GESS Important Dates, 2025/26
- Days in session 190
- Number of days of instruction 183
- Number of non-instructional days 7
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- Schools open Tuesday, September 2
- National Day of Truth and Reconciliation (schools closed) Tuesday, September 30
- Administrative Implementation Day Friday, October 10
- Thanksgiving Day (schools closed) Monday, October 13
- Early Dismissal #1 (1:30pm), Parent/Teacher Open House Thursday, October 16
- Teacher Professional Day Friday, October 24
- Remembrance Day (schools closed) Tuesday, November 11
- Winter vacation period (schools closed) Monday, December 22 – Friday, January 2
- Statutory holiday (schools closed) Thursday, January 1
- Schools reopen after Winter vacation Monday, January 5
- Semester turnaround day/I Day Monday, January 26
- Teacher Professional Day (Support Staff In-Service Day) Friday, February 13
- Family Day Monday, February 16
- Early Dismissal #2 (1:30pm), Parent/Teacher Open House Thursday, March 12
- Spring vacation period (schools closed) Monday, March 16 – Friday, March 27
- Schools reopen after Spring vacation Monday, March 30
- Good Friday (schools closed), Friday, April 3
- Easter Monday (schools closed), Monday, April 6
- Early Dismissal #3 (11:45am) for Grade 12 Capstone, Thursday, May 14
- Victoria Day (schools closed) Monday, May 18
- Year-end I Days (students only in session if completing courses), Monday, June 22 to Wednesday, June 24
- Report cards posted by noon online (in session 9-10am) Thursday, June 25
- Administrative Day (students don’t attend) Friday, June 26