School holidays 2024/2025
Event | Dates (Inclusive |
Schools resume after summer holiday | 1 September 2024 |
Halloween | 31 October 2024 & 1 November 2024 |
Christmas and New Year | 23 December 2024 to 2 January 2025 |
Mid-term | 13 & 14 February 2025 |
St Patrick's Day | 17 March 2025 |
Easter | 17 April to 25 April 2025 |
May Day | 5 May 2025 |
Spring Bank Holiday | 26 May 2025 |
Summer holiday begins | 1 July 2025 |
Note: Schools also have the discretion to take a number of staff training and school development days. Pupils do not attend on these days and such days are likely to differ from school-to-school.
School holidays 2023/2024
School term dates for pupils in Northern Ireland for the 2023/2024 school year are listed below. These dates are based on an assumption of a ‘normal’ school year. If government advice impacts these dates, schools will be notified as promptly as possible.
Event | Dates (Inclusive |
Schools resume after summer holiday | 1 September 2023 |
Halloween | 30 & 31 October 2023 |
Christmas and New Year | 22 December 2023 to 2 January 2024 |
Mid-term | 15 & 16 February 2024 |
St Patrick's Day | 18 March 2024 |
Easter | 28 March – 5 April 2024 |
May Day | 6 May 2024 |
Spring Bank Holiday | 27 May 2024 |
Summer holiday begins | 1 July 2024 |
Note: Schools have the discretion to take a number of staff training and school development days. Pupils do not attend on these days and such days are likely to differ from school to school.