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Richmond County 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
Student/Teacher Fall Break
to
Thanksgiving Holiday
to
Christmas/Winter Break
to
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 2027
SMTWTFS
123 Preplanning Days4 First day of school5 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 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 PowerUp Asynchronous Learning Day8 Student Holiday/Professional Learning Day9
1011 Student/Teacher Fall Break12 Student/Teacher Fall Break13 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 Veterans Day Holiday12 Weekday in term13
1415 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20
2122 Thanksgiving Holiday23 Thanksgiving Holiday24 Thanksgiving Holiday25 Thanksgiving Holiday26 Thanksgiving Holiday27
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 Weekday in term21 End of 1st Semester/Early Release (all grades)22 Christmas/Winter Break23 Christmas/Winter Break24 Christmas/Winter Break25 Christmas/Winter Break
26 Christmas/Winter Break27 Christmas/Winter Break28 Christmas/Winter Break29 Christmas/Winter Break30 Christmas/Winter Break31 Christmas/Winter Break
January 2028
SMTWTFS
1 Christmas/Winter Break
2 Christmas/Winter Break3 Christmas/Winter Break4 Christmas/Winter Break5 Student Holiday/Professional Learning Day6 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, Jr. Holiday18 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
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 PowerUp Asynchronous Learning Day18 Student Holiday/Professional Learning Day19
2021 Student/Teacher 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 Weekday in term25
2627 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term31 Weekday in term
April 2028
SMTWTFS
1
23 Spring Break4 Spring Break5 Spring Break6 Spring Break7 Spring Break8 Spring Break
9 Spring Break10 Spring Break11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Student/Teacher Holiday15
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 Last Day of School/Early Release (all grades); Last day of school25 Post Planning Days26 Post Planning Days27
2829 Memorial Day Holiday3031

The 2027-28 year in words

The 2027-28 calendar for Richmond 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 178 potential weekdays; additional closures may be missing from this summary. Because the year opens on a Wednesday, the first week contains three potential weekdays after listed closures; the final week contains three to the Wednesday finish.

4 breaks are marked on the calendar. Student/Teacher Fall Break: to , which is 2 days and 2 weekdays without classes. Thanksgiving Holiday starts and ends , a total of 5 days with 5 weekdays off. Christmas/Winter Break: to , which is 14 days and 10 weekdays without classes. Spring Break: to , which is 8 days and 6 weekdays without classes. The longest is Christmas/Winter Break at 14 days.

The longest stretch with no break, holiday or teacher workday listed here is 29 potential weekdays, from to . After subtracting listed closures, winter break divides the remaining potential weekdays into 89 before it and 89 after it.

10 other days off are marked as holidays: Independence Day Holiday (), Labor Day Holiday (), PowerUp Asynchronous Learning Day (), Veterans Day Holiday (), Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (), PowerUp Asynchronous Learning Day (), Student/Teacher Holiday () and Student/Teacher Holiday (), and 2 more. 7 of these fall on a Monday or Friday and make a long weekend: Independence Day Holiday, Labor Day Holiday, Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, Student/Teacher Holiday, Student/Teacher Holiday, Memorial Day Holiday and Juneteenth Holiday.

7 teacher workdays without students are listed, the first on and the last on . Early-release days: End of 1st Semester/Early Release (all grades) () and Last Day of School/Early Release (all grades) ().

This calendar is marked as approved in the source. Even so, districts revise approved calendars when storms, elections or board decisions require it.

The dates come from a PDF calendar at resources.finalsite.net, last read on . Use the link on this page to open the district's own calendar and confirm.

Dates in detail

Breaks
BreakStartsEndsDaysWeekdays
Student/Teacher Fall Break22
Thanksgiving Holiday55
Christmas/Winter Break1410
Spring Break86
Holidays
DayDate
Independence Day Holiday
Labor Day Holiday
PowerUp Asynchronous Learning Day
Veterans Day Holiday
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
PowerUp Asynchronous Learning Day
Student/Teacher Holiday
Student/Teacher Holiday
Memorial Day Holiday
Juneteenth Holiday
Teacher workdays (no students)
DayDate
Preplanning Days
Preplanning Days
Student Holiday/Professional Learning Day
Student Holiday/Professional Learning Day
Student Holiday/Professional Learning Day
Post Planning Days
Post Planning Days
Early release
DayDate
End of 1st Semester/Early Release (all grades)
Last Day of School/Early Release (all grades)
Potential weekdays by month, after listed exceptions
MonthPotential weekdays
August 202720
September 202721
October 202717
November 202716
December 202715
January 202817
February 202818
March 202823
April 202813
May 202818

Where these dates come from

Source: resources.finalsite.net (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 Richmond County

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