School calendar for the 2024-2025 school year in New York: schedule of vacations, weekends and exams
'22.08.2024'
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The New York City Department of Education has released the School Calendar for the 2024-3025 school year.
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Important: when school closed due to bad weather or other emergencies, children will study remotely.
August
- August 19-20 (Tuesday-Wednesday): entrance exams
September
- September 5 (Thursday): first day of school;
- September 12 (Thursday): Evening parent-teacher conferences for elementary schools and Pre-K centers;
- September 19 (Thursday): evening parent meetings for secondary schools and D75 schools (for children with autism and developmental delays);
- September 26 (Thursday): evening parent meetings for high schools.
October
- October 3–4 (Thursday–Friday): weekend, Rosh Hashanah;
- October 14 (Monday): Closed, Italian Heritage/Indigenous Peoples' Day.
November
- November 1 (Friday): closed, Diwali;
- November 5 (Tuesday): day off, election day;
- November 7 (Thursday): afternoon and evening parent-teacher meetings for primary schools (students of these educational institutions will be dismissed three hours earlier);
- November 11 (Monday): closed, Veterans Day;
- November 14 (Thursday): afternoon and evening parent meetings for secondary schools and D75 schools (students of these schools will be dismissed three hours earlier);
- November 21 (Thursday): afternoon and evening parent meetings for high schools (students of these educational institutions will be dismissed three hours earlier);
- November 22 (Friday): afternoon parents' meeting for high schools (students of these schools will be dismissed three hours earlier);
- November 28–29 (Thursday–Friday): Thanksgiving weekend.
December
- December 24–January 1 (Tuesday, December 24.12, – Wednesday, January 01.01): winter holidays.
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January
- January 20 (Monday): closed, Martin Luther King Jr. Day;
- January 21–24 (Tuesday–Friday): exams;
- January 27 (Monday): Professional Development Day; there are no classes in high school, all other students attend classes;
- January 28 (Tuesday): start of the spring semester;
- January 29 (Wednesday): day off, Chinese New Year.
February
- February 17–21 (Monday–Friday): winter holidays.
March
- March 6 (Thursday): afternoon and evening parent-teacher conferences for elementary schools and Pre-K centers (students at these schools will be dismissed three hours early);
- March 13 (Thursday): afternoon and evening parent-teacher conferences for secondary and D75 schools (students at these schools will be dismissed three hours early);
- March 20 (Thursday): evening parent meetings for high schools;
- March 21 (Friday): afternoon parent meeting for high schools (students from these schools will be dismissed three hours early);
- March 31 (Monday): day off, Eid al-Adha.
April
- April 14–18 (Monday–Friday): spring break.
May
- May 1 (Thursday): Evening parent-teacher conferences for elementary schools and Pre-K centers;
- May 8 (Thursday): evening parent meetings for secondary and D75 schools;
- May 15 (Thursday): evening parent meetings for high schools;
- May 16 (Friday): afternoon parent-teacher conferences for high schools;
- May 26 (Monday): closed, Memorial Day.
June
- June 5 (Thursday): day off, Eid al-Fitr / Anniversary Day;
- June 6 (Friday): Office day; no classes in 3K, Pre-K, elementary, middle, K-12, or select D75 programs;
- June 10 (Tuesday): exams;
- June 11 (Wednesday): exams;
- June 17–26 (Tuesday–Thursday): exams;
- June 19 (Thursday): day off, Juneteenth;
- June 26 (Thursday): last day of school.
Student health requirements
In New York, children must undergo a physical exam, take a lead test, and receive certain immunizations before starting school.
Schools require the child's parents and doctors to fill out certain forms. You can find this information here.
Food
All students attending school in person are eligible for free breakfast and lunch each day. Does your school have detailed Get in touch about where and when food is served.
Transport
The Department of Education offers several options transportation, such as MetroCards and buses to help students get to school.
