School holidays in Scotland, 2026/27 and 2027/28

32 Scottish councils' school holidays side by side, from each council's own published dates. The October holidays 2026 are most often Sat 10 Oct to Sun 18 Oct 2026, but 21 of the 32 councils differ.

Dates from each council, checked on 26 October 2026. Updated 26 October 2026.

Scotland's school holidays 2026/27: the usual dates

The most common dates among the 32 Scottish councils we have 2026/27 dates for. Councils set their own, so a week either way is normal; find yours below.

The most common school holiday dates in Scotland, 2026/27
Holiday	Most common dates	Councils on them
October holidays	10 to 18 Octothers start 3 Oct to 17 Oct	11 of 32
Christmas holidays	19 Dec to 4 Janothers start 19 Dec to 24 Dec	12 of 32
February mid-term	13 to 16 Febothers start 6 Feb to 13 Feb	8 of 32
Easter holidays	26 Mar to 11 Aprothers start 25 Mar to 3 Apr	13 of 32
Summer holidays	26 Jun to 10 Augothers start 26 Jun to 3 Jul	4 of 32

Every council, 2026/27

Scotland school holidays 2026/27 by council
Council	October holidays	Christmas	Easter	Summer
Aberdeen	10 to 25 Oct	19 Dec to 4 Jan	26 Mar to 11 Apr	3 Jul to 23 Aug
Aberdeenshire	10 to 25 Oct	23 Dec to 4 Jan	26 Mar to 11 Apr	2 Jul to 24 Aug
Angus	3 to 18 Oct	24 Dec to 6 Jan	27 Mar to 11 Apr	2 Jul to 16 Aug
Argyll and Bute	3 to 18 Oct	23 Dec to 4 Jan	3 to 18 Apr	3 Jul to 15 Aug
Clackmannanshire	10 to 25 Oct	23 Dec to 4 Jan	3 to 18 Apr	26 Jun to 10 Aug
Dumfries and Galloway	10 to 25 Oct	19 Dec to 5 Jan	26 Mar to 11 Apr	3 Jul to 22 Aug
Dundee	10 to 25 Oct	24 Dec to 6 Jan	26 Mar to 11 Apr	3 Jul to 16 Aug
East Ayrshire	10 to 18 Oct	19 Dec to 4 Jan	26 Mar to 11 Apr	30 Jun to 17 Aug
East Dunbartonshire	10 to 18 Oct	19 Dec to 4 Jan	3 to 18 Apr	1 Jul to 15 Aug
East Lothian	10 to 19 Oct	19 Dec to 4 Jan	3 to 19 Apr	30 Jun to 10 Aug
East Renfrewshire	9 to 18 Oct	19 Dec to 4 Jan	3 to 18 Apr	26 Jun to 15 Aug
Edinburgh	10 to 19 Oct	19 Dec to 5 Jan	3 to 19 Apr	30 Jun to 17 Aug
Falkirk	10 to 25 Oct	23 Dec to 4 Jan	3 to 18 Apr	26 Jun to 10 Aug
Fife	10 to 25 Oct	23 Dec to 5 Jan	26 Mar to 11 Apr	3 Jul to 17 Aug
Glasgow	10 to 18 Oct	19 Dec to 4 Jan	3 to 18 Apr	26 Jun to 17 Aug
Highland	10 to 25 Oct	23 Dec to 5 Jan	26 Mar to 11 Apr	2 Jul to 17 Aug
Inverclyde	10 to 18 Oct	23 Dec to 5 Jan	3 to 18 Apr	1 Jul to 18 Aug
Midlothian	10 to 19 Oct	23 Dec to 6 Jan	3 to 19 Apr	30 Jun to 17 Aug
Moray	10 to 25 Oct	23 Dec to 5 Jan	26 Mar to 11 Apr	3 Jul to 17 Aug
North Ayrshire	10 to 18 Oct	19 Dec to 4 Jan	26 Mar to 11 Apr	1 Jul to 15 Aug
North Lanarkshire	10 to 18 Oct	19 Dec to 4 Jan	3 to 18 Apr	26 Jun to 15 Aug
Orkney	10 to 27 Oct	19 Dec to 4 Jan	27 Mar to 11 Apr	3 Jul to 10 Aug
Perth and Kinross	10 to 25 Oct	24 Dec to 6 Jan	26 Mar to 11 Apr	2 Jul to 17 Aug
Renfrewshire	10 to 18 Oct	23 Dec to 5 Jan	3 to 18 Apr	1 Jul to 17 Aug
Scottish Borders	10 to 18 Oct	23 Dec to 5 Jan	3 to 18 Apr	2 Jul to 17 Aug
Shetland	10 to 27 Oct	19 Dec to 4 Jan	25 Mar to 6 Apr	3 Jul to 17 Aug
South Ayrshire	10 to 18 Oct	23 Dec to 4 Jan	26 Mar to 11 Apr	1 Jul to 15 Aug
South Lanarkshire	10 to 18 Oct	23 Dec to 5 Jan	3 to 18 Apr	26 Jun to 16 Aug
Stirling	10 to 25 Oct	23 Dec to 4 Jan	3 to 18 Apr	26 Jun to 10 Aug
West Dunbartonshire	10 to 18 Oct	19 Dec to 4 Jan	3 to 18 Apr	1 Jul to 16 Aug
West Lothian	17 to 26 Oct	19 Dec to 4 Jan	26 Mar to 11 Apr	26 Jun to 17 Aug
Western Isles	9 to 21 Oct	23 Dec to 4 Jan	26 Mar to 11 Apr	26 Jun to 10 Aug

Scotland's school holidays 2027/28: the usual dates

The most common dates among the 29 Scottish councils we have 2027/28 dates for. Councils set their own, so a week either way is normal; find yours below.

The most common school holiday dates in Scotland, 2027/28
Holiday	Most common dates	Councils on them
October holidays	9 to 24 Octothers start 2 Oct to 16 Oct	14 of 29
Christmas holidays	22 Dec to 4 Janothers start 18 Dec to 23 Dec	14 of 29
February mid-term	12 to 15 Febothers start 5 Feb to 19 Feb	8 of 29
Easter holidays	1 to 17 Aprothers start 31 Mar to 8 Apr	21 of 29
Summer holidays	1 Jul to 10 Augothers start 24 Jun to 7 Jul	10 of 29

Every council, 2027/28

Scotland school holidays 2027/28 by council
Council	October holidays	Christmas	Easter	Summer
Aberdeen	9 to 24 Oct	22 Dec to 4 Jan	1 to 16 Apr	7 Jul to 10 Aug
Aberdeenshire	9 to 24 Oct	22 Dec to 4 Jan	1 to 16 Apr	7 Jul to 22 Aug
Angus	2 to 17 Oct	23 Dec to 5 Jan	1 to 17 Apr	1 Jul to 10 Aug
Argyll and Bute	9 to 24 Oct	23 Dec to 4 Jan	1 to 17 Apr	30 Jun to 10 Aug
Clackmannanshire	9 to 24 Oct	22 Dec to 4 Jan	1 to 17 Apr	24 Jun to 10 Aug
Dumfries and Galloway	9 to 24 Oct	22 Dec to 5 Jan	8 to 23 Apr	1 Jul to 10 Aug
Dundee	9 to 24 Oct	23 Dec to 5 Jan	1 to 16 Apr	30 Jun to 10 Aug
East Ayrshire	9 to 24 Oct	22 Dec to 4 Jan	1 to 17 Apr	1 Jul to 15 Aug
East Dunbartonshire	9 to 17 Oct	23 Dec to 9 Jan	1 to 17 Apr	29 Jun to 10 Aug
East Renfrewshire	8 to 17 Oct	23 Dec to 4 Jan	1 to 17 Apr	24 Jun to 10 Aug
Edinburgh	16 to 25 Oct	21 Dec to 5 Jan	1 to 17 Apr	1 Jul to 10 Aug
Falkirk	9 to 24 Oct	22 Dec to 4 Jan	1 to 17 Apr	24 Jun to 15 Aug
Fife	9 to 24 Oct	23 Dec to 5 Jan	1 to 16 Apr	30 Jun to 10 Aug
Glasgow	9 to 17 Oct	22 Dec to 4 Jan	1 to 17 Apr	29 Jun to 10 Aug
Highland	9 to 24 Oct	22 Dec to 4 Jan	1 to 17 Apr	30 Jun to 10 Aug
Inverclyde	9 to 17 Oct	22 Dec to 4 Jan	1 to 17 Apr	30 Jun to 10 Aug
Midlothian	16 to 25 Oct	22 Dec to 5 Jan	31 Mar to 17 Apr	1 Jul to 10 Aug
Moray	9 to 24 Oct	22 Dec to 4 Jan	1 to 16 Apr	30 Jun to 10 Aug
North Ayrshire	2 to 17 Oct	23 Dec to 5 Jan	1 to 17 Apr	1 Jul to 10 Aug
North Lanarkshire	9 to 17 Oct	18 Dec to 4 Jan	1 to 17 Apr	29 Jun to 10 Aug
Perth and Kinross	9 to 24 Oct	22 Dec to 4 Jan	1 to 17 Apr	1 Jul to 10 Aug
Renfrewshire	9 to 17 Oct	23 Dec to 5 Jan	1 to 17 Apr	30 Jun to 10 Aug
Scottish Borders	9 to 17 Oct	22 Dec to 5 Jan	1 to 16 Apr	30 Jun to 10 Aug
Shetland	9 to 26 Oct	22 Dec to 4 Jan	1 to 17 Apr	1 Jul to 10 Aug
South Ayrshire	9 to 24 Oct	23 Dec to 5 Jan	1 to 17 Apr	1 Jul to 10 Aug
South Lanarkshire	9 to 17 Oct	22 Dec to 4 Jan	1 to 17 Apr	28 Jun to 10 Aug
Stirling	9 to 24 Oct	22 Dec to 4 Jan	1 to 17 Apr	24 Jun to 10 Aug
West Dunbartonshire	2 to 17 Oct	23 Dec to 4 Jan	1 to 17 Apr	1 Jul to 10 Aug
West Lothian	16 to 25 Oct	22 Dec to 4 Jan	1 to 17 Apr	1 Jul to 10 Aug

32 Scottish councils

Not yet published in a form we could check for 2027/28: East Lothian, Orkney and Western Isles.

Not listed? Find your council on gov.uk or your council's website, then put your school's dates into the planner: it plans around them.

Questions

When is the October holiday 2026 in Scotland?

It depends on the council. The most common dates are Sat 10 Oct to Sun 18 Oct 2026 (11 of the 32 Scottish councils we have); the earliest starts Sat 3 Oct and the latest Sat 17 Oct.

When do schools in Scotland break up for summer 2027?

Most often for a holiday of Sat 26 Jun to Tue 10 Aug 2027 (4 of 32 councils). Across the councils we have, it starts between Sat 26 Jun and Sat 3 Jul.

Do all schools in Scotland have the same holidays?

No. Each council sets its own, with local holidays and in-service days that differ; independent schools set their own.