New Hanover County Schools Calendar 2026-2027
Wilmington, 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
177
Weekdays off
28Longest break: Winter break (10 school days)
Next day off
No schoolOct 26
- Thanksgiving break: Nov 25–27
- Winter break: Dec 21 – Jan 1
- Spring Break: Mar 25 – 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 26 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Designated Teacher Workday”
- Nov 3 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Election Day/Undesignated Teacher Workday”
- Nov 11 · WedNo school · Veterans DayThe district calls it: “Veterans Day Holiday”
- Nov 25 · WedNo schoolThe district calls it: “Undesignated Teacher Workday”
- Nov 26–27 · ThuNo school · Thanksgiving breakThe district calls it: “Thanksgiving Holidays”
- Dec 21 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Undesignated Teacher Workday”
- Dec 22–23 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Vacation Days”
- Dec 24–25 · ThuNo school · Winter breakThe district calls it: “Christmas Holidays”
- Dec 28 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Christmas Holidays”
- Dec 29–31 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Vacation Days”
- Jan 1 · FriNo school · New Year's DayThe district calls it: “New Year's Day Holiday”
- Jan 18 · MonNo school · Martin Luther King Jr. DayThe district calls it: “Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday”
- Jan 19 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Designated Teacher Workday”
- Feb 15 · MonNo school · Presidents' DayThe district calls it: “Undesignated Teacher Workday”
- Mar 25 · ThuNo schoolThe district calls it: “Designated 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”
- May 31 · MonNo school · Memorial DayThe district calls it: “Memorial Day Holiday”
- Jun 4 · FriEarly releaseThe district calls it: “Last Day & Half Day for Students, End of Grading Period”
The 2026-2027 school year at a glance
Jul 2026
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Aug 2026 6 school days
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Sep 2026 21 school days
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Oct 2026 21 school days
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Nov 2026 16 school days
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Dec 2026 14 school days
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Jan 2027 18 school days
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Feb 2027 19 school days
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Mar 2027 18 school days
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Apr 2027 20 school days
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May 2027 20 school days
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Jun 2027 4 school days
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- 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”
- Aug 24–26NoteThe district calls it: “Staggered Enrollment”
- Sep 23Report cardsThe district calls it: “Interim Reports”
- Oct 23Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of Grading Period”
- Oct 29Report cardsThe district calls it: “Report Cards”
- Dec 3Report cardsThe district calls it: “Interim Reports”
- Jan 15Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of Grading Period”
- Jan 25Report cardsThe district calls it: “Report Cards”
- Feb 22Report cardsThe district calls it: “Interim Reports”
- Mar 23Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of Grading Period”
- Apr 7Report cardsThe district calls it: “Report Cards”
- May 3Report cardsThe district calls it: “Interim Reports”
- Jun 4Last day of schoolThe district calls it: “Last Day & Half Day for Students”
- Jun 4Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of Grading Period”
- Jun 5Graduation · grade 12 onlyThe district calls it: “Traditional High School Graduation”
- Jun 16Report cardsThe district calls it: “Report Cards Mailed”
Where these dates come from
Source: New Hanover County 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 Nov 5, 2025.
Districts sometimes revise their calendars, and make-up days depend on weather. Confirm with New Hanover County Schools before booking travel.
Nearby districts
- Pitt County SchoolsFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 8, 2027
- Onslow County SchoolsFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 4, 2027
- Alamance-Burlington School SystemFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 4, 2027
- 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
New Hanover County Schools 2026-2027 · checked Oct 2, 2026 · confirm with the district · source: https://www.nhcs.net/about-us/calendar/print-calendars