{
  "title": "Secondary school holidays in Ireland",
  "source": {
    "title": "Department of Education Circular 0018/2026: Standardisation of the school year 2026/27 to 2028/29",
    "url": "https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-education/services/school-holiday-dates/"
  },
  "url": "https://secondaryschool.ie/term-dates",
  "calendar": "https://secondaryschool.ie/term-dates.ics",
  "notes": [
    "Dates are the first and last days secondary schools are closed.",
    "Each school sets its own start date in late August or early September and its own last day in June.",
    "Schools may add a few discretionary days off, including closing for the whole February mid-term week."
  ],
  "currentYear": "2026-27",
  "next": {
    "key": "october",
    "name": "October mid-term break",
    "first": "2026-10-26",
    "last": "2026-10-30",
    "kind": "break",
    "note": "The October bank holiday is Monday 26 October."
  },
  "years": [
    {
      "slug": "2026-27",
      "label": "2026/27",
      "url": "https://secondaryschool.ie/term-dates/2026-27",
      "closures": [
        {
          "key": "october",
          "name": "October mid-term break",
          "first": "2026-10-26",
          "last": "2026-10-30",
          "kind": "break",
          "note": "The October bank holiday is Monday 26 October."
        },
        {
          "key": "christmas",
          "name": "Christmas holidays",
          "first": "2026-12-23",
          "last": "2027-01-05",
          "kind": "break",
          "note": "Last day of term is Tuesday 22 December. Schools reopen Wednesday 6 January."
        },
        {
          "key": "st-brigid",
          "name": "St Brigid's Day bank holiday",
          "first": "2027-02-01",
          "last": "2027-02-01",
          "kind": "bank-holiday"
        },
        {
          "key": "february",
          "name": "February mid-term break",
          "first": "2027-02-15",
          "last": "2027-02-19",
          "kind": "break",
          "note": "Post-primary schools close for the full week. A school that has lost days to an unplanned closure can stay open up to Wednesday 17 February."
        },
        {
          "key": "st-patrick",
          "name": "St Patrick's Day",
          "first": "2027-03-17",
          "last": "2027-03-17",
          "kind": "bank-holiday"
        },
        {
          "key": "easter",
          "name": "Easter holidays",
          "first": "2027-03-22",
          "last": "2027-04-02",
          "kind": "break",
          "note": "Last day of term is Friday 19 March. Schools reopen Monday 5 April."
        },
        {
          "key": "may",
          "name": "May bank holiday",
          "first": "2027-05-03",
          "last": "2027-05-03",
          "kind": "bank-holiday"
        },
        {
          "key": "june",
          "name": "June bank holiday",
          "first": "2027-06-07",
          "last": "2027-06-07",
          "kind": "bank-holiday"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "slug": "2027-28",
      "label": "2027/28",
      "url": "https://secondaryschool.ie/term-dates/2027-28",
      "closures": [
        {
          "key": "october",
          "name": "October mid-term break",
          "first": "2027-10-25",
          "last": "2027-10-29",
          "kind": "break",
          "note": "The October bank holiday is Monday 25 October."
        },
        {
          "key": "christmas",
          "name": "Christmas holidays",
          "first": "2027-12-23",
          "last": "2028-01-05",
          "kind": "break",
          "note": "Last day of term is Wednesday 22 December. Schools reopen Thursday 6 January."
        },
        {
          "key": "st-brigid",
          "name": "St Brigid's Day bank holiday",
          "first": "2028-02-07",
          "last": "2028-02-07",
          "kind": "bank-holiday"
        },
        {
          "key": "february",
          "name": "February mid-term break",
          "first": "2028-02-21",
          "last": "2028-02-25",
          "kind": "break",
          "note": "Post-primary schools close for the full week. A school that has lost days to an unplanned closure can stay open up to Wednesday 23 February."
        },
        {
          "key": "st-patrick",
          "name": "St Patrick's Day",
          "first": "2028-03-17",
          "last": "2028-03-17",
          "kind": "bank-holiday"
        },
        {
          "key": "easter",
          "name": "Easter holidays",
          "first": "2028-04-10",
          "last": "2028-04-21",
          "kind": "break",
          "note": "Last day of term is Friday 7 April. Schools reopen Monday 24 April."
        },
        {
          "key": "may",
          "name": "May bank holiday",
          "first": "2028-05-01",
          "last": "2028-05-01",
          "kind": "bank-holiday"
        },
        {
          "key": "june",
          "name": "June bank holiday",
          "first": "2028-06-05",
          "last": "2028-06-05",
          "kind": "bank-holiday"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "slug": "2028-29",
      "label": "2028/29",
      "url": "https://secondaryschool.ie/term-dates/2028-29",
      "closures": [
        {
          "key": "october",
          "name": "October mid-term break",
          "first": "2028-10-30",
          "last": "2028-11-03",
          "kind": "break",
          "note": "The October bank holiday is Monday 30 October."
        },
        {
          "key": "christmas",
          "name": "Christmas holidays",
          "first": "2028-12-25",
          "last": "2029-01-05",
          "kind": "break",
          "note": "Last day of term is Friday 22 December. Schools reopen Monday 8 January."
        },
        {
          "key": "st-brigid",
          "name": "St Brigid's Day bank holiday",
          "first": "2029-02-05",
          "last": "2029-02-05",
          "kind": "bank-holiday"
        },
        {
          "key": "february",
          "name": "February mid-term break",
          "first": "2029-02-12",
          "last": "2029-02-16",
          "kind": "break",
          "note": "Post-primary schools close for the full week. A school that has lost days to an unplanned closure can stay open up to Wednesday 14 February."
        },
        {
          "key": "easter",
          "name": "Easter holidays",
          "first": "2029-03-26",
          "last": "2029-04-06",
          "kind": "break",
          "note": "Last day of term is Friday 23 March. Schools reopen Monday 9 April."
        },
        {
          "key": "may",
          "name": "May bank holiday",
          "first": "2029-05-07",
          "last": "2029-05-07",
          "kind": "bank-holiday"
        },
        {
          "key": "june",
          "name": "June bank holiday",
          "first": "2029-06-04",
          "last": "2029-06-04",
          "kind": "bank-holiday"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}