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School term dates and holidays
Term dates, school holidays, and teacher in-service days for the 2024 to 2025 school year.
Term dates for the school year 2024 to 2025:
- First term: August to December 2024
- Second term: January to April 2025
- Third term: April to June 2025.
Term dates 2024 to 2025
Teachers will return for the 2024 to 2025 school year on Wednesday 14 August 2024.
First term: August to December 2024
| Event | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|
| In-service day | School open for teachers and staff only | Wednesday 14 August 2024 |
| In-service day | School open for teachers and staff only | Thursday 15 August 2024 |
| Start of term | Pupils' first day at school | Friday 16 August 2024 |
| Local holidays | Schools closed | Friday 27 September 2024 |
| Local holidays | Schools closed | Monday 30 September 2024 |
| Normal school day | Schools open | Tuesday 1 October 2024 |
| In-service day | School open for teachers and staff only | Friday 11 October 2024 |
| Mid-term holidays | Schools closed | Monday 14 October 2024 |
| Mid-term holidays | Schools closed | Tuesday 15 October 2024 |
| Mid-term holidays | Schools closed | Wednesday 16 October 2024 |
| Mid-term holidays | Schools closed | Thursday 17 October 2024 |
| Mid-term holidays | Schools closed | Friday 18 October 2024 |
| Second half of term | Schools open | Monday 21 October 2024 |
| St. Andrew's Day | Schools closed | Monday 2 December 2024 |
| Normal school day | Schools open | Tuesday 3 December 2024 |
| Christmas and New Year holidays | Schools closed | Monday 23 December 2024 |
| Christmas and New Year holidays | Schools closed | Tuesday 24 December 2024 |
| Christmas and New Year holidays | Schools closed | Wednesday 25 December 2024 |
| Christmas and New Year holidays | Schools closed | Thursday 26 December 2024 |
| Christmas and New Year holidays | Schools closed | Friday 27 December 2024 |
| Christmas and New Year holidays | Schools closed | Monday 30 December 2024 |
| Christmas and New Year holidays | Schools closed | Tuesday 31 December 2024 |
| Christmas and New Year holidays | Schools closed | Wednesday 1 January 2025 |
| Christmas and New Year holidays | Schools closed | Thursday 2 January 2025 |
| Christmas and New Year holidays | Schools closed | Friday 3 January 2025 |
Second term: January to April 2025
| Event | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Start of term | Schools open | Monday 6 January 2025 |
| In-service day | Schools open for teachers and staff only | Friday 14 February 2025 |
| Mid-term holidays | Schools closed | Monday 17 February 2025 |
| Mid-term holidays | Schools closed | Tuesday 18 February 2025 |
| Second half of term | Schools open | Wednesday 19 February 2025 |
| Easter holidays | Schools closed | Monday 7 April 2025 |
| Easter holidays | Schools closed | Tuesday 8 April 2025 |
| Easter holidays | Schools closed | Wednesday 9 April 2025 |
| Easter holidays | Schools closed | Thursday 10 April 2025 |
| Easter holidays | Schools closed | Friday 11 April 2025 |
| Easter holidays | Schools closed | Monday 14 April 2025 |
| Easter holidays | Schools closed | Tuesday 15 April 2025 |
| Easter holidays | Schools closed | Wednesday 16 April 2025 |
| Easter holidays | Schools closed | Thursday 17 April 2025 |
| Easter holidays | Schools closed | Friday 18 April 2025 |
| Easter holidays | Schools closed | Monday 21 April 2025 |
Third term: April to June 2025
| Event | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Start of term | Schools open | Tuesday 22 April 2025 |
| May Day | Schools closed | Monday 5 May 2025 |
| Normal school day | Schools open | Tuesday 6 May 2025 |
| In-service day | Schools open for teachers and staff only | Friday 23 May 2025 |
| Local holiday | Schools closed | Monday 26 May 2025 |
| Normal school day | Schools open | Tuesday 27 May 2025 |
| Summer holidays | Schools closed | Monday 30 June 2025 |
Teachers will return for the 2025 to 2026 school year on Thursday 14 August 2025.
Also in this section
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Apply for a place at school
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School meals
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Free school meals and clothing grants
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Home to school transport
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Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA)
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Online accounts for parents
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Money and benefits advice for parents, carers and families
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Information for parents and carers
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Nurseries, childcare and early learning
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Primary schools
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Additional Support Needs schools
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Secondary schools
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Learning and education in Gaelic
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Ionnsachadh agus foghlam ann an Gàidhlig
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Map of schools and nurseries in Renfrewshire
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Going to college or university in Renfrewshire
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Sign up for our schools and nurseries newsletter
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Learning, health and wellbeing of children and young people
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Out of school care (childcare for primary school age children)
