2027/28 / YOUR LOCAL CALENDAR
North Lanarkshire october holidays 2027
Published october 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| September Weekend ↗Published holidayCouncil publishes the Friday and Monday separately; surrounding weekends are not added to the school-closure records. | Check with school | ||
| September Weekend ↗Published holidayCouncil publishes the Friday and Monday separately; surrounding weekends are not added to the school-closure records. | Check with school | ||
| October holidays ↗Published holiday | Check with school | ||
| Christmas holidays ↗Schools close 17 Dec 2027 at 2:30pm.Published holidayLast school day is a separate published boundary, not the holiday-range start. | |||
| February break ↗Published holidaySeparate in-service day follows; no pupil return date is assumed. | Check with school | ||
| Easter holidays ↗Schools close 31 Mar 2028 at 2:30pm.Published holidayLast school day is a separate published boundary, not the holiday-range start. | |||
| May weekend ↗Published holidayCouncil publishes the Friday and Monday separately. | Check with school | ||
| May weekend ↗Published holidayCouncil publishes the Friday and Monday separately. | Check with school | ||
| Summer holidays ↗Schools close 28 Jun 2028 at 1pm.School-closing date onlyPublished closing date only. Holiday start, end and pupil return date are not supplied. | Closes | End not supplied | Check with school |
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 closureStaff training day; pupils do not attend. | Pupils do not attend | ||
| In-service dayPublished closureStaff training day; pupils do not attend. | Pupils do not attend | ||
| In-service dayPublished closureStaff training day; pupils do not attend. | Pupils do not attend | ||
| In-service dayPublished closureStaff training day; pupils do not attend. | Pupils do not attend | ||
| In-service dayPublished closureStaff training day; pupils do not attend. | Pupils do not attend | ||
| Public school holidayPublished closure | Pupils do not attend | ||
| Public school holidayPublished closure | Pupils do not attend | ||
| Public school holidayPublished closure | Pupils do not attend |
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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
- North Lanarkshire
- Accepted records checked
- 1 October 2026
- Academic year
- 2027/28
- Available information
- 9 published holiday records
- Check the original publication
- Official source 1 ↗
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