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

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

    North Lanarkshire 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 termWednesday 12 August 2026Friday 18 December 2026status not stated
    Local holidayFriday 25 September 2026Monday 28 September 2026status not stated
    October half termMonday 12 October 2026Friday 16 October 2026status not stated
    Christmas holidaysMonday 21 December 2026Monday 4 January 2027status not stated
    Spring termTuesday 5 January 2027Friday 2 April 2027status not stated
    February half termMonday 15 February 2027Tuesday 16 February 2027status not stated
    Bank holidayFriday 26 March 2027Monday 29 March 2027status not stated
    Easter holidaysMonday 5 April 2027Friday 16 April 2027status not stated
    Summer termMonday 19 April 2027Friday 25 June 2027status not stated
    Bank holidayMonday 3 May 2027Monday 3 May 2027status not stated
    Local holidayFriday 28 May 2027Monday 31 May 2027status not stated

    INSET (staff training) days for 2026/27 (status not stated): 10 to 11 August 2026 (inset); 16 November 2026 (inset); 17 February 2027 (inset); 6 May 2027 (inset).

    Source: official calendar for 2026/27. Official council calendar reviewed 27 September 2026. Published staff and local closures retained; pupil teaching sessions split around them.

    Year at a glance: North Lanarkshire 2026/27

    From 12 August 2026 to 25 June 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, 12 August to 18 December 2026Spring term, 5 January to 2 April 2027Summer term, 19 April to 25 June 2027Local holiday, 25 to 28 September 2026Christmas holidays, 21 December 2026 to 4 January 2027Bank holiday, 26 to 29 March 2027Easter holidays, 5 to 16 April 2027Bank holiday, 3 May 2027Local holiday, 28 to 31 May 2027October half term, 12 to 16 October 2026February half term, 15 to 16 February 2027
    Text twin of the 2026/27 year at a glance for North Lanarkshire
    PeriodKindDates
    Autumn termTerm12 August to 18 December 2026
    Local holidayHoliday25 to 28 September 2026
    October half termHalf term12 to 16 October 2026
    Christmas holidaysHoliday21 December 2026 to 4 January 2027
    Spring termTerm5 January to 2 April 2027
    February half termHalf term15 to 16 February 2027
    Bank holidayHoliday26 to 29 March 2027
    Easter holidaysHoliday5 to 16 April 2027
    Summer termTerm19 April to 25 June 2027
    Bank holidayHoliday3 May 2027
    Local holidayHoliday28 to 31 May 2027

    Source: official calendar for North Lanarkshire 2026/27, retrieved 27 September 2026. Official council calendar reviewed 27 September 2026. Published staff and local closures retained; pupil teaching sessions split around them.

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    North Lanarkshire 2027/28: term dates and half terms

    status not statedcouncil calendarRetrieved from the council's page on 6 September 2026.

    2027/28StartsEndsStatus
    Autumn termMonday 16 August 2027Friday 17 December 2027status not stated
    Christmas holidaysMonday 20 December 2027Tuesday 4 January 2028status not stated
    Spring termWednesday 5 January 2028Friday 31 March 2028status not stated
    Easter holidaysSaturday 1 April 2028Monday 17 April 2028status not stated
    Summer termTuesday 18 April 2028Wednesday 28 June 2028status not stated

    Source: official calendar for 2027/28.

    Year at a glance: North Lanarkshire 2027/28

    From 16 August 2027 to 28 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 17 December 2027Spring term, 5 January to 31 March 2028Summer term, 18 April to 28 June 2028Christmas holidays, 20 December 2027 to 4 January 2028Easter holidays, 1 to 17 April 2028
    Text twin of the 2027/28 year at a glance for North Lanarkshire
    PeriodKindDates
    Autumn termTerm16 August to 17 December 2027
    Christmas holidaysHoliday20 December 2027 to 4 January 2028
    Spring termTerm5 January to 31 March 2028
    Easter holidaysHoliday1 to 17 April 2028
    Summer termTerm18 April to 28 June 2028

    Source: official calendar for North Lanarkshire 2027/28, retrieved 6 September 2026.

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    These are the published council dates for North Lanarkshire. 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 Lanarkshire on UK Places.