Ottawa-Carleton District School Board 2026-2027 School Calendar Holidays, breaks, and no school days

Nepean, ON

Next no-school day
Monday
November 23
PA Day
No-school days
25 weekdays
10 single days + 15 break days
First day
Tuesday
September 1
2026
Last day
Friday
June 25
2027
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School year at a glance

First Day Last Day No School Break Some grades off Holiday School Day

Breaks and holidays

Is there school on Labour Day?

Mon, Sep 7
No school

When is winter break 2026?

Dec 21 – Jan 1
16 days off with weekends

Is there school on Family Day?

Mon, Feb 15
No school

When is spring break 2027?

Mar 15–19
9 days off with weekends

Is there school on Good Friday?

Fri, Mar 26
No school

All 2026-2027 dates

No-school days, breaks and schedule changes, month by month.

August 2026

  • PA Day Monday, August 31st No school

September 2026

  • First Day of School Tuesday, September 1st First day
  • Labour Day Monday, September 7th · Public holiday No school
  • National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Wednesday, September 30th · Not on the school calendar Public holiday

October 2026

  • PA Day Friday, October 2nd No school
  • Thanksgiving Monday, October 12th · Public holiday No school

November 2026

  • Remembrance Day Wednesday, November 11th · Not on the school calendar Public holiday
  • Professional Development Day (Elementary only) Friday, November 20th Some grades off
  • PA Day Monday, November 23rd No school

December 2026

  • Winter Break Monday, December 21st – Friday, January 1st · 10 school days off · Includes Christmas Day (public holiday), Boxing Day (observed) (public holiday), New Year's Day (public holiday) Break

January 2027

  • PA Day Friday, January 29th No school

February 2027

  • Family Day Monday, February 15th · Provincial holiday No school

March 2027

  • Spring Break Monday, March 15th – Friday, March 19th · 5 school days off Break
  • Good Friday Friday, March 26th · Public holiday No school
  • Easter Monday Monday, March 29th No school

April 2027

  • PA Day Friday, April 16th No school

May 2027

  • Victoria Day Monday, May 24th · Public holiday No school

June 2027

  • Professional Development Day (Elementary only) Friday, June 4th Some grades off
  • Last Day of School (High School) Wednesday, June 23rd Last day
  • Professional Development Day (High School only) Thursday, June 24th Some grades off
  • Last Day of School (Elementary) · No school for high school Friday, June 25th Last day

Schools using this calendar

148 schools follow the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board calendar.

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A
A. Lorne Cassidy Elementary SchoolA.Y. Jackson Secondary SchoolAdrienne Clarkson Elementary SchoolAdult High SchoolAgincourt Road Public SchoolAlta Vista Public SchoolArch Street Public SchoolAvalon Public School
B
Barrhaven Public SchoolBayshore Public SchoolBayview Public SchoolBell High SchoolBell Intermediate SchoolBells Corners Public SchoolBerrigan Elementary SchoolBlossom Park Public SchoolBriargreen Public SchoolBridlewood Community Elementary SchoolBroadview Public SchoolBrookfield High School
C
Cairine Wilson Secondary SchoolCambridge Street Community Public SchoolCanterbury High SchoolCarleton Heights Public SchoolCarson Grove Elementary SchoolCastlefrank Elementary SchoolCastor Valley Elementary SchoolCedarview Middle SchoolCentennial Public SchoolChapman Mills Elementary SchoolCharles H. Hulse Public SchoolChurchill Alternative SchoolClifford Bowey Public SchoolColonel By Secondary SchoolConnaught Public SchoolConvent Glen Elementary SchoolCrystal Bay Centre For Special
D
D. Roy Kennedy Public SchoolDevonshire Community Public SchoolDunlop Public SchoolDunning-Foubert Elementary School
E
Earl Of March Intermediate SchoolEarl Of March Secondary SchoolElgin Street Public SchoolElizabeth Wyn Wood Secondary AlternateElmdale Public SchoolEmily Carr Middle School
F
Fallingbrook Community Elementary SchoolFarley Mowat Public SchoolFeatherston Drive Public SchoolFielding Drive Public SchoolFirst Avenue Public SchoolFisher Park/Summit As Public SchoolForest Valley Elementary SchoolFrederick Banting Secondary Alternate Pr
G
General Vanier Public SchoolGlashan Public SchoolGlebe Collegiate InstituteGlen Cairn Public SchoolGlen Ogilvie Public SchoolGloucester High SchoolGoulbourn Middle SchoolGreely Elementary School
H
Half Moon Bay Public SchoolHawthorne Public SchoolHenry Larsen Elementary SchoolHenry Munro Middle SchoolHeritage Public SchoolHillcrest High SchoolHilson Avenue Public SchoolHopewell Avenue Public SchoolHuntley Centennial Public School
J
Jack Donohue Public SchoolJockvale Elementary SchoolJohn Mccrae Secondary SchoolJohn Young Elementary School
K
Kanata Highlands Public SchoolKars On The Rideau Public SchoolKatimavik Elementary SchoolKnoxdale Public School
L
Lady Evelyn Alternative SchoolLakeview Public SchoolLaunch Secondary SchoolLe Phare Elementary SchoolLisgar Collegiate InstituteLongfields Davidson Heights Intermediate SchoolLongfields Davidson Heights Secondary School
M
Manor Park Public SchoolManordale Public SchoolManotick Public SchoolMaple Ridge Elementary SchoolMary Honeywell Elementary SchoolMeadowlands Public SchoolMerivale High SchoolMerivale Intermediate SchoolMetcalfe Public SchoolMutchmor Public School
N
Nepean High SchoolNorman Johnston Secondary Alternate ProgNorth Gower/Marlborough Public School
O
Orleans Wood Elementary SchoolOsgoode Public SchoolOsgoode Township High SchoolOttawa Technical Secondary School
P
Pinecrest Public SchoolPleasant Park Public School
Q
Queen Elizabeth Public SchoolQueen Mary Street Public School
R
Regina Street Alternative SchoolRichard Pfaff Secondary Alternate SiteRichmond Public SchoolRidgemont High SchoolRiverview Alternative SchoolRobert Bateman Public SchoolRobert E. Wilson Public SchoolRobert Hopkins Public SchoolRoberta Bondar Public SchoolRoch Carrier Elementary SchoolRockcliffe Park Public SchoolRoland Michener Public School
S
Sawmill Creek Elementary SchoolSevern Avenue Public SchoolSir Guy Carleton Secondary SchoolSir Robert Borden High SchoolSir Robert Borden Intermediate SchoolSir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary SchoolSir Winston Churchill Public SchoolSouth Carleton High SchoolSouth March Public SchoolStephen Leacock Public SchoolSteve Maclean Public SchoolStittsville Public SchoolStonecrest Elementary SchoolSummerside Public School
T
Terry Fox Elementary SchoolTrillium Elementary School
U
Urban Aboriginal Alternate High School
V
Vimy Ridge Public SchoolVincent Massey Public SchoolViscount Alexander Public School
W
W. Erskine Johnston Public SchoolW.E. Gowling Public SchoolW.O. Mitchell Elementary SchoolWest Carleton Secondary SchoolWestwind Public SchoolWoodroffe Avenue Public SchoolWoodroffe High School
Y
York Street Public School

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Frequently Asked Questions

When is the first and last day of school at Ottawa-Carleton District School Board in 2026-2027?
The first day of school at Ottawa-Carleton District School Board is Tuesday, September 1, 2026. The last day of school is Friday, June 25, 2027. That's a school year of about 43 weeks.
How many school days are in the 2026-2027 school year at Ottawa-Carleton District School Board?
About 189 school days: the weekdays from the first day to the last day, minus days off.
How many days off does Ottawa-Carleton District School Board have in 2026-2027?
About 25 weekdays with no school, not counting weekends or summer. That's 15 weekdays of breaks plus ten single days off. There are also ten long weekends, where a Friday or Monday off joins the weekend.
What is the longest stretch of school without a day off?
Twenty-nine school days in a row (about six weeks), from Tuesday, October 13 to Friday, November 20.

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