school) 

29: Elem/Middle/Jr professional development day & high school progress conferences & Teacher Professional Practice Day - no classes all schools 
 
MAY 

15: Black Excellence Day - Culturally Significant Day - schools open 

18: Victoria Day - no classes all schools
 
JUNE 

21: National Indigenous Peoples Day - Culturally Significant Day 

23-25: High school summative assessments 

26: High School assessment & evaluation day - no classes high school only 

29: Assessment & evaluation day - no classes all schools 

30: Last day of school