Read from the district on October 20, 2026
Gwinnett County Public school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 5; fall break October 12–16; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break December 21 to January 4; February break February 12–16; spring break April 5–9; last day of school May 26.
Next time off
Nov 23
Thanksgiving break · November 23–27
As of October 20, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
31
across 7 separate closures
Last day of school
May 26
Wednesday
First day of school August 5; Fall break October 12–16; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break December 21 to January 4; February break February 12–16; Spring break April 5–9; Last day of school May 26;
Key dates and the month grids, on one or two sheets
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Month by month
Days off: school breaks and holidays. Not days off: early releases and term milestones.
August 2026
SMTWTFS
26
27
28
29
30
31
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31
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5
- 5First day
September 2026
SMTWTFS
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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12
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21
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26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
- 7Labor Day
- 18Digital Learning Day
October 2026
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
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8
9
10
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12
13
14
15
16
17
18
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21
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27
28
29
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31
- 12–16Fall break
- 28–29Early release
November 2026
SMTWTFS
1
2
3
4
5
6
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8
9
10
11
12
13
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16
17
18
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21
22
23
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26
27
28
29
30
1
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5
- 3Election Day/Digital Learning Day
- 23–27Thanksgiving break
December 2026
SMTWTFS
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
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24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
- 16–18Early release
- 21 onWinter break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
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13
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17
18
19
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21
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23
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27
28
29
30
31
1
2
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4
5
6
- to 4Winter break
- 5Term starts
- 18MLK Day
February 2027
SMTWTFS
31
1
2
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4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
1
2
3
4
5
6
- 12–16February break
March 2027
SMTWTFS
28
1
2
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4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
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21
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25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
- 3–4Early release
- 19Digital Learning Day
April 2027
SMTWTFS
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
- 5–9Spring break
May 2027
SMTWTFS
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
- 24–26Early release
School break
Holiday, no school
Early release
Term milestone
Key dates
| What | Dates | School days | Back to school | Same dates in Georgia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | August 5 | — | — | 8 of 39 · Georgia first day of school 2026, by district |
| Fall break | October 12–16 | 5 | Monday, October 19 | 15 of 37 · Georgia fall break 2026, by district |
| Thanksgiving break | November 23–27 | 5 | Monday, November 30 | 43 of 44 · Georgia Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break | December 21 to January 4 | 11 | Tuesday, January 5 | 6 of 42 · Georgia winter break 2026–27, by district |
| February break | February 12–16 | 3 | Wednesday, February 17 | 2 of 20 |
| Spring break | April 5–9 | 5 | Monday, April 12 | 28 of 40 · Georgia spring break 2027, by district |
| Last day of school | May 26 | — | — | 12 of 35 · Georgia last day of school 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 21 to January 4 (11 school days)
- One-day closures
- 2
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 0
- Staff days, no students
- none published
- Early-release days
- 4: Oct 28, Dec 16, Mar 3, May 24
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Months with no day off
- August, March and May
- Longest run of school days
- 33, February 17 to April 2
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 5 | First day of school | — | First day of school for all students |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | Labor Day |
| September 18 | Digital Learning Day | — | Digital Learning Day |
| October 12–16 | Fall break | 5 school days | Fall Break |
| October 28–29 | Early release | — | Early release grades K–8 for parent-teacher conferences |
| November 3 | Election Day/Digital Learning Day | — | Election Day/Digital Learning Day |
| November 23–27 | Thanksgiving break | 5 school days | Thanksgiving Break |
| December 16–18 | Early release | — | High school early release for exams |
| December 21 to January 4 | Winter break | 11 school days | Winter Break |
| January 5 | New term begins | — | First day of second semester |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | MLK Jr. Day |
| February 12–16 | February break | 3 school days | School holiday |
| March 3–4 | Early release | — | Early release grades K–8 for parent-teacher conferences |
| March 19 | Digital Learning Day | — | Digital Learning Day |
| April 5–9 | Spring break | 5 school days | Spring Break |
| May 24–26 | Early release | — | High school early release for exams |
| May 26 | Last day of school | — | Last day of school |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.gcpsk12.org/about-us/calendar (the source)
- District website: https://www.gcpsk12.org
- District’s PDF calendar read on October 20, 2026:
https://www.gcpsk12.org/fs/resource-manager/view/d046e8fb-d74c-43d7-a878-85e655821364— every date on this page is a line of that PDF, read twice by independent methods and published only where both readings agree - State Board Rule 160-5-1-.02 — 180 school days, or an equivalent number of hours
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.