Dates for the Diary 2026-2027
2026-2027 |
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| September | 9th – P7 Barnardo’s Talk
23rd – P7 Transition Activity – Ready, Steady, St Columba’s 29th – Flu Vaccinations 29th – Parents Evening (early) 30th – Parents Evening (late) |
| October | 9th – Last Day of term
26th – School re-opens |
| November | 11th – P7 Family Learning Session at St Columba’s
13th – In-service day – School closed |
| December | 9th – Christmas Show – 1.30pm
15th – Christmas Party – P1/2 16th – Christmas Party – P6/7 17th – Christmas Party – P3/4/5 18th – Christmas Party – Nursery 22nd – Last day of term |
| January | 6th – Return to school – Happy New Year!
28th – Scottish Afternoon – 1.30pm |
| February | 9th – Shrove Tuesday
10th – In-service Day – Ash Wednesday 11th & 12th – February Holiday |
| March | 16th – Parents Evening (late – 5pm – 7pm)
17th – Parents Evening (early – 3.15pm – 5pm) 24th – Tempest Photography 26th – Last Day of Term |
| April
May
June
July |
12th – New Term Begins
3rd – May Day Holiday 6th – In-service Day 17th – 21st – P7 Camp Week
7th – Bank Holiday 10th – P7 Parent Information Session at St Columba’s – 4.30pm -6pm 16th, 17th & 18th – St Columba’s Transition Days 25th – Reports home
1st – Leaver’s Mass and Assembly – 1.30pm 2nd – Last Day of Term |
Details around individual events will be provided nearer to the time of the event. Please note that dates may be subject to change.
Academic year 2026-27
School Holidays (all dates are inclusive)
Holiday description |
Start date |
End date |
| Autumn – lasting 12 days | Mon 12 Oct 2026 | Fri 23 Oct 2026 |
| Christmas – lasting 14 days | Wed 23 Dec 2026 | Tue 5 Jan 2027 |
| Additional – lasting 2 days | Thu 11 Feb 2027 | Fri 12 Feb 2027 |
| Spring – lasting 15 days | Fri 26 Mar 2027 | Fri 9 Apr 2027 |
| Additional – lasting 1 day | Mon 3 May 2027 | Mon 3 May 2027 |
| Additional – lasting 1 day | Mon 7 Jun 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Summer – lasting 40 days | Mon 5 Jul 2027 | Fri 13 Aug 2027 |
In-Service days
In-service description |
Start date |
End date |
| School in-service day – lasting 1 day | Mon 17 Aug 2026 | Mon 17 Aug 2026 |
| School in-service day – lasting 1 day | Tue 18 Aug 2026 | Tue 18 Aug 2026 |
| School in-service day – lasting 1 day | Fri 13 Nov 2026 | Fri 13 Nov 2026 |
| School in-service day – lasting 1 day | Wed 10 Feb 2027 | Wed 10 Feb 2027 |
| School in-service day – lasting 1 day | Thu 6 May 2027 | Thu 6 May 2027 |
Terms Dates (all dates are inclusive)
Term description |
Start date |
End date |
| Autumn – lasting 52 days | Wed 19 Aug 2026 | Fri 9 Oct 2026 |
| Winter – lasting 58 days | Mon 26 Oct 2026 | Tue 22 Dec 2026 |
| Spring – lasting 79 days | Wed 6 Jan 2027 | Thu 25 Mar 2027 |
| Summer – lasting 82 days | Mon 12 Apr 2027 | Fri 2 Jul 2027 |
