NYC Department Of Education School Year Calendar 2025-2026
This is the 2025–26 school year calendar for all 3K–12 NYCDOE public schools. If your child attends a private, parochial, charter school, NYC Early Education Center (NYCEEC) or Family Childcare Program, please contact
your child’s school for information about their calendar. Please note the following:
• On days when school buildings are closed due to inclement weather or other emergencies, all students and families should plan on participating in remote learning.
• Individual schools’ Parent-Teacher Conference dates might be different from the dates below. Your child’s teacher will work with you to schedule your conference.
• On this schedule, elementary schools are defined as programs that serve kindergarten (K) through grade 8, including schools with 3-K and Pre-K programs, as well as those that end in grade 5. Middle schools
are defined as programs that serve grades 6–8, and high schools are defined as programs that serve grades 9–12.
September 4-First day of school
September 17-Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for elementary schools and Pre-K Centers
September 18-Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for middle schools and D75 schools
September 23–24–Rosh Hashanah, schools closed
September 25-Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K–12, and 6–12 schools
October 2-Yom Kippur, schools closed
October 13-Italian Heritage/Indigenous Peoples' Day, schools closed
October 20-Diwali, schools closed
November 4-Election Day; students do not attend school
November 6-Afternoon and Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for elementary schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours early
November 11-Veterans Day, schools closed
November 13-Afternoon and Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for middle schools and D75; students in these schools dismissed three hours early
November 20-Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K–12 and 6–12 schools
November 21- Afternoon Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K–12 and 6–12 schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours early
November 27–28 -Thanksgiving Recess, schools closed
December 24–January 2-Winter Recess, schools closed
January 19-Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, schools closed
January TBD TBD Regents Administration
January TBD TBD Professional Development Day for high schools and 6–12 schools; students in these schools do not attend
January TBD TBD Spring Semester begins
February 16–20/Midwinter Recess, schools closed
March 5-Afternoon and Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for elementary schools and Pre-K Centers; students in these schools dismissed three hours early
March 12-Afternoon and Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for middle schools and D75 schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours early
March 18-Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K–12 and 6–12 schools
March 19-Afternoon Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K–12 and 6–12 schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours early
March 20-Eid al-Fitr, schools closed
April 2–10 /Spring Recess, schools closed
May 7-Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for elementary schools and Pre-K Centers
May 14-Parent-Teacher Conferences for middle schools and D75 schools
May 21-Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K–12, and 6–12 schools
May 25 -Memorial Day, schools closed
May 27-Eid al-Adha, schools closed
June 4 -Anniversary Day/Chancellor's Conference Day for staff development; students do not attend
June 5-Clerical Day for elementary schools, middle schools, K– 12 schools, and standalone D75 programs; students in these schools do not attend
June TBD TBD Regents Administration
June 19 - Juneteenth, schools closed
June 26-Last day of school for students
