Inverclyde school term dates & holidays 2026/27 and 2027/28

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

These are the official school term dates and holidays set by Inverclyde 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.

Inverclyde term dates 2026/27

PeriodStartsEndsLength
Autumn term 2026 termTuesday, 18 August 2026Tuesday, 22 December 202685 school days
October half term holidayMonday, 12 October 2026Monday, 19 October 2026
Christmas holiday holidayWednesday, 23 December 2026Tuesday, 5 January 2027
Spring term 2027 termWednesday, 6 January 2027Friday, 2 April 202760 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 2027Wednesday, 30 June 202753 school days
Council notes for 2026/27:
  • Teachers return Friday 14 August 2026 (in-service day), with a further in-service day Monday 17 August 2026; pupils return Tuesday 18 August 2026.
  • September weekend Friday 25 and Monday 28 September 2026; schools close at the end of the day on Thursday 24 September and return Tuesday 29 September 2026.
  • October: schools close Friday 9 October 2026, October week Monday 12 to Friday 16 October, teachers return for an in-service day Monday 19 October; pupils return Tuesday 20 October 2026. The half term shown covers all days pupils are off.
  • Schools close at 2.30pm on Tuesday 22 December 2026; Christmas and New Year holiday Wednesday 23 December 2026 to Tuesday 5 January 2027; schools return Wednesday 6 January 2027.
  • February: schools close Friday 12 February 2027, mid-term break Monday 15 and Tuesday 16 February, teachers return for an in-service day Wednesday 17 February; pupils return Thursday 18 February 2027. The half term shown covers all days pupils are off.
  • Schools close Thursday 25 March 2027, closed Good Friday 26 March and Easter Monday 29 March, and return Tuesday 30 March 2027.
  • Schools close at 2.30pm on Friday 2 April 2027; spring break Monday 5 April to Friday 16 April 2027; schools return Monday 19 April 2027.
  • May Day Monday 3 May 2027; schools return Tuesday 4 May 2027.
  • In-service day for teachers Thursday 6 May 2027; schools return Friday 7 May 2027.
  • May weekend Friday 28 and Monday 31 May 2027; schools close Thursday 27 May and return Tuesday 1 June 2027.
  • Schools close at 1.00pm on Wednesday 30 June 2027.

Inverclyde term dates 2027/28

PeriodStartsEndsLength
Autumn term 2027 termThursday, 19 August 2027Tuesday, 21 December 202783 school days
October half term holidayMonday, 11 October 2027Monday, 18 October 2027
Christmas holiday holidayWednesday, 22 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 2028Thursday, 29 June 202853 school days
Council notes for 2027/28:
  • Teachers return Tuesday 17 August 2027 (in-service day), with a further in-service day Wednesday 18 August 2027; pupils return Thursday 19 August 2027.
  • September weekend Friday 24 and Monday 27 September 2027; schools close at the end of the day on Thursday 23 September and return Tuesday 28 September 2027.
  • October: schools close Friday 8 October 2027, October week Monday 11 to Friday 15 October, teachers return for an in-service day Monday 18 October; pupils return Tuesday 19 October 2027. The half term shown covers all days pupils are off.
  • Schools close at 2.30pm on Tuesday 21 December 2027; Christmas and New Year holiday Wednesday 22 December 2027 to Tuesday 4 January 2028; schools return Wednesday 5 January 2028.
  • February: schools close Friday 11 February 2028, mid-term break Monday 14 and Tuesday 15 February, teachers return for an in-service day Wednesday 16 February; pupils return Thursday 17 February 2028. The half term shown covers all days pupils are off.
  • Schools close at 2.30pm on Friday 31 March 2028; spring break Monday 3 April to Monday 17 April 2028, which the council notes includes Good Friday 14 April and Easter Monday 17 April 2028; schools return Tuesday 18 April 2028.
  • May Day Monday 1 May 2028, then in-service day for teachers Tuesday 2 May; pupils return Wednesday 3 May 2028.
  • May weekend Friday 26 and Monday 29 May 2028; schools close Thursday 25 May and return Tuesday 30 May 2028.
  • Schools close at 1.00pm on Thursday 29 June 2028.
Source: these dates come from Inverclyde 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 Inverclyde?

October half term in Inverclyde runs from Monday, 12 October 2026 to Monday, 19 October 2026. Pupils return the following school day.

When do Inverclyde schools break up for Christmas?

The autumn term in Inverclyde ends on Tuesday, 22 December 2026, so that is the last day of school before the Christmas holiday.

When do Inverclyde schools break up for summer?

The summer term ends on Wednesday, 30 June 2027. The summer holiday starts the next day.

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

Partly. Of the 31 other Scotland councils we cover, 4 share Inverclyde's October half term week in 2026/27, while Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Dundee, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Edinburgh, Falkirk, Fife, Glasgow, Highland, Midlothian, Moray, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Orkney, Perth and Kinross, Renfrewshire, Shetland, 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 Inverclyde follow these dates?

No. These are Inverclyde 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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