Term dates 2024 to 2025

Teachers will return for the 2024 to 2025 school year on Wednesday 14 August 2024.

First term: August to December 2024

Term dates August to December 2024

Event	Status	Date
In-service day	School open for teachers and staff only	Wednesday 14 August 2024
In-service day	School open for teachers and staff only	Thursday 15 August 2024
Start of term	Pupils’ first day at school	Friday 16 August 2024
Local holidays	Schools closed	Friday 27 September 2024
Local holidays	Schools closed	Monday 30 September 2024
Normal school day	Schools open	Tuesday 1 October 2024
In-service day	School open for teachers and staff only	Friday 11 October 2024
Mid-term holidays	Schools closed	Monday 14 October 2024
Mid-term holidays	Schools closed	Tuesday 15 October 2024
Mid-term holidays	Schools closed	Wednesday 16 October 2024
Mid-term holidays	Schools closed	Thursday 17 October 2024
Mid-term holidays	Schools closed	Friday 18 October 2024
Second half of term	Schools open	Monday 21 October 2024
St. Andrew’s Day	Schools closed	Monday 2 December 2024
Normal school day	Schools open	Tuesday 3 December 2024
Christmas and New Year holidays	Schools closed	Monday 23 December 2024
Christmas and New Year holidays	Schools closed	Tuesday 24 December 2024
Christmas and New Year holidays	Schools closed	Wednesday 25 December 2024
Christmas and New Year holidays	Schools closed	Thursday 26 December 2024
Christmas and New Year holidays	Schools closed	Friday 27 December 2024
Christmas and New Year holidays	Schools closed	Monday 30 December 2025
Christmas and New Year holidays	Schools closed	Tuesday 31 December 2025
Christmas and New Year holidays	Schools closed	Wednesday 1 January 2025
Christmas and New Year holidays	Schools closed	Thursday 2 January 2025
Christmas and New Year holidays	Schools closed	Friday 3 January 2025

Second term: January to April 2025

Term dates January to April 2025

Event	Status	Date
Start of term	Schools open	Monday 6 January 2025
In-service day	Schools open for teachers and staff only	Friday 14 February 2025
Mid-term holidays	Schools closed	Monday 17 February 2025
Mid-term holidays	Schools closed	Tuesday 18 February 2025
Second half of term	Schools open	Wednesday 19 February 2025
Easter holidays	Schools closed	Monday 7 April 2025
Easter holidays	Schools closed	Tuesday 8 April 2025
Easter holidays	Schools closed	Wednesday 9 April 2025
Easter holidays	Schools closed	Thursday 10 April 2025
Easter holidays	Schools closed	Friday 11 April 2025
Easter holidays	Schools closed	Monday 14 April 2025
Easter holidays	Schools closed	Tuesday 15 April 2025
Easter holidays	Schools closed	Wednesday 16 April 2025
Easter holidays	Schools closed	Thursday 17 April 2025
Easter holidays	Schools closed	Friday 18 April 2025
Easter holidays	Schools closed	Monday 21 April 2025

Third term: April to June 2025

Term dates May to June 2025

Event	Status	Date
Start of term	Schools open	Tuesday 22 April 2025
May Day	Schools closed	Monday 5 May 2025
Normal school day	Schools open	Tuesday 6 May 2025
In-service day	Schools open for teachers and staff only	Friday 23 May 2025
Local holiday	Schools closed	Monday 26 May 2025
Normal school day	Schools open	Tuesday 27 May 2025
Summer holidays	Schools closed	Monday 30 June 2025

Teachers will return for the 2025 to 2026 school year on Thursday 14 August 2025.