2025/2026 School Year Calendar

Below is the agreed school calendar for 2025/2026. Contingency arrangements have been put in place within the standardised school year to deal with unforseen school closures. Parents should be aware of these contingency arrangements if booking holidays.

October 2025 mid-term break

Christmas 2025

All schools will close on Friday 19th December 2025, which will be the final day of the school term.

All schools will re-open on Monday 5th January 2026.,

February 2026 mid-term break

All primary schools will close on Thursday 19th February 2026 and 20th February 2026 (Primary schools may use 3 discretionary days to extend this break to an alternative option of a 5 day break for the period from Monday 16th February 2026 to Friday 20th February 2026 inclusive unless changes are required as part of contingency arrangements to make up for time lost due to unforeseen school closures.)

Post-primary schools will close from Monday 16th February 2026 to Friday 20th February 2026 inclusive unless changes are required as part of contingency arrangements to make up for time lost due to unforeseen school closures.

Where contingency arrangements are required a school authority may reduce the length of the February mid-term break by remaining open up to and including Wednesday 18th February 2026.

Easter 2026

All schools will close on Friday 27th March 2026, which will be the final day of the school term, unless changes are required as part of contingency arrangements to make up for time lost due to unforeseen school closures. Where contingency arrangements are required a school authority may reduce the length of the Easter break by remaining open up to and including Wednesday 1st April 2026.

All schools will re-open on Monday 13th April 2026.

Source: Dept of Education Website -