School Year Calendar 2025-26

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

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Day/ Date

Event/ Activity

Friday, August 22, 2025

Andover Assistants Return

Monday, August 25, 2025

First Day of School - Teachers

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

First Day of School - Grade 1-12 Students

Friday, August 29 - September 1, 2025

Labor Day Recess - No School

Tuesday, September 2, 2025

First Day of School - PreK & Kindergarten Students

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Early Release Day

Monday, October 13, 2025

Fall Recess - No School

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Teacher Conferences (Grades K-12) - No School Districtwide

Friday, November 7, 2025

Kindergarten Teacher Conferences - No Kindergarten classes

Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Veterans Day - No School

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Early Release Day

Thursday, November 27 & Friday, November 28, 2025

Thanksgiving Recess - No School

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Early Release Day

Wednesday, December 24, 2025 - Friday, January 2, 2026

Holiday Recess- No School

Monday, January 19, 2026

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - No School

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Early Release Day

Monday, February 16 - Friday, February 20, 2026

Presidents' Day/ Winter Recess - No School

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Early Release Day

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Early Release Day

Monday, April 20 - Friday, April 24, 2026

Patriots' Day/ Spring Recess - No School

Wednesday, April 6, 2026

Early Release Day

Monday, May 25, 2026

Memorial Day - No School

Monday, June 1, 2026

High School Graduation

Thursday, June 11, 2026

Last Day of School (no storm days)

Thursday, June 18, 2026

Last Day of School (5 storm days)

Friday, June 19, 2026

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 2025-26

Holiday/ Observance

Date

Muharram*

Friday, June 27, 2025

Ganesha Chaturthi **

Tuesday, August 26, 2025

APS Classes for students begins on Wednesday, August 27, 2025

 Preschool and Kindergarten students begin classes on Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Samvatsari

Thursday, August 28, 2025

Navaratri

Monday, September 22, 2025

Rosh Hashanah* (day 1)

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Rosh Hashanah* (day 2)

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Yom Kippur*

Thursday, October 2, 2025

Dasera/ Dussehra

Thursday, October 2, 2025

First Day of Sukkot*

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Diwali

Monday, October 20, 2025

Chanukah/ Hanukkah* (day 1)

Monday, December 15, 2025

Christmas Eve

Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Christmas Day

Thursday, December 25, 2025

Kwanzaa (day 1)

Friday, December 26, 2025

Epiphany

Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Orthodox Christmas

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Isra & Miraj*/**

Friday, January 16, 2026

Lunar New Year

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Ramadan*/**

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Holi*

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Laylat al-Qadr

Monday, March 16, 2026

Eid al-Fitr*

Friday, March 20, 2026

Palm Sunday

Sunday, March 29, 2026

Passover* (day 1)

Thursday, April 2, 2026

Good Friday

Friday, April 3, 2026

Easter Sunday

Sunday, April 5, 2026

Orthodox Good Friday

Friday, April 10, 2026

Orthodox Easter Sunday

Sunday, April 12, 2026

Vesak Day

Friday, May 1, 2026

Shavuot*

Friday, May 22, 2026

Hajj*/** (5 days)

Monday, May 25, 2026

Eid al-Adha*/**

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

*Holidays begin at sundown the previous day

 **Holiday or observance date may vary based on region

Last Day of Classes is June 11, 2026 (no storm days)

Islamic New Year

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Muharram*

Tuesday, June 16, 2026