Pender County Schools Calendar 2026-2027
Burgaw, North Carolina · from the district's official calendar, checked Oct 2, 2026
First day of school
Monday, August 24, 2026
Last day of school
Wednesday, June 2, 2027
School days
174Matches the 174 days the district prints.
Weekdays off
29Longest break: Winter break (12 school days)
Next day off
No schoolNov 3
- Thanksgiving break: Nov 25–27
- Winter break: Dec 21 – Jan 5
- Spring Break - No School: Mar 1–5
- 3 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: “Holiday - Labor Day - No School”
- Oct 20 · TueEarly releaseThe district calls it: “End of Quarter 1/ Early Release/Staff PD”
- Nov 3 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Optional Teacher Workday - No School”
- Nov 11 · WedNo school · Veterans DayThe district calls it: “Holiday - Veterans Day - No School”
- Nov 25–27 · WedNo school · Thanksgiving breakThe district calls it: “Holiday - Thanksgiving Break - No School”
- Dec 18 · FriEarly releaseThe district calls it: “End of Quarter 2/ Early Release/Staff PD”
- Dec 21–22 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Optional Teacher Workday - No School”
- Dec 23–25 · WedNo school · Winter breakThe district calls it: “Winter Break - No School”
- Dec 28–31 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Winter Break - No School”
- Jan 1 · FriNo school · New Year's DayThe district calls it: “Holiday - New Year's Day - No School”
- Jan 4–5 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Mandatory Teacher Workday - No School”
- Jan 18 · MonNo school · Martin Luther King Jr. DayThe district calls it: “Holiday - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day - NO SCHOOL”
- Feb 10 · WedNo schoolThe district calls it: “Optional Teacher Workday - No School”
- Mar 1–5 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Spring Break - No School”
- Mar 26 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “Holiday - Good Friday - No School”
- Mar 29 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Optional Teacher Workday - No School”
- Apr 21 · WedNo schoolThe district calls it: “Optional Teacher Workday - No School”
- May 31 · MonNo school · Memorial DayThe district calls it: “Holiday - Memorial Day - No School”
- Jun 2 · WedEarly releaseThe district calls it: “Last Day for Students/ Early Release for Students”
The 2026-2027 school year at a glance
Jul 2026
Aug 2026 6 school days
Sep 2026 21 school days
Oct 2026 22 school days
Nov 2026 16 school days
Dec 2026 14 school days
Jan 2027 17 school days
Feb 2027 19 school days
Mar 2027 16 school days
Apr 2027 21 school days
May 2027 20 school days
Jun 2027 2 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”
- Sep 24Report cardsThe district calls it: “Progress Reports”
- Oct 20Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of Quarter 1”
- Oct 30Report cardsThe district calls it: “Report Cards”
- Nov 24Report cardsThe district calls it: “Progress Reports”
- Dec 14–18Testing · high school onlyThe district calls it: “1st Semester Exams”
- Dec 18Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of Quarter 2 (S1: 79 Days)”
- Jan 6Grading period beginsThe district calls it: “Students Return for Second Semester”
- Jan 12Report cardsThe district calls it: “Report Cards”
- Feb 11Report cardsThe district calls it: “Progress Reports”
- Mar 19Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of Quarter 3”
- Mar 31Report cardsThe district calls it: “Report Cards”
- Apr 22Report cardsThe district calls it: “Progress Reports”
- May 19–28TestingThe district calls it: “End of the Year Testing”
- Jun 1–2TestingThe district calls it: “End of Year Testing”
- Jun 2Last day of schoolThe district calls it: “Last Day for Students (S2: 95 Days)”
- Jun 2Report cardsThe district calls it: “Report Cards Issued”
Where these dates come from
Source: Pender County Schools official 2026-2027 calendar, retrieved Oct 2, 2026.
Checked Oct 2, 2026: our count of school days matches the 174 days the district prints (the sum of its grading periods). How we check.
Approved by the school board on Feb 10, 2026.
Districts sometimes revise their calendars, and make-up days depend on weather. Confirm with Pender County Schools before booking travel.
Nearby districts
- Rockingham County SchoolsFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day May 28, 2027
- Chapel Hill-Carrboro City SchoolsFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 11, 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
Pender County Schools 2026-2027 · checked Oct 2, 2026 · confirm with the district · source: https://files-backend.assets.thrillshare.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2643/Pcs/78854ac1-84bd-4756-8da6-82d3ecedb4b9/2026-2027-Traditional-Academic-Calendar.pdf