School Term Dates
School term and holiday dates for The Moray Council
- All current term dates - printable page (PDF format, 1 page)
- Session 2016-2017
- Session 2017-2018
- Session 2018-2019
Schools work in a group format, based on the Secondary school and its associate Primary schools. This is known as an Associated School Group (ASG). View more information on the school groups.
Session 2016-2017 (all dates inclusive)
- Summer Term: Monday 17 April to Friday 30 June 2017
- Summer Holiday: Monday 3 July 2017 to Monday 14 August 2017
Mid-Term, In-Service and Other Closures:
- May Day Holiday: Monday 1 May 2017
- In-Service Closures: Thursday 18 May and Friday 19 May 2017
Plus 1 occasional day holiday when the following schools will be closed:
- Buckie High School ASG:12th June 2017
- Elgin Academy ASG: 9th February 2017
- Elgin High School ASG: 9th February 2017
- Forres Academy ASG: 28th April 2017
- Keith Grammar School ASG: 5th June 2017
- Lossiemouth High School ASG: 28th April 2017
- Milne's High School ASG: 28th April 2017
- Speyside High School ASG: 5th June 2017
Session 2017-2018 (all dates inclusive)
- Autumn Term: Tuesday 15 August 2017 to Friday 6 October 2017
- Autumn Holiday: Monday 9 October 2017 to Friday 20 October 2017
- Winter Term: Monday 23 October 2017 to Friday 22 December 2017
- Christmas Holiday: Monday 25 December 2017 to Friday 5 January 2018
- Spring Term: Monday 8 January 2018 to Thursday 29 March 2018
- Spring Holiday: Friday 30 March 2018 (Good Friday) to Friday 13 April 2018
- Summer Term: Monday 16 April 2018 to Friday 29 June 2018
Mid-Term, In-Service and Other Closures:
- In-Service Closures: Monday 14 August, Monday 13 November and Tuesday 14 November 2017
- Mid Term Holiday: Friday 9 & Monday 12 February 2018
- May Day Holiday: Monday 7 May 2018
- In-Service Closure: Thursday 17 May and Friday 18 May 2018
Plus one occasional day holiday when the following schools will be closed:
- Buckie High School ASG - 11 June 2018
- Elgin Academy ASG - 8 February 2018
- Elgin High School ASG - 8 February 2018
- Forres Academy ASG - 4 May 2018
- Keith Grammar School ASG - 4 June 2018
- Lossie High School ASG - 4 May 2018
- Milne's High School ASG 4 May 2018
- Speyside High School ASG - 4 June 2018
Session 2018-2019 (all dates inclusive)
- Autumn Term: Tuesday 14 August 2018 to Friday 5 October 2018
- Autumn Holiday: Monday 8 October 2018 to Friday 19 October 2018
- Winter Term: Monday 22 October 2018 to Friday 21 December 2018
- Christmas Holiday: Monday 24 December 2018 to Friday 4 January 2019
- Spring Term: Monday 7 January 2019 to Friday 29 March 2019
- Spring Holiday: Monday 1 April 2019 to Friday 12 April 2019
- Summer Term: Monday 15 April 2019 to Friday 28 June 2019
Mid-Term, In-Service and Other Closures
- In-Service Closures: Monday 13 August, Monday 12 November and Tuesday 13 November 2018
- Mid Term Holiday: Friday 8 & Monday 11 February 2019
- Good Friday Holiday: Friday 19 April 2019
- May Day Holiday: Monday 6 May 2019
- In-Service Closure: Thursday 16 May and Friday 17 May 2019
Plus one occasional day holiday to be agreed by 30 March 2018
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