School Term Dates and Holidays

Please note: Dates for school holidays are inclusive so, for example, 25 June-21 August, students return on the 22 August.

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School calendar: 2017-2018

Summer
Term starts: Monday 16 April 2018
May Day holiday: Monday 7 May 2018
In-service closures: Thursday 17 May and Friday 18 May 2018
Term ends: Friday 29 June 2018
Summer holidays: Monday 2 July - Monday 13 August 2018

Plus, one occasional day holiday when the following school groups 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
• Lossiemouth High School ASG: 4 May 2018
• Milne's High School ASG: 4 May 2018
• Speyside High School ASG: 4 June 2018

School calendar: 2018-2019

Autumn
In-service closure: Monday 13 August 2018
Term starts: Tuesday 14 August 2018
Term ends: Friday 5 October 2018
Autumn holidays: Monday 8 October 2018 - Friday 19 October 2018

Winter 
Term starts: Monday 22 October 2018
In-service closure: Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 November 2018
Term ends: Friday 21 December 2018
Christmas holidays: Monday 24 December 2018 - Friday 4 January 2019

Spring 
Term starts: Monday 7 January 2019
Mid-term holidays: Friday 8 and Monday 11 February 2019
Term ends: Friday 29 March 2019
Spring holiday: Monday 1 April 2019 - Friday 12 April 2019

Summer 
Term starts: Monday 15 April 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
Term ends: Friday 28 June 2019

Plus, one occasional day holiday when the following school groups will be closed:

• Buckie High ASG: Monday 10 June 2019
• Elgin Academy ASG: Thursday 07 February 2019
• Elgin High  ASG: Thursday 07 February 2019
• Forres Academy ASG: Friday 03 May 2019
• Keith Grammar  ASG: Monday 03 June 2019
• Lossiemouth High ASG: Tuesday 07 May 2019
• Milne's High ASG: Monday 03 December 2018
• Speyside High ASG: Monday 03 June 2019

School calendar: 2019-2020

Autumn
In-service closure: Monday 19 August 2019
Term starts: Tuesday 20 August 2019
Term ends: Friday 11 October 2019
Autumn holidays: Monday 14 October 2019 - Friday 25 October 2019

Winter
Term starts: Monday 28 October 2019
In service closure: Monday 11 November and Tuesday 12 November 2019
Term ends: Friday 20 December 2019
Christmas holidays: Monday 23 December 2019 - Friday 3rd January 2020

Spring
Term starts: Monday 6 January 2020
Mid term holiday: Friday 7 and Monday 10 February 2020
Term ends: Friday 27 March 2020
Spring holiday: Monday 30 March 2020 - Friday 10 April 2020 (Good Friday)

Summer
Term starts: Monday 13 April 2020
May Day holiday: Monday 4 May 2020
In-service closure: Thursday 14 May and Friday 15 May 2020
Term ends: Thursday 2 July 2020

Plus one occasional day holiday to be agreed by 30 March 2019.