East Renfrewshire school term dates & holidays 2026/27 and 2027/28

Compiled from East Renfrewshire Council's published calendar · last checked 12 September 2026

These are the official school term dates and holidays set by East Renfrewshire Council for the 2026/27 and 2027/28 academic years: term start and finish dates, half terms, and the Christmas, Easter and summer breaks. We take the dates straight from the council's own published calendar (linked below), convert them into one consistent format, and recheck them each academic year. School-day counts exclude weekends and half term but not inset days, which individual schools choose themselves.

East Renfrewshire term dates 2026/27

PeriodStartsEndsLength
Autumn term 2026 termWednesday, 12 August 2026Friday, 18 December 202687 school days
October half term holidayFriday, 9 October 2026Friday, 16 October 2026
Christmas holiday holidaySaturday, 19 December 2026Monday, 4 January 2027
Spring term 2027 termTuesday, 5 January 2027Friday, 2 April 202761 school days
February half term holidayMonday, 15 February 2027Wednesday, 17 February 2027
Easter holiday holidaySaturday, 3 April 2027Sunday, 18 April 2027
Summer term 2027 termMonday, 19 April 2027Friday, 25 June 202750 school days
Council notes for 2026/27:
  • Teachers return Monday 10 August 2026; in-service days Monday 10 and Tuesday 11 August 2026; pupils return Wednesday 12 August 2026.
  • September weekend: last day of school Thursday 24 September 2026, off Friday 25 and Monday 28 September; schools re-open Tuesday 29 September 2026.
  • October: last day of school Thursday 8 October 2026, in-service day Friday 9 October 2026, re-open Monday 19 October 2026. The half term shown covers all weekdays pupils are off.
  • First term ends Friday 18 December 2026; schools re-open Tuesday 5 January 2027.
  • February: last day of school Friday 12 February 2027, mid term Monday 15 and Tuesday 16 February, in-service day Wednesday 17 February; schools re-open Thursday 18 February 2027. The half term shown covers all days pupils are off.
  • Good Friday 26 March and Easter Monday 29 March 2027, schools closed; re-open Tuesday 30 March 2027. Second term ends Friday 2 April 2027 and schools re-open Monday 19 April 2027.
  • May Day Monday 3 May 2027, schools closed; re-open Tuesday 4 May 2027.
  • In-service day Thursday 6 May 2027; schools re-open Friday 7 May 2027.
  • May weekend: last day of school Thursday 27 May 2027, off Friday 28 and Monday 31 May; re-open Tuesday 1 June 2027.
  • Last day of school Friday 25 June 2027.
  • Calderwood Lodge Primary follows a separate holiday calendar published by the council.

East Renfrewshire term dates 2027/28

PeriodStartsEndsLength
Autumn term 2027 termMonday, 16 August 2027Wednesday, 22 December 202787 school days
October half term holidayFriday, 8 October 2027Friday, 15 October 2027
Christmas holiday holidayThursday, 23 December 2027Tuesday, 4 January 2028
Spring term 2028 termWednesday, 5 January 2028Friday, 31 March 202860 school days
February half term holidayMonday, 14 February 2028Wednesday, 16 February 2028
Easter holiday holidaySaturday, 1 April 2028Monday, 17 April 2028
Summer term 2028 termTuesday, 18 April 2028Friday, 23 June 202849 school days
Council notes for 2027/28:
  • Teachers return Thursday 12 August 2027; in-service days Thursday 12 and Friday 13 August 2027; pupils return Monday 16 August 2027.
  • September weekend: last day of school Thursday 23 September 2027, off Friday 24 and Monday 27 September; schools re-open Tuesday 28 September 2027.
  • October: last day of school Thursday 7 October 2027, in-service day Friday 8 October 2027, re-open Monday 18 October 2027. The half term shown covers all weekdays pupils are off.
  • First term ends Wednesday 22 December 2027; schools re-open Wednesday 5 January 2028.
  • February: last day of school Friday 11 February 2028, mid term Monday 14 and Tuesday 15 February, in-service day Wednesday 16 February; schools re-open Thursday 17 February 2028. The half term shown covers all days pupils are off.
  • Second term ends Friday 31 March 2028; Good Friday 14 April and Easter Monday 17 April 2028 fall within the break; schools re-open Tuesday 18 April 2028.
  • May: last day of school Friday 28 April 2028, May Day Monday 1 May, in-service day Tuesday 2 May; schools re-open Wednesday 3 May 2028.
  • May weekend: last day of school Thursday 25 May 2028, off Friday 26 and Monday 29 May; re-open Tuesday 30 May 2028.
  • Last day of school Friday 23 June 2028.
  • Calderwood Lodge Primary follows a separate holiday calendar published by the council.
Source: these dates come from East Renfrewshire Council's official term dates page, last checked by us on 12 September 2026. If the council amends its calendar mid-year, its page is the authority; tell us and we'll correct ours. Read how we compile term dates.

Common questions

When is October half term in East Renfrewshire?

October half term in East Renfrewshire runs from Friday, 9 October 2026 to Friday, 16 October 2026. Pupils return the following school day.

When do East Renfrewshire schools break up for Christmas?

The autumn term in East Renfrewshire ends on Friday, 18 December 2026, so that is the last day of school before the Christmas holiday.

When do East Renfrewshire schools break up for summer?

The summer term ends on Friday, 25 June 2027. The summer holiday starts the next day.

Is East Renfrewshire's October half term the same as neighbouring councils?

Partly. Of the 31 other Scotland councils we cover, 2 share East Renfrewshire's October half term week in 2026/27, while Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Dundee, East Ayrshire, East Lothian, Falkirk, Fife, Glasgow, Highland, Inverclyde, Midlothian, Moray, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Orkney, Perth and Kinross, Renfrewshire, Scottish Borders, Shetland, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, Stirling, West Dunbartonshire, West Lothian, Western Isles differ. If your children attend schools under different councils, check both pages before booking.

Do all schools in East Renfrewshire follow these dates?

No. These are East Renfrewshire Council's published dates for community and voluntary-controlled schools. Academies, free schools, foundation schools and private schools set their own calendars, and every school adds its own inset days. Check with your school before booking anything you can't refund.

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