Bookmark This Holiday Calendar for Delaware Public Schools

As we approach the holiday season and our calendars fill up with shopping trips, family gatherings, holiday parties and more, it can be hard to keep up with school schedules. If your child attends a public school in Delaware, bookmark this schedule of important dates for the 2024-2025 school year.

Here’s your ultimate guide to holiday schedules at public schools in Delaware.

Election Day & Veterans Day

All Delaware public schools will be closed on November 5 for Election Day and on November 11 for Veterans Day.

Thanksgiving

All Delaware public schools will be closed November 27-29 for Thanksgiving. Many school districts use the week of Thanksgiving for parent-teacher conferences and professional development days, so school isn’t in session for the full week. Students at Indian River, NCC Vo-Tech, Polytech, Seaford, Sussex Tech and Woodbridge schools have regular class days on November 25-26.

Students at the following districts are also off on November 25-26:
Appoquinimink
Brandywine
Caesar Rodney
Cape Henlopen
Capital
Christina
Colonial
Delmar
Lake Forest
Laurel
Milford
Red Clay
Smyrna

Winter Holidays

For winter break, all Delaware public schools will be off from December 23 to January 1.

The following public school districts are also closed on January 2-3:
Caesar Rodney
Cape Henlopen
Capital
Christina
Colonial
Delmar
Indian River
Lake Forest
Laurel
Milford
NCC Vo-Tech
Polytech
Red Clay
Seaford
Smyrna

All Delaware public schools will be closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 20. The following districts also don’t have school the Friday preceding the holiday.
Colonial
Indian River
Laurel
Polytech
Seaford
Sussex Tech
Woodbridge

Presidents’ Day

All Delaware public schools will close for Presidents’ Day on February 17. The following districts also don’t have school the preceding Friday.
Cape Henlopen
Colonial
NCC Vo-Tech
Polytech
Red Clay
Sussex Tech

Spring Break

All Delaware public schools celebrate the spring break holiday in the same week. From April 18-25, all of the First State’s public schools will be closed. Colonial schools will also be closed on April 17.

Memorial Day

Memorial Day is Monday, May 26. All Delaware public schools will be closed to celebrate the holiday. The following school districts will also be closed the Friday preceding Memorial Day.
Appoquinimink
Cape Henlopen
Capital
Christina
Delmar
Laurel

Summer Break

Most Delaware schools let out for the summer in early- to mid-June. Here’s when each district will have its last student day before letting out for the summer.

Appoquinimink: Thursday, June 12
Brandywine: Friday, June 6
Caesar Rodney: Wednesday, June 11
Cape Henlopen: Thursday, June 12
Capital: Wednesday, June 11
Christina: Wednesday, June 11
Colonial: Wednesday, June 11
Delmar: Tuesday, June 10
Indian River: Friday, June 13
Lake Forest: Wednesday, June 11
Laurel: Wednesday, June 11
Milford: Tuesday, June 10
NCC Vo-Tech: Thursday, June 12
Polytech: Wednesday, June 11
Red Clay: Wednesday, June 11
Seaford: Tuesday, June 10
Smyrna: Tuesday, June 10
Sussex Tech: Friday, June 6
Woodbridge: Thursday, June 5

For a full chart of Delaware public school holidays, visit education.delaware.gov.

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