What it is
These are the term dates, school holidays, and teacher in-service days for schools in Renfrewshire.
You can see the dates for the 2025 to 2026 and 2026 to 2027 school years.
Other councils set their own dates, which could be different from ours.
Term dates 2025 to 2026
Teachers will return for the 2025 to 2026 school year on Thursday 14 August 2025.
First term: August to December 2025
| Event | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|
| In-service day | School open for teachers and staff only | Thursday 14 August 2025 |
| In-service day | School open for teachers and staff only | Friday 15 August 2025 |
| Start of term | Pupils' first day at school | Monday 18 August 2025 |
| Local holidays | Schools closed | Friday 26 September 2025 |
| Local holidays | Schools closed | Monday 29 September 2025 |
| Normal school day | Schools open | Tuesday 30 September 2025 |
| Mid-term holidays | Schools closed | Monday 13 October 2025 |
| Mid-term holidays | Schools closed | Tuesday 14 October 2025 |
| Mid-term holidays | Schools closed | Wednesday 15 October 2025 |
| Mid-term holidays | Schools closed | Thursday 16 October 2025 |
| Mid-term holidays | Schools closed | Friday 17 October 2025 |
| In-service day | School open for teachers and staff only | Monday 20 October 2025 |
| Second half of term | Schools open | Tuesday 21 October 2025 |
| St. Andrew's Day | Schools closed | Monday 1 December 2025 |
| Normal school day | Schools open | Tuesday 2 December 2025 |
| Christmas and New Year holidays | Schools closed | Monday 22 December 2025 |
| Christmas and New Year holidays | Schools closed | Tuesday 23 December 2025 |
| Christmas and New Year holidays | Schools closed | Wednesday 24 December 2025 |
| Christmas and New Year holidays | Schools closed | Thursday 25 December 2025 |
| Christmas and New Year holidays | Schools closed | Friday 26 December 2025 |
| Christmas and New Year holidays | Schools closed | Monday 29 December 2025 |
| Christmas and New Year holidays | Schools closed | Tuesday 30 December 2025 |
| Christmas and New Year holidays | Schools closed | Wednesday 31 December 2025 |
| Christmas and New Year holidays | Schools closed | Thursday 1 January 2026 |
| Christmas and New Year holidays | Schools closed | Friday 2 January 2026 |
| Christmas and New Year holidays | Schools closed | Monday 5 January 2026 |
Second term: January to April 2026
| Event | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Start of term | Schools open | Tuesday 6 January 2026 |
| Mid-term holidays | Schools closed | Monday 16 February 2026 |
| Mid-term holidays | Schools closed | Tuesday 17 February 2026 |
| In-service day | School open for teachers and staff only | Wednesday 18 February 2026 |
| Second half of term | Schools open | Thursday 19 February 2026 |
| Easter holidays | Schools closed | Friday 3 April 2026 |
| Easter holidays | Schools closed | Monday 6 April 2026 |
| Easter holidays | Schools closed | Tuesday 7 April 2026 |
| Easter holidays | Schools closed | Wednesday 8 April 2026 |
| Easter holidays | Schools closed | Thursday 9 April 2026 |
| Easter holidays | Schools closed | Friday 10 April 2026 |
| Easter holidays | Schools closed | Monday 13 April 2026 |
| Easter holidays | Schools closed | Tuesday 14 April 2026 |
| Easter holidays | Schools closed | Wednesday 15 April 2026 |
| Easter holidays | Schools closed | Thursday 16 April 2026 |
| Easter holidays | Schools closed | Friday 17 April 2026 |
Third term: April to June 2026
| Event | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Start of term | Schools open | Monday 20 April 2026 |
| May Day | Schools closed | Monday 4 May 2026 |
| Normal school day | Schools open | Tuesday 5 May 2026 |
| In-service day | Schools open for teachers and staff only | Thursday 7 May 2026 |
| Normal school day | Schools open | Friday 8 May 2026 |
| Local holiday | Schools closed | Monday 25 May 2026 |
| Normal school day | Schools open | Tuesday 26 May 2026 |
| World Cup public holiday | Schools closed | Monday 15 June 2026 |
| Normal school day | Schools open | Tuesday 16 June 2026 |
| Summer holidays | Schools closed | Wednesday 1 July 2026 |
Term dates 2026 to 2027
Teachers will return for the 2026 to 2027 school year on Friday 14 August 2026.
First term: August to December 2026
| Event | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|
| In-service day | School open for teachers and staff only | Friday 14 August 2026 |
| In-service day | School open for teachers and staff only | Monday 17 August 2026 |
| Start of term | Pupils' first day at school | Tuesday 18 August 2026 |
| Local holidays | Schools closed | Friday 25 September 2026 |
| Local holidays | Schools closed | Monday 28 September 2026 |
| Normal school day | Schools open | Tuesday 29 September 2026 |
| Mid-term holidays | Schools closed | Monday 12 October 2026 |
| Mid-term holidays | Schools closed | Tuesday 13 October 2026 |
| Mid-term holidays | Schools closed | Wednesday 14 October 2026 |
| Mid-term holidays | Schools closed | Thursday 15 October 2026 |
| Mid-term holidays | Schools closed | Friday 16 October 2026 |
| In-service day | School open for teachers and staff only | Monday 19 October 2026 |
| Second half of term | Schools open | Tuesday 20 October 2026 |
| St. Andrew's Day | Schools closed | Monday 30 November 2026 |
| Normal school day | Schools open | Tuesday 1 December 2026 |
| Christmas and New Year holidays | Schools closed | Wednesday 23 December 2026 |
| Christmas and New Year holidays | Schools closed | Thursday 24 December 2026 |
| Christmas and New Year holidays | Schools closed | Friday 25 December 2026 |
| Christmas and New Year holidays | Schools closed | Monday 28 December 2026 |
| Christmas and New Year holidays | Schools closed | Tuesday 29 December 2026 |
| Christmas and New Year holidays | Schools closed | Wednesday 30 December 2026 |
| Christmas and New Year holidays | Schools closed | Thursday 31 December 2026 |
| Christmas and New Year holidays | Schools closed | Friday 1 January 2027 |
| Christmas and New Year holidays | Schools closed | Monday 4 January 2027 |
| Christmas and New Year holidays | Schools closed | Tuesday 5 January 2027 |
Second term: January to April 2027
| Event | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Start of term | Schools open | Wednesday 6 January 2027 |
| Mid-term holidays | Schools closed | Monday 15 February 2027 |
| Mid-term holidays | Schools closed | Tuesday 16 February 2027 |
| In-service day | School open for teachers and staff only | Wednesday 17 February 2027 |
| Second half of term | Schools open | Thursday 18 February 2027 |
| Easter holidays | Schools closed | Friday 26 March 2027 |
| Easter holidays | Schools closed | Monday 29 March 2027 |
| Normal school day | Schools open | Tuesday 30 March 2027 |
| Spring holidays | Schools closed | Monday 5 April 2027 |
| Spring holidays | Schools closed | Tuesday 6 April 2027 |
| Spring holidays | Schools closed | Wednesday 7 April 2027 |
| Spring holidays | Schools closed | Thursday 8 April 2027 |
| Spring holidays | Schools closed | Friday 9 April 2027 |
| Spring holidays | Schools closed | Monday 12 April 2027 |
| Spring holidays | Schools closed | Tuesday 13 April 2027 |
| Spring holidays | Schools closed | Wednesday 14 April 2027 |
| Spring holidays | Schools closed | Thursday 15 April 2027 |
| Spring holidays | Schools closed | Friday 16 April 2027 |
| Normal school day | Schools open | Monday 19 April 2027 |
Third term: May to June 2027
| Event | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|
| May Day | Schools closed | Monday 3 May 2027 |
| Normal school day | Schools open | Tuesday 4 May 2027 |
| In-service day | Schools open for teachers and staff only | Thursday 6 May 2027 |
| Normal school day | Schools open | Friday 7 May 2027 |
| Local holiday | Schools closed | Monday 31 May 2027 |
| Normal school day | Schools open | Tuesday 1 June 2027 |
| Summer holidays | Schools closed | Thursday 1 July 2027 |