Northern Ireland school term dates 2026/27
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Northern Ireland terms 2026/27
| Term | Starts | Ends |
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| Autumn term | Tue 1 Sep 2026 | Fri 18 Dec 2026 |
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| Spring term | Mon 4 Jan 2027 | Wed 24 Mar 2027 |
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| Summer term | Mon 5 Apr 2027 | Wed 30 Jun 2027 |
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Northern Ireland holidays 2026/27
| Holiday | First day off | Last day off |
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| Christmas holiday | Mon 21 Dec 2026 | Fri 1 Jan 2027 |
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| Easter holiday | Thu 25 Mar 2027 | Fri 2 Apr 2027 |
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| Summer holiday | Thu 1 Jul 2027 | — |
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Northern Ireland pupil-free days 2026/27
| Day | Date | Until |
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| TransformED NI closure day | Fri 25 Sep 2026 | Fri 25 Sep 2026 |
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| Halloween | Thu 29 Oct 2026 | Fri 30 Oct 2026 |
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| Christmas and New Year | Mon 21 Dec 2026 | Fri 1 Jan 2027 |
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| TransformED NI closure day | Mon 25 Jan 2027 | Mon 25 Jan 2027 |
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| Mid-term | Thu 11 Feb 2027 | Fri 12 Feb 2027 |
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| St Patrick's Day | Wed 17 Mar 2027 | Wed 17 Mar 2027 |
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| Easter | Thu 25 Mar 2027 | Fri 2 Apr 2027 |
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| May Day | Mon 3 May 2027 | Mon 3 May 2027 |
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| TransformED NI closure day | Tue 4 May 2027 | Tue 4 May 2027 |
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| Spring Bank Holiday | Mon 31 May 2027 | Mon 31 May 2027 |
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| Staff training and school development days | Set by your school | Set by your school |
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2026/27 at a glance
• holiday✕ pupil-freeterm~ window — your school chooses? set by your school / not yet published
September 2026
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 pupil-free day | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | | | | |
October 2026
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
|---|
| | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 pupil-free day | 30 pupil-free day | 31 | |
November 2026
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
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| | | | | | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | | | | | | |
December 2026
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 holiday | 22 holiday | 23 holiday | 24 holiday | 25 holiday | 26 | 27 |
| 28 holiday | 29 holiday | 30 holiday | 31 holiday | | | |
January 2027
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
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| | | | 1 holiday | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 pupil-free day | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
February 2027
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 pupil-free day | 12 pupil-free day | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
March 2027
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 pupil-free day | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 holiday | 26 holiday | 27 | 28 |
| 29 holiday | 30 holiday | 31 holiday | | | | |
April 2027
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
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| | | 1 holiday | 2 holiday | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | | |
May 2027
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
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| | | | | 1 | 2 |
| 3 pupil-free day | 4 pupil-free day | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 pupil-free day | | | | | | |
June 2027
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | | | | |
July 2027
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
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| | | 1 set by your school | 2 set by your school | 3 | 4 |
| 5 set by your school | 6 set by your school | 7 set by your school | 8 set by your school | 9 set by your school | 10 | 11 |
| 12 set by your school | 13 set by your school | 14 set by your school | 15 set by your school | 16 set by your school | 17 | 18 |
| 19 set by your school | 20 set by your school | 21 set by your school | 22 set by your school | 23 set by your school | 24 | 25 |
| 26 set by your school | 27 set by your school | 28 set by your school | 29 set by your school | 30 set by your school | 31 | |
August 2027
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
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| | | | | | 1 |
| 2 set by your school | 3 set by your school | 4 set by your school | 5 set by your school | 6 set by your school | 7 | 8 |
| 9 set by your school | 10 set by your school | 11 set by your school | 12 set by your school | 13 set by your school | 14 | 15 |
| 16 set by your school | 17 set by your school | 18 set by your school | 19 set by your school | 20 set by your school | 21 | 22 |
| 23 set by your school | 24 set by your school | 25 set by your school | 26 set by your school | 27 set by your school | 28 | 29 |
| 30 set by your school | 31 set by your school | | | | | |
Northern Ireland publishes a common holiday framework, but each school sets development days and optional closures. Check your school's calendar.
Source: Department of Education (Northern Ireland), School holidays. Crown copyright. https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/articles/school-holidays — verified Sat 5 Sep 2026
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