Aug 23-25 (Wed-Fri)New Professional Staff
Aug 28 & 29 (Mon/Tues)All Professional Staff
Aug 30 thru Sept 8Kindergarten Begins – Early Release Days
Sept 4 (Mon)Labor Day – Schools & Offices Closed
Sept 11 (Mon)Kindergarten Full Days Start
Sept 25 (Mon)Yom Kippur – Schools Closed
Oct 9 (Mon)Indigenous Peoples Day – Schools & Offices Closed
Oct 11 (Wed)Early Release WMS & WHS
Nov 2 (Thurs)Early Release PreK-5 Parent Conferences
Nov 10 (Fri)Veterans’ Day – Schools & Offices Closed
Nov 22 (Wed)Early Release – Schools & Offices
Nov 23-24 (Thurs/Fri)Thanksgiving Recess – Schools & Offices Closed
Nov 27 (Mon)Professional Day – Schools Closed
Dec 25 – Jan 1, 2024December Break – Schools Closed

2024

Jan 2 (Tues)School Reopens
Jan 15 (Mon)Martin Luther King Jr. Day Schools & Offices Closed
Feb 19 – 23 (Mon-Fri)February Break – Schools Closed
March 29 (Fri)Good Friday – Schools Closed
April 2 (Tues)Early Release PreK-5 Parent Conferences
April 15 – 19 (Mon-Fri)April Break – Schools Closed
May 27 (Mon)Memorial Day – Schools & Offices Closed
June 7 (Fri)WHS Graduation/Half Day WHS Only
June 19 (Wed)Juneteenth – Schools & Offices Closed
June 20 (Thu)Closing Day All Students (1/2 day – assumes 5
contingency days)
June 21 (Fri)Closing Day-All Teachers (assumes 5 contingency days)

PAWS Preschool:
August 30 – Sept 1 – Orientation Schedule
September 5 Full Schedule Starts

The final day of school will be adjusted depending on the number of contingency days used if any. (Teachers work 184 days; students attend 180 days.)

Early Release – Elementary students are dismissed on Wednesdays at 12:00 noon. Middle School (11:21 am) and High School (11:29 am). Early
release dates are: October 11, November 1 and 22, December 6, January 10, February 7, March 6, April 3, May 1.
June early dismissals for High School Graduation is Friday, June 7th & Middle School 8th Grade Completion Ceremony is the last day of school.

The final day of school will be a half day. For elementary students there will be only one half day during the final week of school. If the last day of school is a Thursday or Friday, the preceding Wednesday for elementary students shall be a full day.

Football First day of practice: TBD
Fall Athletics First day of practice: TBD
Winter Athletics First day of practice: TBD
Spring Athletics First day of practice: TBD

As Voted by School Committee: December 20, 2022


2023-2024 WPS Religious and Cultural Observances Calendar

The district’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Mission states our belief that it is our moral responsibility to welcome, celebrate and affirm the full spectrum and intersections of human differences in and beyond our community. The School Committee recognizes the list below may not include all holidays observed by Wellesley Public Schools families, but there has been an attempt to identify the major ones.

MonthHolidayDate
AUGUST WPS classes begin for students on Wednesday, August 30, 2023
SEPTEMBERRosh Hashanah* (day 1) Saturday, September 16, 2023 
Rosh Hashanah* (day 2) Sunday, September 17, 2023 
Samvatsari Tuesday, September 19, 2023 
Ganesha Chaturthi Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Yom Kippur* Monday, September 25, 2023 
Chusoek (Korean Thanksgiving-day 1)Thursday. September 28, 2023
Mid-Autumn FestivalSaturday, September 30, 2023
First Day of Sukkot* Saturday, September 30, 2023 
OCTOBERNavaratri Sunday, October 15, 2023 
Dasara/ Dussehra Monday, October 23, 2023 
NOVEMBERDiwali Sunday, November 12, 2023 
DECEMBERChanukah/ Hanukkah* (day 1) Friday, December 8, 2023 
Christmas Eve Sunday, December 24, 2023 
Christmas Day Monday, December 25, 2023 
Kwanzaa (day 1) Tuesday, December 26, 2023 
JANUARYEpiphany Saturday, January 6, 2024 
Orthodox Christmas Sunday, January 7, 2024 
FEBRUARYIsra & Miraj* Wednesday, February 7, 2024 
Lunar New Year Saturday, February 10, 2024 
MARCHFirst Day of Ramadan* Monday, March 11, 2024 
Palm Sunday Sunday, March 24, 2024 
Holi * Monday, March 25, 2024 
Good Friday Friday, March 29, 2024 
Easter Sunday Sunday, March 31, 2024 
APRILLaylat al-Qadr Saturday, April 6, 2024 
Eid al-Fitr* Wednesday, April 10, 2024 
Passover* (day 1) Tuesday, April 23, 2024 
MAYOrthodox Good Friday Friday, May 3, 2024 
Orthodox Easter Sunday Sunday, May 5, 2024 
Vesak Day Thursday, May 23, 2024 
JUNEShavuot* Wednesday, June 12, 2024 
Hajj (5 days) * Saturday, June 15, 2024 
Eid al-Adha* Monday, June 17, 2024 
The last day of classes is June 20, 2024 (with five contingency days) 
* The observance begins at sunset the day before
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