School Year Dates

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Dorchester 02 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
Fall Break
to
Thanksgiving 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
23 Staff Day (No Students)4 Staff Day (No Students)5 First day of school6 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 All Schools Early Release27 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 Elementary & Elevate Early Release17 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 Elementary & Elevate Early Release
October 2026
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3
45 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Fall Break8 Fall Break9 Fall Break10
1112 Staff Day (No Students) / Weather Make-up Day13 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 All Schools Early Release29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term31
November 2026
SMTWTFS
12 Weekday in term3 Election Day Holiday4 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 Thanksgiving Break24 Thanksgiving Break25 Thanksgiving Break26 Thanksgiving Break27 Thanksgiving Break28
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 Elementary & Elevate Early Release10 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 term31 Weekday in term
January 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2
34 Staff Day (No Students)5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9
1011 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Elementary, Elevate, & Middle Early Release14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16
1718 Martin Luther King, Jr Day Holiday19 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
February 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Elementary & Elevate Early Release4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6
78 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Staff Day (No Students) / Weather Make-up Day13
1415 Presidents Day Holiday16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20
2122 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 All Schools Early Release25 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 Elementary, Elevate, & Middle Early Release11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13
1415 Staff Day (No Students)16 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 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 All Schools Early Release15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17
1819 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weather Make-Up Day (if needed)24
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 school28 Staff Day (No Students)29
3031 Memorial Day

The 2026-27 year in words

Students in Dorchester 02 go back on . The year ends on , roughly 42 weeks later, with 195 potential weekdays in between after only the days off listed here are counted out. 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 2 breaks on the calendar. Fall Break: to , which is 3 days and 3 weekdays without classes. Thanksgiving Break: to , which is 5 days and 5 weekdays without classes. Thanksgiving Break is the longest break, 5 days from start to finish.

Between and there are 28 potential weekdays with no listed closure, the longest such run in this summary.

Outside the breaks, 6 holidays are listed: Labor Day Holiday (), Election Day Holiday (), Martin Luther King, Jr Day Holiday (), Presidents Day Holiday (), Weather Make-Up Day (if needed) () and Memorial Day (). For a three-day weekend, look at Labor Day Holiday, Martin Luther King, Jr Day Holiday, Presidents Day Holiday, Weather Make-Up Day (if needed) and Memorial Day, which sit next to a weekend.

9 teacher workdays without students are listed, the first on and the last on . 10 early-release days are listed, from to .

Of the 5 South Carolina districts listed here, 3 start after Dorchester 02, 0 start before it and 1 share its first day. The group's median first day is . The earliest first day on the site in South Carolina is (Richland 02) and the latest is (Berkeley 01).

The source describes this calendar as approved. Approved calendars still change: weather days, board votes and contract settlements can move dates, so confirm anything you are planning around.

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

Dates in detail

Breaks
BreakStartsEndsDaysWeekdays
Fall Break33
Thanksgiving Break55
Holidays
DayDate
Labor Day Holiday
Election Day Holiday
Martin Luther King, Jr Day Holiday
Presidents Day Holiday
Weather Make-Up Day (if needed)
Memorial Day
Teacher workdays (no students)
DayDate
Staff Day (No Students)
Staff Day (No Students)
Staff Day (No Students)
Staff Day (No Students)
Staff Day (No Students) / Weather Make-up Day
Staff Day (No Students)
Staff Day (No Students) / Weather Make-up Day
Staff Day (No Students)
Staff Day (No Students)
Early release
DayDate
All Schools Early Release
Elementary & Elevate Early Release
Elementary & Elevate Early Release
All Schools Early Release
Elementary & Elevate Early Release
Elementary, Elevate, & Middle Early Release
Elementary & Elevate Early Release
All Schools Early Release
Elementary, Elevate, & Middle Early Release
All Schools Early Release
Potential weekdays by month, after listed exceptions
MonthPotential weekdays
August 202619
September 202621
October 202618
November 202615
December 202623
January 202719
February 202718
March 202722
April 202721
May 202719

Where these dates come from

Source: ddtwo.org (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.

Other South Carolina districts

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