School holidays

2020/21 school holidays (approved)

Types of holiday listed by month	Holiday dates
August 2020
August 2020
Teachers return on Tuesday 11 August 2020	Pupils begin returning on Wednesday 12 August 2020 There will be a phased return, with all pupils in school from Monday 17 August 2020. Schools will let parents know on what days pupils will attend from Wednesday 12 August until Friday 14 August 2020.
In-service day - all schools	Tuesday 11 August 2020
September 2020
September 2020
September weekend	Friday 25 and Monday 28 September 2020
In-service day - all schools	Tuesday 29 September 2020 Pupils return on Wednesday 30 September 2020
October 2020
October 2020
October break	Monday 12 to Friday 16 October 2020 Pupils return on Monday 19 October 2020
November 2020
November 2020
In-service day - all schools	Monday 16 November 2020
December 2020 and January 2021
December 2020 and January 2021
Christmas/New Year	Schools close at 2.30pm on Tuesday 22 December 2020 Staff return to school on Wednesday 6 January 2021 Schools reopen on Thursday 7 January 2021 for children of key workers Pupils return to online learning on Monday 11 January 2021 Pupils return to school on Monday 1 February 2021 Standalone nurseries will open 8am to 6pm from Tuesday 5 January Current plans are for nursery classes in schools to reopen on Monday 1 February For more information see the Covid schools page
February 2021
February 2021
February break	Monday 8 and Tuesday 9 February 2021
In-service day - all schools	Wednesday 10 February 2021
March/April 2021
March/April 2021
Spring break/Easter	Schools close at 2.30pm on Thursday 1 April 2021* Schools re-open on Monday 19 April 2021
May 2021
May 2021
May Day	Monday 3 May 2021
In-service day - all schools	Thursday 6 May 2021
Local holiday	Friday 28 and Monday 31 May 2021**
June 2021
June 2021
Summer break	Schools close at 1pm on Thursday 24 June 2021
Proposed teacher return - 2021/22 session Thursday 12 August 2021 (In-service days - 12 and 13 August 2021)	Proposed pupil return - 2021/22 session Monday 16 August 2021

* Good Friday falls on Friday 2 April 2021

** Lanark schools will close on 10 and 11 June 2021

Pupils attend school for 190 days and teachers attend for 195 days - this has been in flux due to Covid.