Wake County Public School System Calendar 2026-2027
Cary, North Carolina · from the district's official calendar, checked Sep 29, 2026
First day of school
Monday, August 24, 2026
Last day of school
Wednesday, June 9, 2027
School days
177Matches the 177 days the district prints.
Weekdays off
31Longest break: Winter break (10 school days)
Next day off
Indigenous Peoples' Day / Columbus DayOct 12 · may become a make-up day
- Thanksgiving break: Nov 25–27
- Winter break: Dec 21 – Jan 1
- Vacation Day: Mar 26 – Apr 5
- 3 possible make-up 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”
- Sep 21 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday”
- Oct 12 · MonNo school · Indigenous Peoples' Day / Columbus DayThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday”Possible make-up day
- Nov 3 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday”
- Nov 11 · WedNo school · Veterans DayThe district calls it: “Holiday”
- Nov 25 · WedNo schoolThe district calls it: “Vacation Day”
- Nov 26–27 · ThuNo school · Thanksgiving breakThe district calls it: “Holiday”
- Dec 21–22 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday”
- Dec 23 · WedNo schoolThe district calls it: “Vacation Day”
- Dec 24–25 · ThuNo school · Winter breakThe district calls it: “Holiday”
- Dec 28 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Holiday”
- Dec 29–31 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Vacation Day”
- Jan 1 · FriNo school · New Year's DayThe district calls it: “Holiday”
- Jan 18 · MonNo school · Martin Luther King Jr. DayThe district calls it: “Holiday”
- Jan 19 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday”
- Feb 15 · MonNo school · Presidents' DayThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday”Possible make-up day
- Mar 10 · WedNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday”
- Mar 26 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “Holiday”
- Mar 29 – Apr 2 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Vacation Day”
- Apr 5 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday”Possible make-up day
- May 17 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday”
- May 31 · MonNo school · Memorial DayThe district calls it: “Holiday”
The 2026-2027 school year at a glance
Jul 2026
Aug 2026 6 school days
Sep 2026 20 school days
Oct 2026 21 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 19 school days
Jun 2027 7 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”
- Oct 27Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of Nine Weeks (Q/44)”
- Nov 6Report cardsThe district calls it: “Report Card”
- Jan 15Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of Nine Weeks (Q/42)”
- Jan 22Report cardsThe district calls it: “Report Card”
- Mar 25Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of Nine Weeks (Q/45)”
- Apr 9Report cardsThe district calls it: “Report Card”
- Jun 9Last day of schoolThe district calls it: “Last Day of School”
- Jun 9Report cardsThe district calls it: “End of Nine Weeks (Q/46) and Report Card”
Where these dates come from
Source: Wake County Public School System official 2026-2027 calendar, retrieved Sep 23, 2026.
Checked Sep 29, 2026: our count of school days matches the 177 days the district prints. How we check.
Districts sometimes revise their calendars, and make-up days depend on weather. Confirm with Wake County Public School System before booking travel.
Nearby districts
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsFirst day Aug 25, 2026 · last day Jun 9, 2027
- Union County Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 4, 2027
Similar-size districts in other states
- Fairfax County Public SchoolsVirginia · first day Aug 24, 2026
- Gwinnett County Public SchoolsGeorgia · first day Aug 4, 2027
Wake County Public School System 2026-2027 · checked Sep 29, 2026 · confirm with the district · source: https://www.wcpss.net/fs/resource-manager/view/23c3ed21-18db-4afb-b65e-b0a305e0e94c