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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| Summer holiday | Mon 28 Jun 2027 | — |
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South Lanarkshire pupil-free days 2026/27
| Day | Date | Until |
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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 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 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 pupil-free day | 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 |
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| | | | 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 pupil-free day | 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 |
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| | | | | 1 | 2 |
| 3 holiday | 4 | 5 | 6 pupil-free day | 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 set by your school | 29 set by your school | 30 set by your school | | | | |
July 2027
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
|---|
| | | 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 | | | | | |
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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