Martin Luther King Jr. Day Schools & Offices Closed
Feb 16 – 20 (M-F)
February Break – Schools Closed
Feb 17 (T)
Lunar New Year
Mar 20 (F)
Eid al-Fitr – Schools Closed
Mar 26 (Tu)
Early Release PreK-5 Parent Conferences
April 3 (F)
Good Friday – Schools Closed
April 20 – 24 (M-F)
April Break – Schools Closed
May 25 (M)
Memorial Day – Schools & Offices Closed
June 5 (F)
WHS Graduation / Half Day WHS Only
June 19 (Th)
Juneteenth – Schools & Offices Closed
June 24 (W)
Last Day STUDENTS (assumes 5 contingency days)
June 25 (Th)
Last Day TEACHERS (assumes 5 contingency days)
NO SCHOOL
Additional Elem. Early Release Date for Parent Conferences
Early Release Dates for WMS & WHS
Early Release Date WMS Only
Early Release Date WHS Only – High School Graduation: Friday June 5
Opening and Closing Days
Month
Student Scheduled Days
August
3
September
20
October
21
November
17
December
16
January
19
February
15
March
21
April
16
May
20
June
17
Total
185
INFORMATION ON SCHOOL OPENING IN AUGUST: PAWS follows an “orientation schedule” 8/27-8/29. Full Schedule begins 9/2. Kindergarten follows Early Release Day schedule 8/27-9/5. Full Day begins 9/8.
INFORMATION ON EARLY RELEASE DAYS: Elementary Early Release: Wednesdays at 12:00. Additional Elem. Early Release Days: 11/6/25 and 4/1/26. Middle School (11:21 am) and High School (11:29 am) Early release dates: 10/8/25, 11/5, 11/26 and 12/3; 1/7/26, 2/4, 3/4, 4/1, 5/6, 6/3 (WMS Only) & 6/5 (WHS Only)
Last Day Calculator
Students | Teachers
0 Contingency Days =
06-16-26 | 06-17-26
1 Contingency Days =
06-17-26 | 06-18-26
2 Contingency Days =
06-18-26 | 06-22-26
3 Contingency Days =
06-22-26 | 06-23-26
4 Contingency Days =
06-23-26 | 06-24-26
5 Contingency Days =
06-24-26 | 06-25-26
INFORMATION ON SCHOOL CLOSING IN JUNE: The last day of school is an early release day. 8th Grade Completion Ceremony takes place on the last day of school. Elementary: If the last day of school is a Thursday or Friday, then the Wednesday of that final week is a full day of school.
Closing day is determined based on contingency days. (Teachers work 184 days; students attend 180 days)
As Voted by School Committee: December 10, 2024
2025-2026 WPS Religious and Cultural Observances Calendar
Wellesley Public Schools values the significance of all holidays celebrated by our families. Please note that the list below may not encompass every holiday. For multi-day holidays, the date listed on the calendar is the first day of the holiday. * The observance begins at sunset the day before.
Month
Holiday
Date
AUGUST
WPS classes begin for students on Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Ganesha Chaturthi
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
SEPTEMBER
Navaratri (start)
Monday, September 22, 2025
Rosh Hashanah* (Day 1)
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
OCTOBER
Navaratri (end)
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Yom Kippur*
Thursday, October 2, 2025
Dussehra/Dasara
Thursday, October 2, 2025
MidAutumn Festival
Monday, October 6, 2025
Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving)
Monday, October 6, 2025
First Day of Sukkot*
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Monday, October 13, 2025
Diwali
Monday, October 20, 2025
NOVEMBER
Thanksgiving
Thursday, November 27, 2025
DECEMBER
Chanukah/Hanukkah* (Day 1)
Sunday, December 14, 2025
Christmas Eve
Wednesday, December 24, 2025
Christmas Day
Thursday, December 25, 2025
Kwanzaa (Day 1)
Friday, December 26, 2025
JANUARY
New Year’s Day
Thursday, January 1, 2026
Epiphany
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Orthodox Christmas
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Isra & Miraj*
Friday, January 16, 2026
FEBRUARY
Lunar New Year
Thursday, February 17, 2026
First Day of Ramadan*
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
MARCH
Holi*
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Laylat al-Qadr
Monday, March 16, 2026
Eid al-Fitr*
Friday, March 20, 2026
APRIL
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
MAY
Vesak Day
Friday, May 1, 2026
Shavuot*
Friday, May 22, 2026
Hajj (Day 1)*
Monday, May 25, 2026
Eid al-Adha*
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
JUNE
Juneteenth
Friday, June 19, 2026
The last day of classes is June 24, 2026 (with five contingency days)
