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    School holidays in North Ayrshire 2027/28: term dates and half terms

    We do not yet have a confirmed North Ayrshire calendar for the current school year. The dates below are for 2027/28, the earliest year we have confirmed from the authority's own page.

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

    North Ayrshire 2027/28: 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.

    2027/28StartsEndsStatus
    Autumn termMonday 16 August 2027Wednesday 22 December 2027status not stated
    October half termMonday 4 October 2027Friday 15 October 2027status not stated
    Local holidayFriday 19 November 2027Monday 22 November 2027status not stated
    Christmas holidaysThursday 23 December 2027Wednesday 5 January 2028status not stated
    Spring termThursday 6 January 2028Friday 31 March 2028status not stated
    February half termFriday 18 February 2028Monday 21 February 2028status not stated
    Easter holidaysMonday 3 April 2028Monday 17 April 2028status not stated
    Summer termTuesday 18 April 2028Friday 30 June 2028status not stated
    Local holidayMonday 1 May 2028Monday 1 May 2028status not stated
    Local holidayMonday 29 May 2028Monday 29 May 2028status not stated

    INSET (staff training) days for 2027/28 (status not stated): 12 to 13 August 2027 (inset); 23 November 2027 (inset); 17 February 2028 (inset); 30 May 2028 (inset).

    Source: official calendar for 2027/28. Council calendar for all North Ayrshire schools, including Arran, from 2027/28. Staff-only days are excluded from pupil terms. The end of the summer holiday is not yet verified.

    Year at a glance: North Ayrshire 2027/28

    From 16 August 2027 to 30 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, 16 August to 22 December 2027Spring term, 6 January to 31 March 2028Summer term, 18 April to 30 June 2028Local holiday, 19 to 22 November 2027Christmas holidays, 23 December 2027 to 5 January 2028Easter holidays, 3 to 17 April 2028Local holiday, 1 May 2028Local holiday, 29 May 2028October half term, 4 to 15 October 2027February half term, 18 to 21 February 2028
    Text twin of the 2027/28 year at a glance for North Ayrshire
    PeriodKindDates
    Autumn termTerm16 August to 22 December 2027
    October half termHalf term4 to 15 October 2027
    Local holidayHoliday19 to 22 November 2027
    Christmas holidaysHoliday23 December 2027 to 5 January 2028
    Spring termTerm6 January to 31 March 2028
    February half termHalf term18 to 21 February 2028
    Easter holidaysHoliday3 to 17 April 2028
    Summer termTerm18 April to 30 June 2028
    Local holidayHoliday1 May 2028
    Local holidayHoliday29 May 2028

    Source: official calendar for North Ayrshire 2027/28, retrieved 27 September 2026. Council calendar for all North Ayrshire schools, including Arran, from 2027/28. Staff-only days are excluded from pupil terms. The end of the summer holiday is not yet verified.

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    These are the published council dates for North 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 27 September 2026.

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