School Year Calendar 2024-25
Times for the School Day:
Andover High School: 8:15 AM to 2:51 PM
All middle schools: 8:15 AM to 2:50 PM
All elementary schools: 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Early Release Days:
Andover High School: 8:15 AM to 11:30 AM
All middle schools: 8:15 AM to 11:30 AM
All elementary schools: 9:00 AM to 12:15 PM
Shawsheen Preschool: 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Day/ Date | Event/ Activity |
Friday, August 23, 2024 | Andover Assistants Return |
Monday, August 26, 2024 | First Day of School - Teachers |
Wednesday, August 28, 2024 | First Day of School - Grade 1-12 Students |
Friday, August 30 - Monday, September 2, 2024 | Labor Day Recess - No School |
Tuesday, September 3, 2024 | First Day of School - PreK & Kindergarten Students |
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 | Early Release Day |
Monday, October 14, 2024 | Fall Recess - No School |
Friday, November 1, 2024 | Kindergarten Conference Only- No K Classes |
Tuesday, November 5, 2024 | Teacher Conferences (Grades K-12) - No School |
Monday, November 11, 2024 | Veterans Day - No School |
Wednesday, November 27, 2024 | Early Release Day |
Thursday, November 28 - Friday, November 29, 2024 | Thanksgiving Recess - No School |
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 | Early Release Day |
Monday, December 23 - Wednesday, January 1, 2025 | Holiday Recess- No School |
Monday, January 20, 2025 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - No School |
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 | Early Release Day |
Monday, February 17 - Friday, February 21, 2025 | Presidents' Day/ Winter Recess - No School |
Wednesday, March 12, 2025 | Early Release Day |
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 | Early Release Day |
Monday, April 21 - Friday, April 25, 2025 | Patriots' Day/ Spring Recess - No School |
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 | Early Release Day |
Monday, May 26, 2025 | Memorial Day - No School |
Monday, June 2, 2025 | High School Graduation |
Friday, June 13, 2025 | Last Day of School |
Thursday, June 19, 2025 | Juneteenth |
Andover Public Schools serves children from many different religious and ethnic backgrounds, and a goal of the APS Theory of Action is to create safe, caring, and culturally responsive classrooms and schools. With that in mind, district policy IMDC "Accommodation for Religious and Ethnic Observances" describes the handling of absences and event scheduling on days which require additional consideration. The School Committee recognizes the list below may not include all holidays observed by Andover families, but there has been an attempt to identify the major ones.
Religious and Ethnic Observances 2024-25
Holiday/ Observance | Date |
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Muharram* | Wednesday, July 17, 2024 |
APS Classes for students begins on Wednesday, August 28, 2024 | Preschool and Kindergarten students begin classes on Tuesday, September 3, 2024 |
Ganesha Chaturthi | Saturday, September 7, 2024 |
Samvatsari | Sunday, September 8, 2024 |
Navaratri | Thursday, October 3, 2024 |
Rosh Hashanah* (day 1) | Thursday, October 3, 2024 |
Rosh Hashanah* (day 2) | Friday, October 4, 2024 |
Yom Kippur* | Saturday, October 12, 2024 |
Dasera/ Dussehra | Saturday, October 12, 2024 |
First Day of Sukkot* | Thursday, October 17, 2024 |
Diwali | Thursday, October 31, 2024 |
Christmas Eve | Tuesday, December 24, 2024 |
Christmas Day | Wednesday, December 25, 2024 |
Chanukah/ Hanukkah* (day 1) | Thursday, December 26, 2024 |
Kwanzaa (day 1) | Thursday, December 26, 2024 |
Epiphany | Monday, January 6, 2025 |
Orthodox Christmas | Tuesday, January 7, 2025 |
Isra & Miraj* | Monday, January 27, 2025 |
Lunar New Year | Wednesday, January 29, 2025 |
Ramadan* | Friday, February 28, 2025 |
Holi* | Friday, March 14, 2025 |
Laylat al-Qadr | Thursday, March 27, 2025 |
Eid al-Fitr* | Monday, March 31, 2025 |
Passover* (day 1) | Sunday, April 13, 2025 |
Palm Sunday | Sunday, April 13, 2025 |
Good Friday | Friday, April 18, 2025 |
Orthodox Good Friday | Friday, April 18, 2025 |
Easter Sunday | Sunday, April 20, 2025 |
Orthodox Easter Sunday | Sunday, April 20, 2025 |
Vesak Day | Monday, May 12, 2025 |
Shavuot* | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
Hajj* (5 days) | Wednesday, June 4, 2025 |
Eid al-Adha* | Saturday, June 7, 2025 |
Last Day of Classes is June 13, 2025 | |
*Holidays begin at sundown the previous day |
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Islamic New Year | Thursday, June 26, 2025 |
Muharram* | Saturday, July 5, 2025 |