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2026/27 / YOUR LOCAL CALENDAR

City of Edinburgh summer holidays 2027

Published summer holidays information for 2026/27. Closing and pupil return dates are shown where explicitly supplied.

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Summer holidays

29 Jun 2027Schools close

Full holiday range not supplied.
Pupils return 18 Aug 2027

Published pupil return shown below.All dates ↓

Pupils return: 18 August 2027. Schools close: 29 June 2027. Holiday range endpoints are not inferred from the explicit school boundaries.

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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2026/27 · Dates as published. Unconfirmed dates stay marked; closing dates are kept separate from holiday starts.

City of Edinburghschool holidays2026/27
HolidayStarts / closesEndsPupils return
Local Holiday ↗Published holidayCheck with school
Local Holiday ↗Published holidayCheck with school
Local Holiday ↗Published holidayCheck with school
Local Holiday ↗Published holidayCheck with school
Local Holiday ↗Published holidayCheck with school
October holidays ↗Schools close 9 Oct 2026.Published holiday
Christmas holidays ↗Schools close 18 Dec 2026.Published holiday
February break ↗Schools close 12 Feb 2027.Published holiday
Easter holidays ↗Schools close 2 Apr 2027.Published holiday
Summer holidays ↗Schools close 29 Jun 2027.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.

City of Edinburghadditional pupil non-attendance days2026/27
ClosureStarts / closesEndsPupils return
In-service dayPublished closurePupils do not attend

Term dates.

Term spans may include mid-term breaks. A term start is not automatically a pupil return date.

City of Edinburghterm dates2026/27
TermStarts / closesEndsPupils 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

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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
2026/27
Available information
10 published holiday records
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Official source 1 ↗Official source 2 ↗Official source 3 ↗
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