School Year Dates

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Kern High school calendar 2026-27

First day, last day, breaks, holidays and teacher workdays, read from the district's own calendar.

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First day
Thanksgiving Holidays (Nov 23-25 academic holidays)
to
Christmas Recess
to
Easter Recess (Mar 29 district closed)
to
Last day

Grades and schools may start on different dates, and counts here are potential weekdays after only the listed closures, not verified attendance; check the district calendar for your child's grade and school.

Month by month

  • Weekday in term
  • Break
  • Holiday
  • No students (teacher workday)
  • Early release
  • First day
  • Last day
August 2026
SMTWTFS
1
2345678
9101112 First day of school13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15
1617 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22
2324 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29
3031 Weekday in term
September 2026
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5
67 Labor Day8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12
1314 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19
2021 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26
2728 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term
October 2026
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3
45 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10
1112 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17
1819 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24
2526 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term31
November 2026
SMTWTFS
12 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7
89 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Veterans Day12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14
1516 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21
2223 Thanksgiving Holidays (Nov 23-25 academic holidays)24 Thanksgiving Holidays (Nov 23-25 academic holidays)25 Thanksgiving Holidays (Nov 23-25 academic holidays)26 Thanksgiving Holidays (Nov 23-25 academic holidays)27 Thanksgiving Holidays (Nov 23-25 academic holidays)28
2930 Weekday in term
December 2026
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5
67 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12
1314 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19
2021 Christmas Recess22 Christmas Recess23 Christmas Recess24 Christmas Recess25 Christmas Recess26 Christmas Recess
27 Christmas Recess28 Christmas Recess29 Christmas Recess30 Christmas Recess31 Christmas Recess
January 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Christmas Recess2
34 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9
1011 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16
1718 Dr. Martin L. King Jr. Day Observance19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Non-Student Inservice Day23
2425 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30
31
February 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6
78 Lincoln's Day Observance9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13
1415 Washington's Day Observance16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20
2122 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27
28
March 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6
78 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13
1415 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20
2122 Easter Recess (Mar 29 district closed)23 Easter Recess (Mar 29 district closed)24 Easter Recess (Mar 29 district closed)25 Easter Recess (Mar 29 district closed)26 Easter Recess (Mar 29 district closed)27 Easter Recess (Mar 29 district closed)
28 Easter Recess (Mar 29 district closed)29 Easter Recess (Mar 29 district closed)30 Weekday in term31 Weekday in term
April 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3
45 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10
1112 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17
1819 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24
2526 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term
May 2027
SMTWTFS
1
23 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8
910 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15
1617 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22
2324 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Last day of school2829
3031

The 2026-27 year in words

Kern High starts the 2026-27 school year on , and the last day for students is . That is about 41 weeks from first day to last day, with 180 potential weekdays after removing only the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays listed here. Because the year opens on a Wednesday, the first week contains three potential weekdays after listed closures; the final week contains four to the Thursday finish.

There are 3 breaks on the calendar. Thanksgiving Holidays (Nov 23-25 academic holidays): to , which is 5 days and 5 weekdays without classes. Students are off for Christmas Recess from to , 12 days counting weekends and 10 weekdays counting Monday through Friday. Easter Recess (Mar 29 district closed): to , which is 8 days and 6 weekdays without classes. The longest is Christmas Recess at 12 days.

Between and there are 46 potential weekdays with no listed closure, the longest such run in this summary. After subtracting listed closures, winter break divides the remaining potential weekdays into 86 before it and 94 after it.

Outside the breaks, 5 holidays are listed: Labor Day (), Veterans Day (), Dr. Martin L. King Jr. Day Observance (), Lincoln's Day Observance () and Washington's Day Observance (). For a three-day weekend, look at Labor Day, Dr. Martin L. King Jr. Day Observance, Lincoln's Day Observance and Washington's Day Observance, which sit next to a weekend.

Students stay home on 1 teacher workday: Non-Student Inservice Day ().

Among the 22 California districts on this site, Kern High starts earlier than 9 and later than 11, on the same day as 1 other. The median first day in the group is . The earliest first day on the site in California is (Sweetwater Union High) and the latest is (Long Beach Unified).

Even approved calendars get revised when storms, elections or board decisions require it.

Dates in detail

Every listed date, in order
TypeDayDate(s)
HolidayLabor Day
HolidayVeterans Day
BreakThanksgiving Holidays (Nov 23-25 academic holidays) to (5 weekdays)
BreakChristmas Recess to (10 weekdays)
HolidayDr. Martin L. King Jr. Day Observance
Teacher workdayNon-Student Inservice Day
HolidayLincoln's Day Observance
HolidayWashington's Day Observance
BreakEaster Recess (Mar 29 district closed) to (6 weekdays)

Where these dates come from

Source: 4.files.edl.io (a PDF calendar), read on . Districts revise calendars after severe weather, board votes and contract settlements, so the district's own page is the version that counts. If a date here looks wrong, tell us and we will re-check the source. How we check.

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