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Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Rockingham County Public school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 20; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; winter break December 21 to January 1; spring break March 26 to April 2; last day of school June 4.

Next time off Oct 12 No school · October 12 As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year 29 across 11 separate closures
Last day of school June 4 Friday
First day of school August 20; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; Winter break December 21 to January 1; Spring break March 26 to April 2; Last day of school June 4;
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Month by month

Days off: school breaks, holidays and staff days. Not days off: term milestones.

August 2026

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  • 20First day

September 2026

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  • 7Labor Day

October 2026

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  • 12No school
  • 22End of grading period
  • 23No school
  • 30Report Cards Issued

November 2026

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  • 2No school
  • 3Conferences, no school
  • 25–27Thanksgiving break

December 2026

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  • 21 onWinter break

January 2027

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  • to 1Winter break
  • 15Semester ends
  • 18MLK Day
  • 19No school
  • 29Report Cards Issued

February 2027

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  • 15Presidents Day

March 2027

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  • 25End of grading period
  • 26 onSpring break

April 2027

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  • to 2Spring break
  • 9Report Cards Issued
  • 30No school

May 2027

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  • 31Memorial Day

June 2027

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  • 4Semester ends
School break Holiday, no school Staff day, no students Term milestone

Key dates

Key dates · 2026–2027
WhatDatesSchool daysBack to schoolSame dates in Virginia
First day of schoolAugust 20——1 of 7
Thanksgiving breakNovember 25–273Monday, November 305 of 7
Winter breakDecember 21 to January 110Monday, January 47 of 7
Spring breakMarch 26 to April 26Monday, April 53 of 7
Last day of schoolJune 4——3 of 6
Longest closure
Winter break, December 21 to January 1 (10 school days)
One-day closures
6
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
1
Staff days, no students
none published
Early-release days
none published
Most days off in one month
December, 9 school days
Months with no day off
August and June
Longest run of school days
28, February 16 to March 25

Every date

Every published date · Rockingham County Public · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
August 20First day of school—First day of School
September 7Labor Day1 school dayNo School - Holiday
October 12No school1 school dayNo School for Students
October 22End of grading period—End of 1st Grading Period
October 23No school1 school dayNo School for Students
October 30Report Cards Issued—Report Cards Issued
November 2No school1 school dayNo School for Students
November 3Parent-teacher conferences, no school1 school dayParent Teacher Conferences - No School
November 25–27Thanksgiving break3 school daysNo School- Thanksgiving Break
December 21 to January 1Winter break10 school daysNo School - Winter Break
January 15End of semester—End of 2nd Grading Period/1st Semester
January 18Martin Luther King Jr. Day1 school dayNo School - MLK Day
January 19No school1 school dayNo School for Students
January 29Report Cards Issued—Report Cards Issued
February 15Presidents Day1 school dayNo School
March 25End of grading period—End of 3rd Grading Period
March 26 to April 2Spring break6 school daysSpring Break
April 9Report Cards Issued—Report Cards Issued
April 30No school1 school dayNo School
May 31Memorial Day1 school dayNo School - Memorial Day
June 4End of semester—End of 4th Grading Period/2nd Semester
June 4Last day of school—Last Dayof School Dismissal

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://ems.rockingham.k12.va.us/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://ems.rockingham.k12.va.us
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/15177/cms/events

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

Other Virginia districts

Mecklenburg County Public: 29 school days off Surry County Public: 29 school days off Augusta County Public: 30 school days off Chesterfield County Public: 27 school days off