It’s time to start planning for the upcoming school year. The Department of Education has officially released the NYC School Calendar for 2024-25, and we have all the important dates for you right here. School holidays, parent-teacher conferences and early dismissals are all included in this list so you can sort out the school year.For those after-school hours, check out these after-school programs for kids in NYC and browse all the amazing things to do with kids in NYC. You can even start planning a family day trip or weekend getaway for those much-deserved holiday breaks.
The 2024-2025 term:
September 5: First day of school
September 12: Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for elementary schools and Pre-K Centers
September 19: Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for middle schools and D75 schools
September 26: Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K–12, and 6–12 schools
October 3-4: Rosh Hashanah, schools closed
October 14: Italian Heritage/Indigenous Peoples’ Day, schools closed
November 1: Diwali, schools closed
November 5: Election Day, students do not attend school
November 7: Afternoon and Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for elementary schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours early
November 11: Veterans Day, schools closed
November 14: Afternoon and Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for middle schools and D75 schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours early
November 21: Afternoon and Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K–12, and 6–12 schools
November 22: Afternoon Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K–12, and 6–12 schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours early
November 28-29: Thanksgiving Recess, schools closed
December 24, 2024-January 1, 2025: Winter Recess, schools closed
January 25: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, schools closed
January 21-25: Regents Administration
January 27: Professional Development Day
January 28 First day of Spring Semester
January 29: Lunar New Year, schools closed
February 17-21: Midwinter Recess, schools closed
March 6: Afternoon and Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for elementary schools and Pre-K Centers; students in these schools dismissed three hours early
March 13: Afternoon and Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for middle schools and D75 schools, students in these schools dismissed three hours early
March 20: Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K–12, and 6–12 schools
March 21: Afternoon Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K–12, and 6–12 schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours early
March 31: Eid al-Fitr, schools closed
April 14-18: Spring Recess, schools closed
May 1: Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for elementary schools and Pre-K Centers
May 8 Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for middle schools and D75 schools
May 15: Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K–12, and 6–12 schools
May 16: Afternoon Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K–12, and 6–12 schools
May 26: Memorial Day, schools closed
June 5: Eid al-Adha / Anniversary Day; schools closed
June 6: Clerical Day; no classes for students attending 3-K, Pre-K, elementary schools, middle schools, K–12 schools, and standalone D75 programs
June 10: The first administration of the new Regents Examinations in Life Science: Biology, and Earth and Space Sciences
June 11: The first administration of the new Regents Examination in Geometry
June 17-26: Regents Administration
June 19: Juneteenth, schools closed
June 26: Last day of school for students