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Richland 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
Thanksgiving break
to
Winter break
to
Student holiday block
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 2026
SMTWTFS
1
2345 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 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 Day8 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 Elementary & middle schools half day19
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 Elementary & middle schools half day9 Staff workday / weather make-up10
1112 School holiday13 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 Staff workday / weather make-up3 School 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 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 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 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12
1314 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 High schools half day18 All students half day19
2021 Winter break22 Winter break23 Winter break24 Winter break25 Winter break26 Winter break
27 Winter break28 Winter break29 Winter break30 Winter break31 Winter break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Winter break2 Winter break
3 Winter break4 Winter break5 Winter break6 Staff workday7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9
1011 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16
1718 Martin Luther King Jr. Day19 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 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6
78 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Student holiday block13 Student holiday block
14 Student holiday block15 Student holiday block16 Student holiday block17 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
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 Elementary & middle schools half day20
2122 Spring break23 Spring break24 Spring break25 Spring break26 Spring break27
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 Elementary & middle schools half day10
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 School holidays27 School holidays28 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 All students half day; Last day of school28 Staff workday / weather make-up29
3031 Memorial Day

The 2026-27 year in words

Classes for Richland 02 run from until . End to end that is roughly 42 weeks, and after the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays are removed, 180 potential weekdays remain, based only on the exceptions listed here. 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 4 breaks on the calendar. Thanksgiving break runs through : 3 days off the calendar, 3 of them weekdays. Students are off for Winter break from to , 16 days counting weekends and 12 weekdays counting Monday through Friday. Students are off for Student holiday block from to , 5 days counting weekends and 3 weekdays counting Monday through Friday. Spring break runs through : 5 days off the calendar, 5 of them weekdays. The longest is Winter break at 16 days.

Between and there are 23 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 90 before it and 90 after it.

Outside the breaks, 7 holidays are listed: Labor Day (), School holiday (), School holiday (), Martin Luther King Jr. Day (), School holidays (), School holidays () and Memorial Day (). For a three-day weekend, look at Labor Day, School holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, School holidays and Memorial Day, which sit next to a weekend.

There is no school for students on the days set aside for teachers: Staff workday / weather make-up (), Staff workday / weather make-up (), Staff workday () and Staff workday / weather make-up (). 7 early-release days are listed, from to .

Of the 5 South Carolina districts listed here, 3 start after Richland 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 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 richland2.org, last read on . Use the link on this page to open the district's own calendar and confirm.

Dates in detail

Breaks
BreakStartsEndsDaysWeekdays
Thanksgiving break33
Winter break1612
Student holiday block53
Spring break55
Holidays
DayDate
Labor Day
School holiday
School holiday
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
School holidays
School holidays
Memorial Day
Teacher workdays (no students)
DayDate
Staff workday / weather make-up
Staff workday / weather make-up
Staff workday
Staff workday / weather make-up
Early release
DayDate
Elementary & middle schools half day
Elementary & middle schools half day
High schools half day
All students half day
Elementary & middle schools half day
Elementary & middle schools half day
All students half day
Potential weekdays by month, after listed exceptions
MonthPotential weekdays
August 202619
September 202621
October 202620
November 202616
December 202614
January 202716
February 202717
March 202718
April 202720
May 202719

Where these dates come from

Source: richland2.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.

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