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Cherokee County 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
Holiday Break - Schools Closed
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Holiday Break- Schools & District Closed
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Holiday Break - Schools & District Closed
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Holiday Break - Schools Closed
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Holiday Break - Schools & District Closed
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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
23 First day of school4 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 Weekday in term
September 2026
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5
67 School & District 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 Holiday Break - Schools Closed22 Holiday Break - Schools Closed23 Holiday Break - Schools Closed24 Holiday Break - Schools Closed25 Holiday Break - Schools Closed26
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 Student Holiday- Teacher Planning13 Elementary Conference Days, early release PK-514 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 Election Day -Remote Learning Day - Teacher Planning4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7
89 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14
1516 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21
2223 Holiday Break- Schools & District Closed24 Holiday Break- Schools & District Closed25 Holiday Break- Schools & District Closed26 Holiday Break- Schools & District Closed27 Holiday Break- Schools & District Closed28
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 Holiday Break - Schools & District Closed22 Holiday Break - Schools & District Closed23 Holiday Break - Schools & District Closed24 Holiday Break - Schools & District Closed25 Holiday Break - Schools & District Closed26 Holiday Break - Schools & District Closed
27 Holiday Break - Schools & District Closed28 Holiday Break - Schools & District Closed29 Holiday Break - Schools & District Closed30 Holiday Break - Schools & District Closed31 Holiday Break - Schools & District Closed
January 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Holiday Break - Schools & District Closed2
34 Student Holiday - Teacher Planning5 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 School & District Holiday19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23
2425 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Conference Days, Early Release PK-1229 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 Holiday Break - Schools Closed16 Holiday Break - Schools Closed17 Holiday Break - Schools Closed18 Holiday Break - Schools Closed19 Holiday Break - Schools Closed20
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 Remote Learning Day - Teacher Planning10 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 Holiday Break - Schools & District Closed6 Holiday Break - Schools & District Closed7 Holiday Break - Schools & District Closed8 Holiday Break - Schools & District Closed9 Holiday Break - Schools & District Closed10
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 Last day of school26 Teacher Post Planning27 Teacher Post Planning2829
3031 School & District Holiday

The 2026-27 year in words

The 2026-27 calendar for Cherokee County opens on and closes on , a span of about 42 weeks. Leaving out the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays on the list, that leaves 176 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 two to the Tuesday finish.

The calendar lists 5 breaks. Students are off for Holiday Break - Schools Closed from to , 5 days counting weekends and 5 weekdays counting Monday through Friday. Holiday Break- Schools & District Closed starts and ends , a total of 5 days with 5 weekdays off. Students are off for Holiday Break - Schools & District Closed from to , 12 days counting weekends and 10 weekdays counting Monday through Friday. Holiday Break - Schools Closed starts and ends , a total of 5 days with 5 weekdays off. Holiday Break - Schools & District Closed: to , which is 5 days and 5 weekdays without classes. The longest is Holiday Break - Schools & District Closed at 12 days.

Between and there are 32 potential weekdays with no listed closure, the longest such run in this summary. Based only on the exceptions listed here, there are 87 potential weekdays before winter break and 89 after it.

Outside the breaks, 7 holidays are listed: School & District Holiday (), School & District Holiday (), School & District Holiday (), School & District Holiday (), School & District Holiday (), School & District Holiday () and School & District Holiday (). For a three-day weekend, look at School & District Holiday, School & District Holiday, School & District Holiday, School & District Holiday and School & District Holiday, which sit next to a weekend.

8 teacher workdays without students are listed, the first on and the last on . Early-release days: Elementary Conference Days, early release PK-5 () and Conference Days, Early Release PK-12 ().

Among the 8 Georgia districts on this site, Cherokee County starts earlier than 3 and later than 0, on the same day as 4 others. The median first day in the group is . The earliest first day on the site in Georgia is (Fulton County) and the latest is (Forsyth County).

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 cherokeek12.net, last read on . Use the link on this page to open the district's own calendar and confirm.

Dates in detail

Breaks
BreakStartsEndsDaysWeekdays
Holiday Break - Schools Closed55
Holiday Break- Schools & District Closed55
Holiday Break - Schools & District Closed1210
Holiday Break - Schools Closed55
Holiday Break - Schools & District Closed55
Holidays
DayDate
School & District Holiday
School & District Holiday
School & District Holiday
School & District Holiday
School & District Holiday
School & District Holiday
School & District Holiday
Teacher workdays (no students)
DayDate
Teacher Preplanning
Teacher Preplanning
Student Holiday- Teacher Planning
Election Day -Remote Learning Day - Teacher Planning
Student Holiday - Teacher Planning
Remote Learning Day - Teacher Planning
Teacher Post Planning
Teacher Post Planning
Early release
DayDate
Elementary Conference Days, early release PK-5
Conference Days, Early Release PK-12
Potential weekdays by month, after listed exceptions
MonthPotential weekdays
August 202621
September 202616
October 202621
November 202615
December 202614
January 202718
February 202715
March 202722
April 202717
May 202717

Where these dates come from

Source: cherokeek12.net (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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