New York School Calendar for the next 3 school years

The first day of the new 2023-2024 academic year is approaching. The New York City Department of Education (DOE) has released school calendars for the next three years. Whether you like to plan ahead or prefer last-minute adventures, access to the school calendar allows you to make the most of every extra day off. Now you have enough time to plan vacations, coordinate family activities and organize free time.

Students can look forward to almost two dozen days off, including religious holidays: Good Friday, Yom Kippur and Eid al-Fitr. The holidays that coincide with Christmas and Passover will also be extended.

Notably, Diwali is now officially recognized as New York's public school holiday and will be included in the school calendar.

In addition, special days such as Italian Heritage Day, Indigenous Day, Election Day, Thanksgiving Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and Remembrance Day will be observed, giving students extra free time.

2023-2024 academic year

The first day of the new 2023-2024 school year is Thursday, September 7th and the last day is Wednesday, June 26th. Important dates to look forward to:

September 2023

• on September 7 - The first day at school
• on September 14 – Evening parent-teacher meetings for elementary schools and Pre-K centers (preschool education).
• on September 21 – Evening parent-teacher meetings for high schools and D75 schools (specialized schools for children with individual physical, mental or mental disabilities).
• on September 25 Yom Kippur is a public holiday.
• on September 28 – Evening parent-teacher meetings for high school, K-12 (schools for children from elementary school age) and 6-12 (schools for children from middle school age).

October 2023

• 9 October – Italian Heritage Day, Indigenous Peoples Day – official holiday.

November 2023

• 2 November – afternoon and evening parent-teacher conferences for elementary schools; pupils of these schools are released three hours earlier.
• 7 November Schools are closed on election day.
• 9 November - Afternoon and evening parent-teacher conferences for high schools and D75 schools; pupils of these schools are released three hours earlier
• 16 November - Evening parent-teacher meetings for high schools, K-12 and 6-12 schools.
• 17 November - Afternoon and evening parent-teacher meetings for high schools, K-12 and 6-12 schools; pupils of these schools are released three hours earlier.
• November 23–24 - Thanksgiving is a public holiday.

December 2023

• 25 December - the beginning of the winter holidays.

January 2024

• 2 January - resumption of classes after the winter holidays.
• 15 January - Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a day off.
• January 23-26 - exams.
• 29 January – Day of professional development; no classes for high school and 6-12 students, all other students attend school.
• 30 January - the beginning of the spring semester.

February 2024

• 19–23 February Schools are closed for winter holidays.

March 2024

• March 7 - Afternoon and evening parent-teacher conferences for elementary schools and Pre-K centers; pupils of these schools are released from lessons three hours earlier.
• March 14 - Afternoon and evening parent-teacher conferences for high schools and D75 schools; pupils of these schools are released three hours earlier.
• March 21 - Evening parent-teacher meetings for high schools, K-12 and 6-12 schools.
• March 22 - Afternoon parent-teacher meetings for high schools, K-12 and 6-12 schools; pupils of these schools are released three hours earlier.
• March 29 Schools are closed for the Easter weekend.

April 2024

• 1 April Schools are closed for the Easter weekend.
• 10 April - Eid al-Adha holiday, official holiday.
• April 22-30 Schools are closed for spring break (including Pesach).

May 2024

• 9 May - evening parent-teacher meetings for elementary schools and Pre-K centers.
• 16 May – evening parent-teacher meetings for high schools and D75 schools.
• 23 May - Evening parent-teacher meetings for high schools, K-12 and 6-12 schools.
• 27 May Memorial Day is an official holiday.

June 2024

• 6 June - day off.
• 7 June - No classes for students attending 3K, Pre-K, elementary schools, middle schools, K-12 schools, and individual D75 programs.
• June 14-26 - Regents exams (except June 19 when schools are closed)
• 17 June - Eid al-Adha is an official holiday.
• 19 June Juneteenth is an official holiday.
• 26 June - last day of class

2024-2025 academic year

The 2024-2025 public school year will run from Thursday, September 4, 2024 to Friday, June 26, 2025 and will include several important dates:

September 2024

• on September 5 - the first day at school.
• 12 September - evening parent-teacher meetings for elementary schools and Pre-K centers.
• on September 19 – evening parent-teacher meetings for high schools and D75 schools.
• on September 26 - Evening parent-teacher meetings for high schools, K-12 and 6-12 schools.

October 2024

• 3-4 October Rosh Hashanah is a day off.
• 14 October – Italian Heritage Day, Indigenous Peoples Day – official holiday.

November 2024

• 1 November Diwali is an official holiday.
• 5 November Schools are closed on election day.
• 7 November – afternoon and evening parent-teacher conferences for elementary schools; the pupils of these schools were released three hours earlier.
• 11 November - Veterans Day is a day off.
• 14 November - Afternoon and evening parent-teacher conferences for high schools and D75 schools; pupils of these schools are released three hours earlier.
• 21 November - Evening parent-teacher meetings for high schools, K-12 and 6-12 schools.
• 22 November - Afternoon and evening parent-teacher meetings for high schools, K-12 and 6-12 schools; pupils of these schools are released from lessons three hours earlier.
• November 28–29 Schools are closed for Thanksgiving holidays.

December 2024

• 24 December - the beginning of the winter holidays.

January 2025

• 2 January - resumption of classes after the winter holidays.
• 20 January - Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a day off.
• Exam dates for January will be determined later.
• 29 January - Lunar New Year is a holiday.

February 2025

• 17–21 February Schools are closed for winter holidays.

March 2025

• March 6 - Afternoon and evening parent-teacher conferences for elementary schools and Pre-K centers; pupils of these schools are released from classes three hours earlier
• March 13 - Afternoon and evening parent-teacher conferences for high schools and D75 schools; pupils of these schools are released from classes three hours earlier
• March 20 - Evening parent-teacher meetings for high schools, K-12 and 6-12 schools.
• March 21 - Afternoon parent-teacher meetings for high schools, K-12 and 6-12 schools; pupils of these schools are released from classes three hours earlier
• March 31 - Eid al-Adha is an official holiday.

April 2025

• 14-18 April Schools are closed for spring break

May 2025

• 1 May - evening parent-teacher meetings for elementary schools and Pre-K centers.
• 8 May – evening parent-teacher meetings for high schools and D75 schools.
• 15 May - Evening parent-teacher meetings for high schools, K-12 and 6-12 schools.
• 16 May - Afternoon parent-teacher conferences for high school, K-12 and 6-12 schools.
• 26 May - Memorial Day is a day off.

June 2025

• 5 June - Eid al-Adha - day off.
• 6 June - No classes for students attending 3K, Pre-K, elementary schools, middle schools, K-12 schools, and individual D75 programs.
• Exam dates for June will be announced at a later date.
• 19 June Juneteenth is an official holiday.
• 26 June - Last day of class.

2025-2026 academic year

The first day of public school in the 2025-2026 school year is September 4, and the last day of school for students is Friday, June 26.

September 2025

• on September 4 - the first day at school.
• on September 11 - evening parent-teacher meetings for elementary schools and Pre-K centers.
• on September 18 – evening parent-teacher meetings for high schools and D75 schools.
• 23-24 September Rosh Hashanah is a day off.
• on September 25 - Evening parent-teacher meetings for high schools, K-12 and 6-12 schools.

October 2025

• 2 October Yom Kippur is a public holiday.
• 13 October – Italian Heritage Day, Indigenous Peoples Day – official holiday.
• 20 October Diwali is an official holiday.

November 2025

• 4 November Schools are closed on election day.
• 6 November – afternoon and evening parent-teacher conferences for elementary schools; pupils of these schools are released three hours earlier.
• 11 November - Veterans Day, day off.
• 13 November - Afternoon and evening parent-teacher conferences for high schools and D75 schools; pupils of these schools are released three hours earlier.
• 20 November – Afternoon and evening parent-teacher conferences for high school, K-12, and 6-12 schools.
• 21 November – Afternoon and evening parent-teacher meetings for high schools, K-12 and 6-12 schools; pupils of these schools are released three hours earlier.
• November 27–28 Schools are closed for Thanksgiving holidays.

December 2025

• 24 December - the beginning of the winter holidays.

January 2026

• 2 January Classes resume after winter break.
• 19 January - Martin Luther King Jr. Day is an official holiday.
• Exam dates for January will be announced at a later date.

February 2026

• 16–20 February Schools are closed for winter holidays.

March 2026

• March 5 - Afternoon and evening parent-teacher conferences for elementary schools and Pre-K centers; pupils of these schools are released three hours earlier.
• March 12 - Afternoon and evening parent-teacher conferences for high schools and D75 schools; pupils of these schools are released three hours earlier.
• March 18 - Evening parent-teacher meetings for high schools, K-12 and 6-12 schools.
• March 19 - Afternoon parent-teacher meetings for high schools, K-12 and 6-12 schools; students of these schools were released three hours earlier
• March 20 - Eid al-Adha, official holiday.

April 2026

• 2-10 April Schools are closed for spring break.

May 2026

• 7 May - evening parent-teacher meetings for elementary schools and Pre-K centers.
• 14 May – evening parent-teacher meetings for high schools and D75 schools.
• 21 May - Evening parent-teacher meetings for high schools, K-12 and 6-12 schools.
• 25 May - Day of Remembrance, day off.
• 27 May - Eid al-Adha, official holiday.

June 2026

• 4 June - day off
• 5 June - No classes for students in elementary schools, middle schools, K-12 schools, and individual D75 programs.
• Exam dates will be determined later.
• 19 June – Schools are closed on June 19th.
• 26 June - Last day of class.