South Lanarkshire school term dates 2026/27
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South Lanarkshire Terms 2026/27
| Term | Starts | Ends |
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| Autumn term | Thu 13 Aug 2026 | Tue 22 Dec 2026 |
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| Spring term | Wed 6 Jan 2027 | Fri 2 Apr 2027 |
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| Summer term | Mon 19 Apr 2027 | Fri 25 Jun 2027 |
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South Lanarkshire Holidays 2026/27
| Holiday | First day off | Last day off |
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| September weekend holiday | Fri 25 Sep 2026 | Mon 28 Sep 2026 |
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| October half term | Mon 12 Oct 2026 | Fri 16 Oct 2026 |
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| Christmas holiday | Wed 23 Dec 2026 | Tue 5 Jan 2027 |
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| February break | Mon 15 Feb 2027 | Tue 16 Feb 2027 |
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| Good Friday and Easter Monday | Fri 26 Mar 2027 | Mon 29 Mar 2027 |
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| Easter holiday | Mon 5 Apr 2027 | Fri 16 Apr 2027 |
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| May day | Mon 3 May 2027 | Mon 3 May 2027 |
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South Lanarkshire INSET and closure days 2026/27
| Term | Starts | Ends |
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| INSET day | Tue 11 Aug 2026 | Tue 11 Aug 2026 |
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| INSET day | Wed 12 Aug 2026 | Wed 12 Aug 2026 |
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| INSET day | Mon 9 Nov 2026 | Mon 9 Nov 2026 |
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| INSET day | Wed 17 Feb 2027 | Wed 17 Feb 2027 |
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| INSET day | Thu 6 May 2027 | Thu 6 May 2027 |
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2026/27
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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 Holiday | 26 | 27 |
| 28 Holiday | 29 | 30 | | | | |
October 2026
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
|---|
| | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 Holiday | 13 Holiday | 14 Holiday | 15 Holiday | 16 Holiday | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
November 2026
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
|---|
| | | | | | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 INSET and closure days | 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 |
|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 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 |
|---|
| | | | 1 Holiday | 2 | 3 |
| 4 Holiday | 5 Holiday | 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 |
February 2027
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 Holiday | 16 Holiday | 17 INSET and closure days | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
March 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 Holiday | 27 | 28 |
| 29 Holiday | 30 | 31 | | | | |
April 2027
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
|---|
| | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 Holiday | 6 Holiday | 7 Holiday | 8 Holiday | 9 Holiday | 10 | 11 |
| 12 Holiday | 13 Holiday | 14 Holiday | 15 Holiday | 16 Holiday | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | | |
May 2027
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
|---|
| | | | | 1 | 2 |
| 3 Holiday | 4 | 5 | 6 INSET and closure days | 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 | | | | | | |
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 No data | 29 No data | 30 No data | | | | |
July 2027
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
|---|
| | | 1 No data | 2 No data | 3 | 4 |
| 5 No data | 6 No data | 7 No data | 8 No data | 9 No data | 10 | 11 |
| 12 No data | 13 No data | 14 No data | 15 No data | 16 No data | 17 | 18 |
| 19 No data | 20 No data | 21 No data | 22 No data | 23 No data | 24 | 25 |
| 26 No data | 27 No data | 28 No data | 29 No data | 30 No data | 31 | |
August 2027
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
|---|
| | | | | | 1 |
| 2 No data | 3 No data | 4 No data | 5 No data | 6 No data | 7 | 8 |
| 9 No data | 10 No data | 11 No data | 12 No data | 13 No data | 14 | 15 |
| 16 No data | 17 No data | 18 No data | 19 No data | 20 No data | 21 | 22 |
| 23 No data | 24 No data | 25 No data | 26 No data | 27 No data | 28 | 29 |
| 30 No data | 31 No data | | | | | |
The council sets local term dates, but individual schools choose in-service days and may make small changes. Check your school's calendar.
Source: South Lanarkshire, official school term dates. https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/info/200188/secondary_school_information/82/school_holidays — verified Sat 5 Sep 2026
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