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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 |
First Semester (Secondary)
September 3, 2025 to January 30, 2026
Second Semester (Secondary)
February 2, 2026 to June 26, 2026
Examination Days for Secondary Schools
January 23 to 29, 2026 (5 days)
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 School Year Calendar for 2025-2026 is available on school board websites:
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Media Contacts:
Amélie Cyr
Director of Communications and External Relations
Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon
705-673-5626, ext. 208
[email protected]
Carole Dubé
Director of Communications
Conseil scolaire du Grand Nord
705-671-1533, ext. 2233
[email protected]
Nicole Charette
Senior Advisor, Corporate Communications and Strategic Planning
Rainbow District School Board
705-674-3171, ext. 7217
[email protected]
Erin Kendall
Communications Officer
Sudbury Catholic District School Board
705-673-5620, ext. 375
erin.kendall@