Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Calendar 2026-2027
Chapel Hill, 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 11, 2027
School days
174
Weekdays off
36Longest break: Winter break (11 school days)
Next day off
No schoolOct 9
- Thanksgiving break: Nov 23–27
- Winter break: Dec 21 – Jan 4
- Spring Break: Mar 29 – Apr 2
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.
- Aug 24–26 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “First Day of School, Grades K-12 (Pre-K starts later)”Pre-K only
- Aug 27–28 · ThuEarly releaseThe district calls it: “Half-Days for Pre-K”Pre-K only
- Sep 7 · MonNo school · Labor DayThe district calls it: “Labor Day Holiday”
- Sep 21 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday”
- Oct 9 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday”
- Oct 30 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday”
- Nov 3 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday”
- Nov 11 · WedNo school · Veterans DayThe district calls it: “Veterans Day Holiday”
- Nov 23–25 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Workdays”
- Nov 26–27 · ThuNo school · Thanksgiving breakThe district calls it: “Thanksgiving Holiday”
- 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 4 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday”
- Jan 18 · MonNo school · Martin Luther King Jr. DayThe district calls it: “Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday”
- Jan 25 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday”
- Feb 12 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday”
- Feb 15 · MonNo school · Presidents' DayThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday”
- Mar 10 · WedNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday”
- Mar 29–31 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Spring Break”
- Apr 1–2 · ThuNo schoolThe district calls it: “Spring Break”
- Apr 9 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday”
- Apr 22 · ThuNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday”
- May 10 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday”
- May 31 · MonNo school · Memorial DayThe district calls it: “Memorial Day Holiday”
The 2026-2027 school year at a glance
Jul 2026
Aug 2026 6 school days
Sep 2026 20 school days
Oct 2026 20 school days
Nov 2026 14 school days
Dec 2026 14 school days
Jan 2027 17 school days
Feb 2027 18 school days
Mar 2027 19 school days
Apr 2027 18 school days
May 2027 19 school days
Jun 2027 9 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, Grades K-12”
- Aug 31First day of school · Pre-K onlyThe district calls it: “First Full Day of Pre-K”
- Oct 29Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of First Quarter”
- Jan 22Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of Second Quarter”
- Apr 8Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of Third Quarter”
- Jun 11Last day of schoolThe district calls it: “Last Day for Students - No Early Dismissal”
- Jun 12Graduation · grade 12 onlyThe district calls it: “High School Graduations”
Where these dates come from
Source: Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools official 2026-2027 calendar, retrieved Oct 1, 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.
Approved by the school board on Jun 29, 2026.
Districts sometimes revise their calendars, and make-up days depend on weather. Confirm with Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools before booking travel.
Nearby districts
- Rockingham County SchoolsFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day May 28, 2027
- Pender County SchoolsFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 2, 2027
- Burke County Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 4, 2027
- Craven County SchoolsFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day May 20, 2027
- Henderson County Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 12, 2026 · last day May 21, 2027
- Moore County SchoolsFirst day Aug 26, 2026 · last day Jun 11, 2027
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools 2026-2027 · checked Oct 2, 2026 · confirm with the district · source: https://www.chccs.org/