Standard School Year Calendar
Calendar of holidays, observances breaks, and early release days for the current and upcoming school years
2022-23 School Year Calendar
View a printable version of the 2022-23 School Year Calendar.2023-24 School Year Calendar
View a printable version of the 2023-24 School Year Calendar.2022-23 School Year Calendar Dates
2022-23 School Year Calendar Dates
Date | Event |
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August 22, 2022 | School Begins |
September 2-5 | Holiday - Labor Day Break |
September 26 | Student Holiday - Rosh Hashanah (Professional Workday) |
October 5 | Holiday - Yom Kippur |
October 10 | Student Holiday - Indigenous Peoples’ Day (Professional Workday) |
October 24 | Holiday - Diwali |
October 28 | End of First Quarter - 2-hour Early Release |
October 31 | Student Holiday (Professional Workday) |
November 8 | Holiday - Election Day |
November 11 | Student Holiday - Veterans Day (School Planning Day) |
November 23-25 | Holiday - Thanksgiving |
December 19 - January 2, 2023 |
Holiday - Winter Break, Classes Resume on January 3, 2023 |
January 16, 2023 | Holiday - Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday |
January 25 | End of Second Quarter - 2-hour Early Release |
January 26 | Student Holiday (Professional Workday) |
January 27 | Student Holiday (Professional Workday) |
February 20 | Holiday - George Washington’s Birthday and Presidents’ Day |
March 2 | 2-hour Early Release |
March 3 | Student Holiday (Professional Workday) |
April 3-7 | Holiday - Spring Break |
April 13 | End of Third Quarter - 2-hour Early Release |
April 14 | Student Holiday - Orthodox Good Friday (Professional Workday) |
April 21 | Holiday - Eid al Fitr |
May 29 | Holiday - Memorial Day |
June 16 | Last Day of School - Early Release* |
* Last day of school schedule information will be shared by each school.
2023-24 School Year Calendar Dates
Date | Event |
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July 4, 2023 | Holiday | Independence Day |
August 8-11 | New Teacher Training |
August 14-18 | Professional Wordays for Staff |
August 21 | First Day of School |
September 1-4 | Holidays | Labor Day Break |
September 16 | Religious and Cultural Observance | Rosh Hashanah (begins sundown 9/15 - sundown 9/17) |
September 25 | Holiday | Yom Kippur |
October 9 | Student Holiday | Indigenous Peoples’ Day (Professional Workday for Staff) |
November 1-2 | Religious and Cultural Observance | All Saints Day / Día de los Muertos |
November 3 | End of First Quarter - 2-hour Early Release |
November 6 | Student Holiday (Professional Workday for Staff) |
November 7 | Student Holiday (Professional Workday for Staff) | Election Day |
November 11 | Veterans Day |
November 12 | Diwali |
November 22-24 | Holidays | Thanksgiving Break |
December 7 | Religious and Cultural Observance | Chanukah (begins sundown 12/7-sundown 12/15) |
December 8 | Religious and Cultural Observance | Bodhi Day |
December 18-31 | Holidays | Winter Break |
December 25 | Christmas |
January 1, 2024 | Holiday | New Year's Day |
January 6 | Three Kings Day/Epiphany |
January 7 | Orthodox Christmas |
January 15 | Holiday | Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday |
January 19 | Religious and Cultural Observance | Orthodox Epiphany |
January 25 | End of Second Quarter - 2-hour Early Release |
January 26 | Student Holiday (Professional Workday for Staff) |
February 10 | Lunar New Year |
February 14 | Ash Wednesday |
February 19 | Holiday | Washington’s Birthday and Presidents’ Day |
March 5 | 5 Presidential Primary (tentative) |
March 11 | Religious and Cultural Observance | First Full Day of Ramadan (begins sundown 3/10 and continues with daily fast and nightly prayer until 4/9) |
March 20 | Orthodox Ash Wednesday |
March 22 | End of Third Quarter |
March 25-29 | Holidays | Spring Break |
March 29 | Good Friday |
March 31 | Easter |
April 1 | Student Holiday (Professional Workday for Staff) |
April 2 | Student Holiday (Professional Workday for Staff) |
April 9 | Religious and Cultural Observance | Eid al Fitr (begins sundown 4/9 – sundown 4/10) |
April 10 | Holiday | Eid al Fitr (begins sundown 4/9 – sundown 4/10) |
April 22 | Religious and Cultural Observance | First evening of Passover (begins sundown 4/22 - sundown 4/30) |
April 23 | Religious and Cultural Observance | Second evening of Passover |
April 24 | Religious and Cultural Observance | Theravada New Year |
May 3 | Student Holiday (Professional Workday for Staff) |
May 5 | Orthodox Easter |
May 27 | Holiday | Memorial Day |
June 12 | Last Day of School / Early Release (time of early release determined by each school) |
June 13-14 | Professional Workdays for Staff |
June 17 | Holiday | Eid-al-Adha (begins sundown 6/16 - sundown 6/17) |
June 18 | Professional Workday for Staff |
June 19 | Holiday | Juneteenth |
2024-25 School Year Calendar
View a printable version of the 2024-25 School Year Calendar.2025-26 School Year Calendar
View a printable version of the 2025-26 School Year Calendar.Related Links
- Fairfax County School Board Approves the 2022-23 Calendar Based on Data and Community Input
- Regulation 1344 outlines the guidelines for determining the Standard School Year Calendar.