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School holidays

2022/23 school holidays (approved)

Please note that these school holiday and in-service dates were approved by the Education Resources Committee on 9 November 2021.

Types of holiday listed by month Holiday dates
August 2022
Teachers return on Monday 15 August 2022

 

In-service days - all schools Monday 15 and Tuesday 16 August 2022
Pupils return to school Wednesday 17 August 2022
September 2022

September weekend

Friday 23 and Monday 26 September 2022

October 2022

October break

Monday 17 to Friday 21 October 2022

Pupils return on Monday 24 October 2022

November 2022
In-service day - all schools

Monday 14 November 2022

December 2022 and January 2023

Christmas/New Year

Schools close at 2.30pm on Friday 23 December 2022

Schools re-open on Monday 9 January 2023

February 2023
February break

Monday 13 and Tuesday 14 February 2023

In-service day - all schools

Wednesday 15 February 2023

March/April 2023
Spring break/Easter

Schools close at 2.30pm on Friday 31 March 2023*

Schools re-open on Monday 17 April 2023

May 2023
May Day Monday 1 May 2023
In-service day - all schools Tuesday 2 May 2023
King's Coronation - all schools and nurseries Monday 8 May 2023
Local holiday Friday 26 and Monday 29 May 2023**
June 2023
Summer break Schools close at 1pm on Tuesday 27 June 2023

Return to school - August 2023

Teachers return on Monday 14 August 2023

Pupils return on Wednesday 16 August 2023

* Good Friday falls on Friday 7 April 2023

** Lanark schools will close on Thursday 8 and Friday 9 June 2023

Pupils attend school for 190 days and teachers attend for 195 days.

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