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San Francisco Unified school calendar 2027-28

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

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First day
Fall Recess
to
Winter Recess
to
Spring Recess
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 2027
SMTWTFS
1234567
8910 Professional Development Days1112 Professional Development Days13 Teacher Work Day (TK-12, Psych, SLPs)14
1516 First day of school17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21
2223 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28
2930 Weekday in term31 Weekday in term
September 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4
56 Labor Day Holiday7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11
1213 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18
1920 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25
2627 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term
October 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2
34 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9
1011 Indigenous People's Day Holiday12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16
1718 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23
2425 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30
31
November 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 Veteran's Day Holiday12 Weekday in term13
1415 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20
2122 Fall Recess23 Fall Recess24 School Sites & EED Closed25 Fall Holidays26 Fall Holidays27
2829 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term
December 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4
56 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11
1213 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18
1920 Winter Recess21 Winter Recess22 Winter Recess23 Winter Recess24 Winter Recess; Winter Holiday Observance25 Winter Recess
26 Winter Recess27 Winter Recess28 Winter Recess29 Winter Recess30 Winter Recess31 Winter Recess; New Year's Day Observance
January 2028
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 Martin Luther King Holiday18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22
2324 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Lunar New Year Observance27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29
3031 Weekday in term
February 2028
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 School Recess Day19
2021 President's Day Holiday22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26
2728 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term
March 2028
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4
56 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11
1213 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18
1920 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Spring Recess25 Spring Recess
26 Spring Recess27 Spring Recess28 Spring Recess29 Spring Recess30 Spring Recess31 Spring Recess; Farmworkers Day Observance
April 2028
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
30
May 2028
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 Memorial Day Holiday30 Weekday in term31 Weekday in term
June 2028
SMTWTFS
1 Last day of school23
45678910
11121314151617
1819 Juneteenth Holiday2021222324
252627282930

The 2027-28 year in words

The 2027-28 calendar for San Francisco Unified opens on and closes on , a span of about 42 weeks. Leaving out the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays on the list, that leaves 180 potential weekdays; additional closures may be missing from this summary. Because the year opens on a Monday, the first week contains five potential weekdays after listed closures; the final week contains three to the Thursday finish.

3 breaks are marked on the calendar. Fall Recess: to , which is 2 days and 2 weekdays without classes. Winter Recess: to , which is 12 days and 10 weekdays without classes. Spring Recess starts and ends , a total of 8 days with 6 weekdays off. Winter Recess is the longest break, 12 days from start to finish.

Between and there are 40 potential weekdays with no listed closure, the longest such run in this summary. Based only on the exceptions listed here, there are 82 potential weekdays before winter break and 98 after it.

13 other days off are marked as holidays: Independence Day Observance (), Labor Day Holiday (), Indigenous People's Day Holiday (), Veteran's Day Holiday (), School Sites & EED Closed (), Fall Holidays (), Fall Holidays () and Martin Luther King Holiday (), and 5 more. For a three-day weekend, look at Independence Day Observance, Labor Day Holiday, Indigenous People's Day Holiday, Fall Holidays, Martin Luther King Holiday, School Recess Day, President's Day Holiday, Memorial Day Holiday and Juneteenth Holiday, which sit next to a weekend.

There is no school for students on the days set aside for teachers: Professional Development Days (), Professional Development Days () and Teacher Work Day (TK-12, Psych, SLPs) ().

Among the 3 California districts on this site, San Francisco Unified starts earlier than 1 and later than 1. 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 (Irvine 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 PDF calendar at sfusd.edu, last read on . Use the link on this page to open the district's own calendar and confirm.

Dates in detail

Breaks
BreakStartsEndsDaysWeekdays
Fall Recess22
Winter Recess1210
Spring Recess86
Holidays
DayDate
Independence Day Observance
Labor Day Holiday
Indigenous People's Day Holiday
Veteran's Day Holiday
School Sites & EED Closed
Fall Holidays
Fall Holidays
Winter Holiday Observance
New Year's Day Observance
Martin Luther King Holiday
Lunar New Year Observance
School Recess Day
President's Day Holiday
Farmworkers Day Observance
Memorial Day Holiday
Juneteenth Holiday
Teacher workdays (no students)
DayDate
Professional Development Days
Professional Development Days
Teacher Work Day (TK-12, Psych, SLPs)
Potential weekdays by month, after listed exceptions
MonthPotential weekdays
August 202712
September 202721
October 202720
November 202716
December 202713
January 202819
February 202819
March 202817
April 202820
May 202822
June 20281

Where these dates come from

Source: sfusd.edu (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.

See the 2026-27 calendar for San Francisco Unified

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