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School holiday and term dates

Find details of school holidays and additional teacher training days.

These are the council's recommended dates but aided schools and academies can set different dates. Please check with your school.

School holidays for the 2019/20 academic year

HolidayClosing dateDate re-opens
Summer 2019Friday 19 July 2019Tuesday 3 September 2019
Autumn half-term 2019Friday 25 October 2019Monday 4 November 2019
Christmas 2019Friday 20 December 2019Monday 6 January 2020
Spring half-term 2020Friday 14 February 2020Monday 24 February 2020
Easter 2020Friday 3 April 2020Monday 20 April 2020
May Day 2020Thursday 7 May 2020Monday 11 May 2020
Summer half-term 2020Friday 22 May 2020Monday 1 June 2020
Summer 2020Monday 20 July 2020Tuesday 1 September 2020

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 School holidays for the 2020/21 academic year

HolidayClosing dateDate re-opens
Summer 2020Monday 20 July 2020Tuesday 1 September 2020
Autumn half-term 2020Friday 23 October 2020Monday 2 November 2020
Christmas 2020Friday 18 December 2020Monday 4 January 2021
Spring half-term 2021Friday 12 February 2021Monday 22 February 2021
Easter 2021Friday 26 March 2021Monday 12 April 2021
May Day 2021Friday 30 April 2021Tuesday 4 May 2021
Summer half-term 2021Friday 28 May 2021Monday 7 June 2021
Summer 2021Tuesday 20 July 2021Wednesday 1 September 2021

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School holidays for the 2021/22 academic year

HolidayClosing dateDate re-opens
Summer 2021Tuesday 20 July 2021Wednesday 1 September 2021
Autumn half-term 2021Friday 22 October 2021Monday 1 November 2021
Christmas 2021Friday 17 December 2021Tuesday 4 January 2022
Spring half-term 2022Friday 18 February 2022Monday 28 February 2022
Easter 2022Friday 8 April 2022Monday 25 April 2022
May Day 2022Friday 29 April 2022Tuesday 3 May 2022
Summer half-term 2022Friday 27 May 2022Monday 6 June 2022
Summer 2022Thursday 21 July 2022Monday 5 September 2022

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Additional teacher training days

Schools also close for teacher training days during term-time. Dates are decided by each school and they will inform you when the dates are set.

  • There are four additional days in 2019/20. 
  • There are five additional days in 2020/21.
  • There are five additional days in 2021/22.
Contact us
School holidays
03000 265 896
Our address is:
  • Children and Young People's Services
  • County Hall
  • Durham
  • County Durham
  • United Kingdom
  • DH1 5UJ
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