Alamance-Burlington School System Calendar 2026-2027
Burlington, North Carolina · from the district's official calendar, checked Oct 2, 2026
First day of school
Monday, August 24, 2026
Last day of school
Friday, June 4, 2027
School days
175
Weekdays off
30Longest break: Winter break (10 school days)
Next day off
No schoolOct 2
- Thanksgiving break: Nov 25–27
- Winter break: Dec 21 – Jan 1
- Spring Break: Mar 26 – Apr 2
- 1 early release days
Days off and schedule changes
Every day that changes something for families. Where it says “the district calls it”, that is the district's own wording.
- Sep 7 · MonNo school · Labor DayThe district calls it: “Labor Day Holiday”
- Oct 2 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday”
- Oct 26 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday”
- Nov 3 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday”
- Nov 11 · WedNo school · Veterans DayThe district calls it: “Veteran's Day Holiday”
- Nov 25–27 · WedNo school · Thanksgiving breakThe district calls it: “Thanksgiving Break”
- Dec 21–25 · MonNo school · Winter breakThe district calls it: “Winter Break”
- Dec 28–31 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Winter Break”
- Jan 1 · FriNo school · New Year's DayThe district calls it: “Winter Break”
- Jan 18 · MonNo school · Martin Luther King Jr. DayThe district calls it: “Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday”
- Jan 19 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday”
- Feb 19 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday”
- Mar 12 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday”
- Mar 26 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “Good Friday Holiday”
- Mar 29–31 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Spring Break”
- Apr 1–2 · ThuNo schoolThe district calls it: “Spring Break”
- Apr 30 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday”
- May 31 · MonNo school · Memorial DayThe district calls it: “Memorial Day Holiday”
- Jun 4 · FriEarly releaseThe district calls it: “Last Day for Students - Three Hour Early Release”
The 2026-2027 school year at a glance
Jul 2026
Aug 2026 6 school days
Sep 2026 21 school days
Oct 2026 20 school days
Nov 2026 16 school days
Dec 2026 14 school days
Jan 2027 18 school days
Feb 2027 19 school days
Mar 2027 18 school days
Apr 2027 19 school days
May 2027 20 school days
Jun 2027 4 school days
- 1 School day
- 1 Learning from home
- 1 No school
- 1 Weekend / outside the school year
- 1 First / last day
- 1 Early release
- 1 Late start
- 1 Possible make-up day
- 1 Only some grades (pick a grade)
Other dates
Dates that do not change the school day: grading periods, report cards, orientations.
- Aug 24First day of schoolThe district calls it: “First Day of School for Students”
- Oct 23Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End First Quarter”
- Nov 4Report cardsThe district calls it: “Report Cards”
- Jan 15Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End Second Quarter”
- Jan 27Report cardsThe district calls it: “Report Cards”
- Mar 25Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End Third Quarter”
- Apr 7Report cardsThe district calls it: “Report Cards”
- Jun 4Last day of schoolThe district calls it: “Last Day for Students”
- Jun 4Report cards · K–8 onlyThe district calls it: “K-8 Report Cards Distributed”
- Jun 10Report cards · high school onlyThe district calls it: “High School Report Cards”
Where these dates come from
Source: Alamance-Burlington School System official 2026-2027 calendar, retrieved Oct 2, 2026.
Checked day by day against the district's calendar on Oct 2, 2026. The district does not print a total of school days, so there is no total to compare our count with. How we check.
Districts sometimes revise their calendars, and make-up days depend on weather. Confirm with Alamance-Burlington School System before booking travel.
Nearby districts
- Buncombe County SchoolsFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 8, 2027
- Public Schools of Robeson CountyFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 4, 2027
- Iredell-Statesville SchoolsFirst day Aug 12, 2026 · last day May 27, 2027
- Pitt County SchoolsFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 8, 2027
- New Hanover County SchoolsFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 4, 2027
- Onslow County SchoolsFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 4, 2027
Alamance-Burlington School System 2026-2027 · checked Oct 2, 2026 · confirm with the district · source: https://files-backend.assets.thrillshare.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/3260/Abss/c82447b1-753c-4aa5-9dfb-0852f09b23f3/STUDENT_26-27.pdf