Friday, Jan. 17, 2025
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Every year, the four local school boards collaborate to establish a school-year calendar which aims to promote student learning, success and well-being, and to minimize the impact on the schedule of their families, staff and members of the school community, all while respecting Ministry of Education standards.
The school-year calendar must consist of 194 compulsory teaching days, a maximum of seven (7) professional activity days (pedagogical days) and a maximum of ten (10) exam days for secondary schools.
Carefully selected to provide professional development opportunities which align with Ministry of Education priorities, the proposed 2025-2026 school-year calendar includes the following seven (7) professional activity days:
The number of school days available between Sept. 1, 2025, and June 30, 2026 are limited, consequently we are not able to offer our school communities many options. We invite you to indicate your preferences in the School-Year Calendar Survey between Jan. 17 and 24, 2025. The survey will open on Jan. 17 at 8 a.m. and close on Jan. 24 at 4 p.m.
Please note that a total of 10 secondary school exam days will be subsequently added to the calendar. Preferences and comments received will be taken into consideration in developing the final version.
Trustees from every school board will adopt the recommended 2025-2026 school year calendar prior to submitting it to the Ministry of Education for approval by March 1, 2025.
Thank you for your participation and collaboration. Your feedback is greatly appreciated!
Board Holiday
Please indicate your preference between the 2 options below:
Option 1: Start of the school year on September 2, 2025, a board holiday on March 13, 2026, before the March Break and end of the school year on June 26, 2026.
Option 2: Start of the school year on September 2, 2025, and end of the school year on June 25, 2026, with a board holiday on June 26, 2026.
Kindly indicate your preference using this link: https://forms.office.com/r/kJn3ySc1nR
