School Year Dates

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Prince William County Public Schools 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
Thanksgiving break
to
Winter break for students and teachers
to
Spring break for students and teachers
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
2345678
9101112131415
1617 All teachers report1819202122
2324 First day of school25 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 Labor Day weekend holiday5
67 Labor Day 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 Yom Kippur holiday22 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 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10
1112 Professional development 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 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term31
November 2026
SMTWTFS
12 Parent conferences and professional development3 Teacher workday4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7
89 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Veterans Day holiday12 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 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19
2021 Winter break for students and teachers22 Winter break for students and teachers23 Winter break for students and teachers24 Winter break for students and teachers25 Winter break for students and teachers26 Winter break for students and teachers
27 Winter break for students and teachers28 Winter break for students and teachers29 Winter break for students and teachers30 Winter break for students and teachers31 Winter break for students and teachers
January 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Winter break for students and teachers2
34 Weekday in term5 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 Martin Luther King Jr. holiday19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23
2425 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Teacher workday29 Parent conferences and professional development30
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 Presidents Day holiday16 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
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 Eid al-Fitr holiday11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13
1415 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20
2122 Spring break for students and teachers23 Spring break for students and teachers24 Spring break for students and teachers25 Spring break for students and teachers26 Spring break for students and teachers27
2829 Teacher workday30 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 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Teacher workday17
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 Eid al-Adha 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 Memorial Day holiday
June 2027
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 Last day of school18 Juneteenth holiday19
2021 Teacher workday2223242526
27282930

The 2026-27 year in words

Prince William County Public Schools starts the 2026-27 school year on , and the last day for students is . That is about 43 weeks from first day to last day, with 180 potential weekdays after removing only the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays listed here. After listed exceptions, the first week has five potential weekdays and the last week has four.

The calendar lists 4 breaks. Thanksgiving break is a single day, . Thanksgiving break: to , which is 2 days and 2 weekdays without classes. Winter break for students and teachers starts and ends , a total of 12 days with 10 weekdays off. Spring break for students and teachers runs through : 5 days off the calendar, 5 of them weekdays. The longest is Winter break for students and teachers at 12 days.

Between and there are 20 potential weekdays with no listed closure, the longest such run in this summary. Based only on the exceptions listed here, there are 75 potential weekdays before winter break and 105 after it.

Outside the breaks, 10 holidays are listed: Labor Day weekend holiday (), Labor Day holiday (), Yom Kippur holiday (), Veterans Day holiday (), Martin Luther King Jr. holiday (), Presidents Day holiday (), Eid al-Fitr holiday () and Eid al-Adha holiday (), and 2 more. For a three-day weekend, look at Labor Day weekend holiday, Labor Day holiday, Yom Kippur holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, Presidents Day holiday, Eid al-Adha holiday, Memorial Day holiday and Juneteenth holiday, which sit next to a weekend.

9 teacher workdays without students are listed, the first on and the last on .

Among the 5 Virginia districts on this site, Prince William County Public Schools starts earlier than 0 and later than 1, on the same day as 3 others. The median first day in the group is . The earliest first day on the site in Virginia is (Loudoun County Public Schools) and the latest is (Fairfax County Public Schools).

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

We read these dates from a web page on pwcs.edu on . We summarize dates only; the district's own calendar is the version that counts.

Dates in detail

Breaks
BreakStartsEndsDaysWeekdays
Thanksgiving break11
Thanksgiving break22
Winter break for students and teachers1210
Spring break for students and teachers55
Holidays
DayDate
Labor Day weekend holiday
Labor Day holiday
Yom Kippur holiday
Veterans Day holiday
Martin Luther King Jr. holiday
Presidents Day holiday
Eid al-Fitr holiday
Eid al-Adha holiday
Memorial Day holiday
Juneteenth holiday
Teacher workdays (no students)
DayDate
All teachers report
Professional development day
Parent conferences and professional development
Teacher workday
Teacher workday
Parent conferences and professional development
Teacher workday
Teacher workday
Teacher workday
Potential weekdays by month, after listed exceptions
MonthPotential weekdays
August 20266
September 202619
October 202621
November 202615
December 202614
January 202717
February 202719
March 202716
April 202721
May 202719
June 202713

Where these dates come from

Source: pwcs.edu (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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