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

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

Moray 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.

School term dates 2026/27
2026/27StartsEndsStatus
Autumn termWednesday 19 August 2026Tuesday 22 December 2026status not stated
October half termMonday 12 October 2026Friday 23 October 2026status not stated
Christmas holidaysWednesday 23 December 2026Tuesday 5 January 2027status not stated
Spring termWednesday 6 January 2027Thursday 25 March 2027status not stated
February half termFriday 12 February 2027Monday 15 February 2027status not stated
Easter holidaysFriday 26 March 2027Friday 9 April 2027status not stated
Summer termMonday 12 April 2027Friday 2 July 2027status not stated

INSET (staff training) days for 2026/27 (status not stated): 9 to 10 November 2026 (inset); 11 February 2027 (inset).

Source: official calendar for 2026/27.

Year at a glance: Moray 2026/27

From 19 August 2026 to 2 July 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 22 December 2026Spring term, 6 January to 25 March 2027Summer term, 12 April to 2 July 2027Christmas holidays, 23 December 2026 to 5 January 2027Easter holidays, 26 March to 9 April 2027October half term, 12 to 23 October 2026February half term, 12 to 15 February 2027
Text twin of the 2026/27 year at a glance for Moray
PeriodKindDates
Autumn termTerm19 August to 22 December 2026
October half termHalf term12 to 23 October 2026
Christmas holidaysHoliday23 December 2026 to 5 January 2027
Spring termTerm6 January to 25 March 2027
February half termHalf term12 to 15 February 2027
Easter holidaysHoliday26 March to 9 April 2027
Summer termTerm12 April to 2 July 2027

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

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Moray 2027/28: term dates and half terms

status not statedcouncil calendarRetrieved from the council's page on 23 August 2026.

School term dates 2027/28
2027/28StartsEndsStatus
Autumn termWednesday 18 August 2027Tuesday 21 December 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
February half termFriday 11 February 2028Monday 14 February 2028status not stated
Easter holidaysMonday 3 April 2028Friday 14 April 2028status not stated
Summer termMonday 17 April 2028Thursday 29 June 2028status not stated

INSET (staff training) days for 2027/28 (status not stated): 8 to 9 November 2027 (inset); 10 February 2028 (inset).

Source: official calendar for 2027/28.

Year at a glance: Moray 2027/28

From 18 August 2027 to 29 June 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, 17 April to 29 June 2028Christmas holidays, 22 December 2027 to 4 January 2028Easter holidays, 3 to 14 April 2028October half term, 11 to 22 October 2027February half term, 11 to 14 February 2028
Text twin of the 2027/28 year at a glance for Moray
PeriodKindDates
Autumn termTerm18 August to 21 December 2027
October half termHalf term11 to 22 October 2027
Christmas holidaysHoliday22 December 2027 to 4 January 2028
Spring termTerm5 January to 31 March 2028
February half termHalf term11 to 14 February 2028
Easter holidaysHoliday3 to 14 April 2028
Summer termTerm17 April to 29 June 2028

Source: official calendar for Moray 2027/28, retrieved 23 August 2026.

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These are the published council dates for Moray. 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.

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