NYC public school calendar: Key dates to know as students head into 2025

New York’s Staten Island. Public schools in New York City still have plenty of vacation time and other significant dates to remember for the remainder of the academic year as 2024 draws to a conclusion.

For those who are already looking forward to summer, Thursday, June 26, 2025, is the last day of courses.

Between the first and last day of classes, the municipal Department of Education’s academic schedule allows for almost two dozen days off.

The calendar includes weeklong vacations for winter, mid-winter, and spring recess, which includes Christmas and Passover, as well as time off for religious festivals including Good Friday, Yom Kippur, and Eid al-Fitr. Additionally, Diwali is now a public school holiday.

Additionally, the school calendar permits vacation time on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Election Day, Thanksgiving, Italian Heritage Day, and Indigenous Peoples Day (Columbus Day).

The calendar also shows the dates of the elementary, middle, and high school parent-teacher conferences.

Winter Break is just a few days away, as public school kids begin their breaks earlier than anticipated this year after New York City declared Monday, December 23, will be added as an extra day off.

These are important dates for the rest of the school year that you should be aware of.

January 2025

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  Jan. 2 – Classes resume after winter recess
  
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  Jan. 20 – Schools closed for Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  
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  Jan. 21-24 – Regents exams are administered
  
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  Jan. 27 – Professional Development Day; no classes for students attending high schools and 6-12 schools, all other students attend school
  
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  Jan. 29 – Schools closed for Lunar New Year
  

February 2025

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  Feb. 17 21 – Schools closed for mid-winter recess
  

March 2025

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  March 6 – Afternoon and Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for elementary schools and Pre-K Centers; students in these schools dismissed three hours early
  
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  March 13 – Afternoon and Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for middle schools and D75 schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours early
  
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  March 20 – Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K 12, and 6 12 schools
  
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  March 21 – Afternoon Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K 12, and 6 12 schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours early
  
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  March 31 – Schools closed for Eid al-Fitr
  

April 2025

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  April 14-18 – Schools closed for spring recess
  

May 2025

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  May 1 – Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for elementary schools and Pre-K Centers
  
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  May 8 – Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for middle schools and D75 schools
  
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  May 15 – Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K 12, and 6 12 schools
  
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  May 26 – Schools closed for Memorial Day
  

June 2025

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  June 5 – Schools closed for Eid al-Adha/Anniversary Day
  
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  June 6 – Clerical Day; no classes for students attending 3K, Pre-K, elementary schools, middle schools, K-12 schools, and standalone D75 programs
  
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  June 17-26 – Regents exam administration
  
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  June 19 – Schools closed for Juneteenth
  
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  June 26 – Last day of classes
  

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