Below is a list of significant dates for the 2026-27 school year: 

SEPTEMBER 

1: School Organization Day - no classes all schools 

2: Professional Development Day - no classes all schools 

3: First Day of School for Students 

25: 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 

12: Thanksgiving Day - no classes all schools 

23: NSTU Provincial conference day - no classes all schools 

NOVEMBER 

11: Remembrance Day - no classes all schools 

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

16-19: Report cards sent home (high school only) 

23-30: Report cards sent home (elem/jr high only) 

DECEMBER 

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

18: Last day of school before holiday break 

21: Teacher Professional Practice Day - no classes all schools 

JANUARY 

4: First Day Back After Break

26-29: High school summative assessments

FEBRUARY 

February is Registration Month! 

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

2: Semester 2 begins (high school) 

3-12: Semester 1 report cards home (high school) 

15: Nova Scotia Heritage Day - no classes all schools 

MARCH 

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

8-12: Spring Break - no classes all schools 

15-25: Report cards sent home (elem/middle/jr high) 

26: Good Friday - no classes all schools 

29: Easter Monday - no classes all schools 

APRIL 

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

20-27: Report cards home (high school) 

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

MAY 

10: Mi'kmaw Language Day - Culturally Significant Day - schools open 

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

24: Victoria Day - no classes all schools

JUNE 

21: National Indigenous Peoples Day - Culturally Significant Day

22-25: High school summative assessments

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

29: Assessment & evaluation day - no classes all schools

30: Last day of school