| Aug 23-25 (Wed-Fri) | New Professional Staff |
| Aug 28 & 29 (Mon/Tues) | All Professional Staff |
| Aug 30 thru Sept 8 | Kindergarten 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, 2024 | December 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.| Month | Holiday | Date |
|---|---|---|
| AUGUST | WPS classes begin for students on Wednesday, August 30, 2023 | |
| SEPTEMBER | Rosh 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 Festival | Saturday, September 30, 2023 | |
| First Day of Sukkot* | Saturday, September 30, 2023 | |
| OCTOBER | Navaratri | Sunday, October 15, 2023 |
| Dasara/ Dussehra | Monday, October 23, 2023 | |
| NOVEMBER | Diwali | Sunday, November 12, 2023 |
| DECEMBER | Chanukah/ 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 | |
| JANUARY | Epiphany | Saturday, January 6, 2024 |
| Orthodox Christmas | Sunday, January 7, 2024 | |
| FEBRUARY | Isra & Miraj* | Wednesday, February 7, 2024 |
| Lunar New Year | Saturday, February 10, 2024 | |
| MARCH | First 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 | |
| APRIL | Laylat al-Qadr | Saturday, April 6, 2024 |
| Eid al-Fitr* | Wednesday, April 10, 2024 | |
| Passover* (day 1) | Tuesday, April 23, 2024 | |
| MAY | Orthodox Good Friday | Friday, May 3, 2024 |
| Orthodox Easter Sunday | Sunday, May 5, 2024 | |
| Vesak Day | Thursday, May 23, 2024 | |
| JUNE | Shavuot* | 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 | ||