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    School holidays in Dumfries and Galloway 2026/27: term dates and half terms

    Council source retrieved 27 September 2026. A separate date for the last calendar review is not recorded.

    Dumfries and Galloway 2026/27: term dates and half terms

    status not statedcouncil calendarRetrieved from the council's page on 27 September 2026.

    Status tags: agreed, the source says the dates are approved; proposed, the source labels them proposed, so we withhold them; status not stated, approval is not recorded; council calendar, the authority's own calendar; Welsh Ministers' Direction, the dates Welsh Ministers set for council schools; academies may differ, academies and some other schools set their own dates.

    2026/27StartsEndsStatus
    Autumn termThursday 20 August 2026Friday 18 December 2026status not stated
    October half termMonday 12 October 2026Friday 23 October 2026status not stated
    Christmas holidaysMonday 21 December 2026Tuesday 5 January 2027status not stated
    Spring termWednesday 6 January 2027Thursday 25 March 2027status not stated
    Easter holidaysFriday 26 March 2027Friday 9 April 2027status not stated
    Summer termMonday 12 April 2027Friday 2 July 2027status not stated
    Bank holidayMonday 3 May 2027Monday 3 May 2027status not stated
    Summer holidaysMonday 5 July 2027Friday 20 August 2027status not stated

    INSET (staff training) days for 2026/27 (status not stated): 18 to 19 February 2027 (inset); 28 May 2027 (inset).

    Source: official calendar for 2026/27.

    Year at a glance: Dumfries and Galloway 2026/27

    From 20 August 2026 to 20 August 2027, the span of dates held for this school year. Term, half term and holiday bands come from the same confirmed calendar as the table above.

    Autumn term, 20 August to 18 December 2026Spring term, 6 January to 25 March 2027Summer term, 12 April to 2 July 2027Christmas holidays, 21 December 2026 to 5 January 2027Easter holidays, 26 March to 9 April 2027Bank holiday, 3 May 2027Summer holidays, 5 July to 20 August 2027October half term, 12 to 23 October 2026
    Text twin of the 2026/27 year at a glance for Dumfries and Galloway
    PeriodKindDates
    Autumn termTerm20 August to 18 December 2026
    October half termHalf term12 to 23 October 2026
    Christmas holidaysHoliday21 December 2026 to 5 January 2027
    Spring termTerm6 January to 25 March 2027
    Easter holidaysHoliday26 March to 9 April 2027
    Summer termTerm12 April to 2 July 2027
    Bank holidayHoliday3 May 2027
    Summer holidaysHoliday5 July to 20 August 2027

    Source: official calendar for Dumfries and Galloway 2026/27, retrieved 27 September 2026.

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    Dumfries and Galloway 2027/28: term dates and half terms

    status not statedcouncil calendarRetrieved from the council's page on 27 September 2026.

    2027/28StartsEndsStatus
    Autumn termMonday 23 August 2027Tuesday 21 December 2027status not stated
    October half termMonday 11 October 2027Friday 22 October 2027status not stated
    Christmas holidaysWednesday 22 December 2027Wednesday 5 January 2028status not stated
    Spring termThursday 6 January 2028Friday 7 April 2028status not stated
    February half termFriday 18 February 2028Monday 21 February 2028status not stated
    Easter holidaysMonday 10 April 2028Friday 21 April 2028status not stated
    Summer termMonday 24 April 2028Friday 30 June 2028status not stated
    Local holidayMonday 1 May 2028Monday 1 May 2028status not stated
    Summer holidaysMonday 3 July 2028Thursday 17 August 2028status not stated

    INSET (staff training) days for 2027/28 (status not stated): 29 May 2028 (inset).

    Source: official calendar for 2027/28. The February pupil closure includes staff training on 18 February. The separate council staff calendar also lists training on 19-20 August 2027 and 5 January 2028, outside the displayed teaching spans.

    Year at a glance: Dumfries and Galloway 2027/28

    From 23 August 2027 to 17 August 2028, the span of dates held for this school year. Term, half term and holiday bands come from the same confirmed calendar as the table above.

    Autumn term, 23 August to 21 December 2027Spring term, 6 January to 7 April 2028Summer term, 24 April to 30 June 2028Christmas holidays, 22 December 2027 to 5 January 2028Easter holidays, 10 to 21 April 2028Local holiday, 1 May 2028Summer holidays, 3 July to 17 August 2028October half term, 11 to 22 October 2027February half term, 18 to 21 February 2028
    Text twin of the 2027/28 year at a glance for Dumfries and Galloway
    PeriodKindDates
    Autumn termTerm23 August to 21 December 2027
    October half termHalf term11 to 22 October 2027
    Christmas holidaysHoliday22 December 2027 to 5 January 2028
    Spring termTerm6 January to 7 April 2028
    February half termHalf term18 to 21 February 2028
    Easter holidaysHoliday10 to 21 April 2028
    Summer termTerm24 April to 30 June 2028
    Local holidayHoliday1 May 2028
    Summer holidaysHoliday3 July to 17 August 2028

    Source: official calendar for Dumfries and Galloway 2027/28, retrieved 27 September 2026. The February pupil closure includes staff training on 18 February. The separate council staff calendar also lists training on 19-20 August 2027 and 5 January 2028, outside the displayed teaching spans.

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    These are the published council dates for Dumfries and Galloway. School-specific dates, local holidays and staff training closures may vary. Always check with the school before booking anything.

    Source: the authority's own published term dates page, retrieved 27 September 2026.

    For the geography and local records of the area, see Dumfries and Galloway on UK Places.