Angus school term dates & holidays 2026/27 and 2027/28

Compiled from Angus Council's published calendar · last checked 12 September 2026

These are the official school term dates and holidays set by Angus Council for the 2026/27 and 2027/28 academic years: term start and finish dates, half terms, and the Christmas, Easter and summer breaks. We take the dates straight from the council's own published calendar (linked below), convert them into one consistent format, and recheck them each academic year. School-day counts exclude weekends and half term but not inset days, which individual schools choose themselves.

Angus term dates 2026/27

PeriodStartsEndsLength
Autumn term 2026 termTuesday, 18 August 2026Wednesday, 23 December 202682 school days
October half term holidayMonday, 5 October 2026Friday, 16 October 2026
Christmas holiday holidayThursday, 24 December 2026Wednesday, 6 January 2027
Spring term 2027 termThursday, 7 January 2027Friday, 26 March 202754 school days
February half term holidayThursday, 11 February 2027Monday, 15 February 2027
Easter holiday holidaySaturday, 27 March 2027Sunday, 11 April 2027
Summer term 2027 termMonday, 12 April 2027Thursday, 1 July 202759 school days
Council notes for 2026/27:
  • Angus publishes the year as four terms (autumn, winter, spring and summer). The autumn and winter terms are combined here as the Autumn term, with the autumn break of Monday 5 October to Friday 16 October 2026 as its half term.
  • All pupils resume Tuesday 18 August 2026.
  • In-service days Wednesday 2 and Thursday 3 December 2026, schools closed.
  • St Andrew's Day holiday Friday 4 December 2026, schools closed.
  • Christmas holiday Thursday 24 December 2026 to Wednesday 6 January 2027.
  • February mid-term: in-service day Thursday 11 February 2027, then mid-term holiday Friday 12 and Monday 15 February 2027, schools closed on all three days.
  • Spring holiday Monday 29 March to Friday 9 April 2027, which the council notes includes Easter Monday 29 March 2027. The spring term ends Friday 26 March 2027.
  • May holiday Monday 3 May 2027, schools closed.
  • In-service day Monday 31 May 2027, schools closed.
  • Summer holiday Friday 2 July to Monday 16 August 2027.

Angus term dates 2027/28

PeriodStartsEndsLength
Autumn term 2027 termTuesday, 17 August 2027Wednesday, 22 December 202782 school days
October half term holidayMonday, 4 October 2027Friday, 15 October 2027
Christmas holiday holidayThursday, 23 December 2027Wednesday, 5 January 2028
Spring term 2028 termThursday, 6 January 2028Friday, 31 March 202859 school days
February half term holidayThursday, 10 February 2028Monday, 14 February 2028
Easter holiday holidaySaturday, 1 April 2028Monday, 17 April 2028
Summer term 2028 termTuesday, 18 April 2028Friday, 30 June 202854 school days
Council notes for 2027/28:
  • Angus publishes the year as four terms (autumn, winter, spring and summer). The autumn and winter terms are combined here as the Autumn term, with the autumn break of Monday 4 October to Friday 15 October 2027 as its half term.
  • Staff resume Monday 16 August 2027; all pupils resume Tuesday 17 August 2027.
  • In-service days Wednesday 1 and Thursday 2 December 2027, schools closed.
  • St Andrew's Day holiday Friday 3 December 2027, schools closed.
  • Christmas holiday Thursday 23 December 2027 to Wednesday 5 January 2028.
  • February mid-term: in-service day Thursday 10 February 2028, then mid-term holiday Friday 11 and Monday 14 February 2028, schools closed on all three days.
  • Spring holiday Monday 3 April to Monday 17 April 2028.
  • May holiday Monday 1 May 2028, schools closed.
  • In-service day Monday 29 May 2028, schools closed.
  • Summer holiday Monday 3 July to Monday 14 August 2028.
Source: these dates come from Angus Council's official term dates page, last checked by us on 12 September 2026. If the council amends its calendar mid-year, its page is the authority; tell us and we'll correct ours. Read how we compile term dates.

Common questions

When is October half term in Angus?

October half term in Angus runs from Monday, 5 October 2026 to Friday, 16 October 2026. Pupils return the following school day.

When do Angus schools break up for Christmas?

The autumn term in Angus ends on Wednesday, 23 December 2026, so that is the last day of school before the Christmas holiday.

When do Angus schools break up for summer?

The summer term ends on Thursday, 1 July 2027. The summer holiday starts the next day.

Is Angus's October half term the same as neighbouring councils?

Partly. Of the 31 other Scotland councils we cover, 1 share Angus's October half term week in 2026/27, while Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Clackmannanshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Dundee, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Lothian, East Renfrewshire, Edinburgh, Falkirk, Fife, Glasgow, Highland, Inverclyde, Midlothian, Moray, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Orkney, Perth and Kinross, Renfrewshire, Scottish Borders, Shetland, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, Stirling, West Dunbartonshire, West Lothian, Western Isles differ. If your children attend schools under different councils, check both pages before booking.

Do all schools in Angus follow these dates?

No. These are Angus Council's published dates for community and voluntary-controlled schools. Academies, free schools, foundation schools and private schools set their own calendars, and every school adds its own inset days. Check with your school before booking anything you can't refund.

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