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    School holidays in East Ayrshire 2026/27: term dates and half terms

    Council source retrieved 23 August 2026. A separate date for the last calendar review is not recorded.

    East Ayrshire 2026/27: term dates and half terms

    status not statedcouncil calendarRetrieved from the council's page on 23 August 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 termWednesday 19 August 2026Friday 18 December 2026status not stated
    Local holidayFriday 18 September 2026Monday 21 September 2026status not stated
    October half termMonday 12 October 2026Monday 19 October 2026status not stated
    Christmas holidaysMonday 21 December 2026Monday 4 January 2027status not stated
    Spring termTuesday 5 January 2027Thursday 25 March 2027status not stated
    February half termFriday 12 February 2027Tuesday 16 February 2027status not stated
    Easter holidaysFriday 26 March 2027Friday 9 April 2027status not stated
    Summer termMonday 12 April 2027Tuesday 29 June 2027status not stated
    Bank holidayMonday 3 May 2027Monday 3 May 2027status not stated
    Summer holidaysWednesday 30 June 2027Friday 13 August 2027status not stated

    INSET (staff training) days for 2026/27 (status not stated): 24 May 2027 (inset).

    Source: official calendar for 2026/27.

    Year at a glance: East Ayrshire 2026/27

    From 19 August 2026 to 13 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, 19 August to 18 December 2026Spring term, 5 January to 25 March 2027Summer term, 12 April to 29 June 2027Local holiday, 18 to 21 September 2026Christmas holidays, 21 December 2026 to 4 January 2027Easter holidays, 26 March to 9 April 2027Bank holiday, 3 May 2027Summer holidays, 30 June to 13 August 2027October half term, 12 to 19 October 2026February half term, 12 to 16 February 2027
    Text twin of the 2026/27 year at a glance for East Ayrshire
    PeriodKindDates
    Autumn termTerm19 August to 18 December 2026
    Local holidayHoliday18 to 21 September 2026
    October half termHalf term12 to 19 October 2026
    Christmas holidaysHoliday21 December 2026 to 4 January 2027
    Spring termTerm5 January to 25 March 2027
    February half termHalf term12 to 16 February 2027
    Easter holidaysHoliday26 March to 9 April 2027
    Summer termTerm12 April to 29 June 2027
    Bank holidayHoliday3 May 2027
    Summer holidaysHoliday30 June to 13 August 2027

    Source: official calendar for East Ayrshire 2026/27, retrieved 23 August 2026.

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    East Ayrshire 2027/28: term dates and half terms

    status not statedcouncil calendarRetrieved from the council's page on 3 November 2026.

    2027/28StartsEndsStatus
    Autumn termWednesday 18 August 2027Tuesday 21 December 2027status not stated
    Local holidayFriday 17 September 2027Monday 20 September 2027status not stated
    October half termMonday 11 October 2027Friday 22 October 2027status not stated
    Christmas holidaysWednesday 22 December 2027Tuesday 4 January 2028status not stated
    Spring termWednesday 5 January 2028Friday 31 March 2028status not stated
    Local holidayMonday 21 February 2028Monday 21 February 2028status not stated
    Easter holidaysMonday 3 April 2028Monday 17 April 2028status not stated
    Summer termWednesday 19 April 2028Friday 30 June 2028status not stated
    Local holidayMonday 1 May 2028Monday 1 May 2028status not stated
    Summer holidaysMonday 3 July 2028Friday 11 August 2028status not stated

    INSET (staff training) days for 2027/28 (status not stated): 16 to 17 August 2027 (inset); 25 October 2027 (inset); 22 February 2028 (inset); 18 April 2028 (inset).

    Source: official calendar for 2027/28.

    Year at a glance: East Ayrshire 2027/28

    From 18 August 2027 to 11 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, 18 August to 21 December 2027Spring term, 5 January to 31 March 2028Summer term, 19 April to 30 June 2028Local holiday, 17 to 20 September 2027Christmas holidays, 22 December 2027 to 4 January 2028Local holiday, 21 February 2028Easter holidays, 3 to 17 April 2028Local holiday, 1 May 2028Summer holidays, 3 July to 11 August 2028October half term, 11 to 22 October 2027
    Text twin of the 2027/28 year at a glance for East Ayrshire
    PeriodKindDates
    Autumn termTerm18 August to 21 December 2027
    Local holidayHoliday17 to 20 September 2027
    October half termHalf term11 to 22 October 2027
    Christmas holidaysHoliday22 December 2027 to 4 January 2028
    Spring termTerm5 January to 31 March 2028
    Local holidayHoliday21 February 2028
    Easter holidaysHoliday3 to 17 April 2028
    Summer termTerm19 April to 30 June 2028
    Local holidayHoliday1 May 2028
    Summer holidaysHoliday3 July to 11 August 2028

    Source: official calendar for East Ayrshire 2027/28, retrieved 3 November 2026.

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    These are the published council dates for East Ayrshire. 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 23 August 2026.

    For the geography and local records of the area, see East Ayrshire on UK Places.