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

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

    Orkney Islands 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 termTuesday 18 August 2026Friday 18 December 2026status not stated
    October half termMonday 12 October 2026Tuesday 27 October 2026status not stated
    Christmas holidaysMonday 21 December 2026Monday 4 January 2027status not stated
    Spring termTuesday 5 January 2027Friday 26 March 2027status not stated
    February half termThursday 11 February 2027Tuesday 16 February 2027status not stated
    Easter holidaysMonday 29 March 2027Friday 9 April 2027status not stated
    Summer termMonday 12 April 2027Friday 2 July 2027status not stated
    Local holidayMonday 3 May 2027Monday 3 May 2027status not stated

    INSET (staff training) days for 2026/27 (status not stated): 17 August 2026 (inset); 26 to 27 October 2026 (inset); 16 February 2027 (inset); 31 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. Inclusive PDF table and staff-only list visually checked; October and February closure ranges include stated staff days.

    Year at a glance: Orkney Islands 2026/27

    From 18 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, 18 August to 18 December 2026Spring term, 5 January to 26 March 2027Summer term, 12 April to 2 July 2027Christmas holidays, 21 December 2026 to 4 January 2027Easter holidays, 29 March to 9 April 2027Local holiday, 3 May 2027October half term, 12 to 27 October 2026February half term, 11 to 16 February 2027
    Text twin of the 2026/27 year at a glance for Orkney Islands
    PeriodKindDates
    Autumn termTerm18 August to 18 December 2026
    October half termHalf term12 to 27 October 2026
    Christmas holidaysHoliday21 December 2026 to 4 January 2027
    Spring termTerm5 January to 26 March 2027
    February half termHalf term11 to 16 February 2027
    Easter holidaysHoliday29 March to 9 April 2027
    Summer termTerm12 April to 2 July 2027
    Local holidayHoliday3 May 2027

    Source: official calendar for Orkney Islands 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. Inclusive PDF table and staff-only list visually checked; October and February closure ranges include stated staff days.

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    We do not have a verified 2027/28 calendar for Orkney Islands. This does not establish whether the council has published it. Its usual publication timing is not recorded here. Check the council source for updates.

    These are the published council dates for Orkney Islands. 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 Orkney Islands on UK Places.