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    School holidays in South Lanarkshire 2027/28: term dates and half terms

    We do not yet have a confirmed South Lanarkshire 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 3 November 2026. A separate date for the last calendar review is not recorded.

    South Lanarkshire 2027/28: term dates and half terms

    status not statedcouncil calendarRetrieved from the council's page on 3 November 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 termTuesday 17 August 2027Tuesday 21 December 2027status not stated
    Local holidayFriday 24 September 2027Monday 27 September 2027status not stated
    October half termMonday 11 October 2027Friday 15 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 termMonday 14 February 2028Tuesday 15 February 2028status not stated
    Easter holidaysMonday 3 April 2028Friday 14 April 2028status not stated
    Bank holidayMonday 17 April 2028Monday 17 April 2028status not stated
    Summer termTuesday 18 April 2028Tuesday 27 June 2028status not stated
    Bank holidayMonday 1 May 2028Monday 1 May 2028status not stated
    Local holidayFriday 26 May 2028Monday 29 May 2028status not stated

    INSET (staff training) days for 2027/28 (status not stated): 13 August 2027 (inset); 16 August 2027 (inset); 8 November 2027 (inset); 16 February 2028 (inset); 25 May 2028 (inset).

    Source: official calendar for 2027/28.

    Year at a glance: South Lanarkshire 2027/28

    From 17 August 2027 to 27 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, 17 August to 21 December 2027Spring term, 5 January to 31 March 2028Summer term, 18 April to 27 June 2028Local holiday, 24 to 27 September 2027Christmas holidays, 22 December 2027 to 4 January 2028Easter holidays, 3 to 14 April 2028Bank holiday, 17 April 2028Bank holiday, 1 May 2028Local holiday, 26 to 29 May 2028October half term, 11 to 15 October 2027February half term, 14 to 15 February 2028
    Text twin of the 2027/28 year at a glance for South Lanarkshire
    PeriodKindDates
    Autumn termTerm17 August to 21 December 2027
    Local holidayHoliday24 to 27 September 2027
    October half termHalf term11 to 15 October 2027
    Christmas holidaysHoliday22 December 2027 to 4 January 2028
    Spring termTerm5 January to 31 March 2028
    February half termHalf term14 to 15 February 2028
    Easter holidaysHoliday3 to 14 April 2028
    Bank holidayHoliday17 April 2028
    Summer termTerm18 April to 27 June 2028
    Bank holidayHoliday1 May 2028
    Local holidayHoliday26 to 29 May 2028

    Source: official calendar for South Lanarkshire 2027/28, retrieved 3 November 2026.

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    These are the published council dates for South 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 3 November 2026.

    For the geography and local records of the area, see South Lanarkshire on UK Places.