It’s never too early to try to start planning for the next school year. Since Pennsylvania’s largest school district has released the academic calendar for Philadelphia for 2024-2025, now is the time to start preparing for staff development days (read: days off for your kids). Philadelphia’s school district calendar now recognizes the Lunar New Year, Diwali, Eid al-Adha, and Good Friday with days off, representing more of the cultural diversity in the district. Students will be in school for Indigenous Peoples Day and Veterans Day, when schools will honor these days with in-school learning related to these holidays.
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For a full Philadelphia school district calendar, visit the district’s website. And if you're looking for the most up-to-date information about snow days in the Philadelphia school district, check out the district's inclement weather policy.
2024-2025 Philadelphia School District Calendar
August 26: First day of school for all students
August 26-30: Kindergarten interview day, three-hour early dismissal (Kindergarten only)
September 2: Labor Day, schools closed for students and staff
September 27: Half-day staff professional development; three-hour early dismissal for students
October 3: Rosh Hashanah, schools closed for students and staff
October 14: Indigenous Peoples Day of Learning (in-school day)
October 25: Full-day staff professional development school closed for students
November 5: Election Day, schools closed for students and staff
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November 11: Veterans Day (in-school day)
November 15: Term 1 Report Card Conferences (full day), school closed for students
November 27: Three-hour early dismissal for students and staff before Thanksgiving
November 28-29: Thanksgiving Recess for students and staff
December 13: Half-day staff professional development, three-hour early dismissal for students
December 23-January 3: Winter Recess, school closed for students and staff
January 4: School resumes
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January 6-17: Keystone Testing Window
January 20: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, school closed for students and staff
January 30-31: Term 2 Report Card Conferences (half day), three-hour early dismissal for students
February 7: Half-day staff professional development; three-hour early dismissal for students
February 17: Presidents’ Day, school closed for students and staff
March 7: Half-day staff professional development, three-hour early dismissal for students
March 27-28: Term 3 Report Card Conferences (half day), three-hour early dismissal for students
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March 31: Eid al-Fitr, school closed for students and staff
April 14-17: Spring Recess, school closed for students and staff
April 18: Good Friday, school closed for students and staff
April 21: PSSA testing window begins
May 2: PSSA testing window ends
May 9: Half-day staff professional development, three-hour early dismissal for students
May 20: Election Day (tentative), school closed for students and staff
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May 26: Memorial Day, school closed for students and staff
May 12-23: Keystone testing window
June 6: Eid al-Adha, school closed for students and staff
June 11: Half-day staff professional development, three-hour early dismissal for students
June 12: Last day of school for students and staff