School holiday and term dates
Find details of school holidays and additional teacher training days.
These are the council's recommended dates but schools can set different dates. Please check with your school.
School holidays for the 2018/19 academic year
| Holiday | Closing date | Date re-opens |
|---|---|---|
| Summer 2018 | Friday 20 July 2018 | Monday 3 September 2018 |
| Autumn half-term 2018 | Friday 19 October 2018 | Monday 29 October 2018 |
| Christmas 2018 | Friday 21 December 2018 | Monday 7 January 2019 |
| Spring half-term 2019 | Friday 15 February 2019 | Monday 25 February 2019 |
| Easter 2019 | Friday 5 April 2019 | Tuesday 23 April 2019 |
| May Day 2019 | Friday 3 May 2019 | Tuesday 7 May 2019 |
| Summer half-term 2019 | Friday 24 May 2019 | Monday 3 June 2019 |
| Summer 2019 | Friday 19 July 2019 |
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School holidays for the 2019/20 academic year
| Holiday | Closing date | Date re-opens |
|---|---|---|
| Summer 2019 | Friday 19 July 2019 | Tuesday 3 September 2019 |
| Autumn half-term 2019 | Friday 25 October 2019 | Monday 4 November 2019 |
| Christmas 2019 | Friday 20 December 2019 | Monday 6 January 2020 |
| Spring half-term 2020 | Friday 14 February 2020 | Monday 24 February 2020 |
| Easter 2020 | Friday 3 April 2020 | Monday 20 April 2020 |
| May Day 2020 | Friday 1 May 2020 | Tuesday 5 May 2020 |
| Summer half-term 2020 | Friday 22 May 2020 | Monday 1 June 2020 |
| Summer 2020 | Monday 20 July 2020 |
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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 can change during the year. It's best to double-check dates with your school.
- There are three additional days in 2018/19. Download the
Teacher training days 2018/19 (updated 9 July 2018) (PDF, 105.2kb)
- please note we are still collecting these dates from schools and will update this list regularly.
- There are four additional days in 2019/20. We are currently collecting these dates from schools.
For any schools not listed, please contact your school.
Contact us
- School holidays
- School holidays
- 03000 265 896
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Our address is:
- Children and Young People's Services
- County Hall
- Durham
- County Durham
- United Kingdom
- DH1 5UJ
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