2027/28 / YOUR LOCAL CALENDAR
City of Edinburgh christmas holidays 2027
Published christmas holidays information for 2027/28. Closing and pupil return dates are shown where explicitly supplied.
A quick note for parents. Council calendar includes published in-service days only. Local holidays, school clusters and early-years settings can differ; confirm the relevant school calendar.
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2027/28 · Dates as published. Unconfirmed dates stay marked; closing dates are kept separate from holiday starts.
| Holiday | Starts / closes | Ends | Pupils return |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local Holiday ↗Published holiday | Check with school | ||
| Local Holiday ↗Published holiday | Check with school | ||
| Local Holiday ↗Published holiday | Check with school | ||
| Local Holiday ↗Published holiday | Check with school | ||
| Local Holiday ↗Published holiday | Check with school | ||
| October holidays ↗Published holiday | Check with school | ||
| Christmas holidays ↗Schools close 20 Dec 2027.Published holiday | |||
| February break ↗Published holiday | Check with school | ||
| Easter holidays ↗Schools close 31 Mar 2028.Published holiday | |||
| Summer holidays ↗Schools close 30 Jun 2028.School-closing date onlyHoliday range endpoints are not inferred from the explicit school boundaries. | Closes | End not supplied |
Other days pupils are off.
Published council-default INSET and public closure dates. Individual schools may have additional days.
| Closure | Starts / closes | Ends | Pupils return |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-service dayPublished closure | Pupils do not attend |
Term dates.
Term spans may include mid-term breaks. A term start is not automatically a pupil return date.
| Term | Starts / closes | Ends | Pupils return |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn TermPublished term spanTerm span includes published mid-term breaks; this is not a continuous teaching-day range. | Confirm school INSET days | ||
| Spring TermPublished term spanTerm span includes published mid-term breaks; this is not a continuous teaching-day range. | Confirm school INSET days | ||
| Summer TermPublished term spanTerm span includes published mid-term breaks; this is not a continuous teaching-day range. | Confirm school INSET days |
The dates behind the dates
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Dates come from official council or government publications. We show accepted records and keep unresolved dates marked. Individual schools may differ.
- Area
- City of Edinburgh
- Accepted records checked
- 1 October 2026
- Academic year
- 2027/28
- Available information
- 10 published holiday records
- Check the original publication
- Official source 1 ↗Official source 2 ↗
- Something doesn’t look right?
- Tell us about a date ↗ · Read our source policy
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