School Boards approve 2025-2026 School Year Calendar
The Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon (CSC Nouvelon), Rainbow District School Board (RDSB), Sudbury Catholic District School Board (SCDSB) and Conseil scolaire du Grand Nord have approved the School Year Calendar for 2025-2026.
The four school boards have worked together to produce a common calendar for many years, facilitating the co-ordination of services such as student transportation. Each board adopted the calendar following its own consultation process. The calendar will now be submitted to the Ontario Ministry of Education for final approval.
The 2025-2026 School Year Calendar will be the same for all English and French-language schools in Greater Sudbury, Espanola, Manitoulin Island and Sudbury East (including Warren, Markstay, Noëlville, St. Charles and Killarney).
The 2025-2026 school year for students will begin on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, following the Labour Day weekend. There will be no early dismissal. (Please note that Tuesday, September 2, 2025 is a professional activity day.)
In addition to the first day of school, the School Year Calendar includes the dates for the Christmas Break, the March Break, statutory holidays, secondary school examination days and professional activity days in 2025-2026.
Overview of the 2025-2026 School Year
Elementary and Secondary Schools
| Labour Day | September 1, 2025 |
| First Day of School for Students | September 3, 2025 |
| Thanksgiving | October 13, 2025 |
| Christmas Break | December 22, 2025 to January 2, 2026 |
| Family Day | February 16, 2026 |
| Mid-Winter Break | March 16 to 20, 2026 |
| Good Friday | April 3, 2026 |
| Easter Monday | April 6, 2026 |
| Victoria Day | May 18, 2026 |
| Last Day of School for Students | June 26, 2026 |
Examination Days for Secondary Schools
| 1st Semester Exams | January 23 to 29, 2026 (5 days) |
| 2nd Semester Exams | June 22 to 26, 2026 (5 days) |
Professional Activity Days
Seven days for professional development activities will also be held during the 2025-2026 School Year, as follows:
- September 2, 2025
- September 26, 2025
- October 20, 2025
- November 28, 2025
- January 30, 2026
- February 27, 2026
- June 5, 2026
The Draft School Year Calendar for 2025-2026 is available on the school board website here.