School holidays 2016/2017 (NI)

 

Each year, schools provide a list of dates that they will be closed throughout the year. Knowing when the kids are off is important, particularly if you have to organise childcare in advance, so make sure you bookmark this article. 

 

While schools will provide their own detailed list of closures, here we have outlined a general list of term-times and holidays, according to the Department of Education.

 

September:

Thursday, 1^st

Schools reopen after the summer holidays.

 

October:

Monday, 31^st

Schools close for Halloween.

 

November:

Tuesday, 1^st

Schools reopen after Halloween.

 

December:

Wednesday, 21^st

Schools close for Christmas holidays.

 

January:

Monday, 2^nd

Schools reopen after Christmas holidays.

 

February:

Thursday, 16^th and Friday, 17^th

Schools close for mid-term break.

 

Monday, 20^th

Schools reopen after mid-term break.

 

March:

Friday, 17^th

Some schools close for St Patrick’s Day.

   

April: 

Thursday, 13^th – Friday, 21^st

Schools close for Easter break.

 

Monday, 24^th

Schools reopen after Easter break.

 

May:

Monday, 1^st 

Schools close for May Day. 

 

Monday, 29^th

Schools close for second May Bank Holiday.

 

July:

Saturday, 1^st

Schools close for summer holidays.

 

For more information, check out www.education-ni.gov.uk.