School holidays
2024/25 school holidays (approved)
These school holiday and in-service dates have been approved by the Education Resources Committee.
August 2024
- Monday 12 August - teachers return
- Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 August - in-service days (all schools)
- Wednesday 14 August - pupils return to school
September 2024
- Friday 27 September and Monday 30 September (September weekend holiday)
October 2024
- Monday 14 to Friday 18 October (October break)
November 2024
- Monday 11 November (in-service day)
December 2024 and January 2025
- Friday 20 December (schools close at 2.30pm)
- Monday 23 December to Friday 3 January 2025 (Christmas/New Year break)
- Monday 6 January 2025 - pupils return to school
February 2025
- Monday 17 and Tuesday 18 February (February break)
- Wednesday 19 February (in-service day)
April 2025
- Friday 4 April 2025* (schools close at 2.30pm)
- Monday 7 April to Monday 21 April (Easter/Spring break)
- Tuesday 22 April - pupils return to school
May 2025
- Thursday 1 May (in-service day - all schools)
- Monday 5 May (May day)
- Friday 23 May and Monday 26 May** (Local holiday)
June 2025
- Wednesday 25 June (schools close at 1pm for summer break)
*Good Friday falls on Friday 18 April 2025
**Lanark schools will close on Thursday 12 and Friday 13 June 2025
Pupils attend school for 190 days and teachers attend for 195 days.
- 2024/25 school holidays (approved)
- 2025/26 school holidays (approved)