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Poway Unified 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
District Recess
to
Winter Break
to
District Recess
to
District Recess; Spring Break
to
Last day

Kindergarten, pre-K, individual grades and particular schools may have different start dates or schedules. Check the district calendar for your child's grade and school.

Unmarked weekdays and computed counts use only the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays listed here. Other closures may be missing, so these are potential weekdays, not verified days of attendance.

Month by month

  • Weekday in term
  • Break
  • Holiday
  • No students (teacher workday)
  • Early release
  • First day
  • Last day
August 2026
SMTWTFS
1
2345678
910 Teacher Return; Non-Student Day, Professional Growth Day111213 First day of school14 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 Day Holiday8 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 Day Holiday Observance12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14
1516 Non-Student Day17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21
2223 District Recess24 District Recess25 District Recess; Admission Day26 District Recess; Thanksgiving Holiday27 District Recess; Local Holiday28
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 Winter Break22 Winter Break23 Winter Break24 Winter Break; Local Holiday25 Winter Break; Christmas Day Holiday Observance26 Winter Break
27 Winter Break28 Winter Break29 Winter Break30 Winter Break31 Winter Break; Local Holiday
January 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Winter Break; New Year's Day Holiday Observance2
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 Luther King Jr. Non-Student Day19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23
2425 Non-Student Day, Professional Growth Day26 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 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13
1415 District Recess; Washington's Birthday Observance16 District Recess17 District Recess18 District Recess19 District Recess; Lincoln's Birthday Observance20
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 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27
2829 Weekday in term30 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 District Recess; Spring Break13 District Recess; Spring Break14 District Recess; Spring Break15 District Recess; Spring Break16 District Recess; Spring Break; Spring Holiday17
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 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29
3031 Memorial Day Holiday
June 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Last day of school4 Teacher Checkout5
6789101112
131415161718 Juneteenth Holiday Observance19
20212223242526
27282930

The 2026-27 year in words

Students in Poway Unified go back on . The year ends on , roughly 42 weeks later, with 180 potential weekdays in between after only the days off listed here are counted out. Because the year opens on a Thursday, the first week contains two potential weekdays after listed closures; the final week contains three to the Thursday finish.

There are 4 breaks on the calendar. District Recess: to , which is 5 days and 5 weekdays without classes. Winter Break: to , which is 12 days and 10 weekdays without classes. Students are off for District Recess from to , 5 days counting weekends and 5 weekdays counting Monday through Friday. Students are off for District Recess; Spring Break from to , 5 days counting weekends and 5 weekdays counting Monday through Friday. Winter Break is the longest break, 12 days from start to finish.

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 84 before it and 96 after it.

7 other days off are marked as holidays: Independence Day Observance (), Labor Day Holiday (), Veterans Day Holiday Observance (), Non-Student Day (), Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Non-Student Day (), Memorial Day Holiday () and Juneteenth Holiday Observance (). For a three-day weekend, look at Independence Day Observance, Labor Day Holiday, Non-Student Day, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Non-Student Day, Memorial Day Holiday and Juneteenth Holiday Observance, which sit next to a weekend.

Students stay home on 4 teacher workdays: Teacher Return (), Non-Student Day, Professional Growth Day (), Non-Student Day, Professional Growth Day () and Teacher Checkout ().

Among the 14 California districts on this site, Poway Unified starts earlier than 5 and later than 7, 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 (San Bernardino City Unified) and the latest is (Orange Unified).

The source does not say whether the board has approved this calendar, so treat the dates as the district's current published plan and check before you commit to travel.

The dates come from a web page at powayusd.com, last read on . Use the link on this page to open the district's own calendar and confirm.

Dates in detail

Breaks
BreakStartsEndsDaysWeekdays
District Recess55
Winter Break1210
District Recess55
District Recess; Spring Break55
Holidays
DayDate
Independence Day Observance
Labor Day Holiday
Veterans Day Holiday Observance
Non-Student Day
Admission Day
Thanksgiving Holiday
Local Holiday
Local Holiday
Christmas Day Holiday Observance
Local Holiday
New Year's Day Holiday Observance
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Non-Student Day
Washington's Birthday Observance
Lincoln's Birthday Observance
Spring Holiday
Memorial Day Holiday
Juneteenth Holiday Observance
Teacher workdays (no students)
DayDate
Teacher Return
Non-Student Day, Professional Growth Day
Non-Student Day, Professional Growth Day
Teacher Checkout
Potential weekdays by month, after listed exceptions
MonthPotential weekdays
August 202613
September 202621
October 202622
November 202614
December 202614
January 202718
February 202715
March 202723
April 202717
May 202720
June 20273

Where these dates come from

Source: powayusd.com (a web page), 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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