It’s time to prepare for the upcoming school year… here in Ontario, classes start right after Labour Day! Take note of all the PA Days and vacation times in order to make it easier to plan your year around the kids’ studies. Here, you can find links for all of the English-speaking school board calendars in Toronto, the GTA and Southern Ontario. Happy studying!

Main Holiday and School Dates

  • Labour Day: September 2, 2024
  • First Day of Classes: September 3, 2024
  • Thanksgiving: October 14, 2024
  • Winter Break: December 23, 2024 – January 3, 2025
  • Family Day: February 17, 2025
  • March (Mid-Winter) Break: March 10-14, 2025
  • Good Friday: April 18, 2025
  • Easter Monday: April 21, 2025
  • Victoria Day: May 19, 2025
  • Last Day of Elementary School Year (may vary by school board): June 27, 2025

Toronto District School Board
Website: www.tdsb.on.ca

Toronto Catholic District School Board
Website: www.tcdsb.org

Durham District School Board
Website: www.ddsb.ca

Durham Catholic District School Board
Website: www.dcdsb.ca

Peel District School Board
Website: www.peelschools.org

Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board 
Website: www.dpcdsb.org

York Region District School Board
Website: www.yrdsb.ca

York Catholic District School Board
Website: www.ycdsb.ca

Halton District School Board
Website: www.hdsb.ca

Halton Catholic District School Board
Website: www.hcdsb.org

Waterloo Region District School Board 
Website: www.wrdsb.ca

Waterloo Catholic School Board
Website: www.wcdsb.ca

Upper Grand District School Board
Website: www.ugdsb.ca

Wellington Catholic School Board 
Website: www.wellingtoncdsb.ca

Thames Valley District Public Board
Website: www.tvdsb.ca

Hamilton-Wentworth Public School Board
Website: www.hwdsb.on.ca

Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic School Board
Website: www.hwcdsb.ca

District School Board of Niagara
Website: www.dsbn.org

Niagara Catholic School Board
Website: www.niagaracatholic.ca

Simcoe County District School Board
Website: www.scdsb.on.ca

Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board
Website: www.smcdsb.on.ca

Trillium Lakelands School Board
Website: www.tldsb.ca

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