EPSB non-instructional days and spring break 2026–27: Edmonton Public Schools in Alberta
Spring break 2027 at EPSB
Tuesday, March 30 to Friday, April 2, 2027
4 school days. Classes resume on Monday, April 5, 2027 (calculated from the calendar; no return date is stated).
Next non-instructional day: Thursday, February 25, 2027.
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The school day count includes weekdays during the break, excluding Christmas Day, New Year’s Day and other holidays listed in the school calendar or the province’s or territory’s statutory-holiday list.
School year 2025–26
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| Date | Type | Who or what |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, February 26, 2026 – Friday, February 27, 2026 | Non-instructional day | Teachers' Convention (no students) |
| Date | What | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, September 2, 2025 | First day of school | |
| Monday, December 22, 2025 to Friday, January 2, 2026 | Winter break | 8 school days |
| Monday, March 30 to Thursday, April 2, 2026 | Spring break | 4 school days |
| Tuesday, June 23, 2026 | Last day of school |
School year 2026–27
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| Date | Type | Who or what |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, February 25, 2027 – Friday, February 26, 2027 | Non-instructional day | Teachers' Convention (no students) |
| Date | What | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, September 1, 2026 | First day of school | |
| Monday, December 21 to Thursday, December 31, 2026 | Winter break | 8 school days |
| Tuesday, March 30 to Friday, April 2, 2027 | Spring break | 4 school days |
| Monday, June 28, 2027 | Last day of school |
Calendar highlights
- First day of school
- Tuesday, September 1, 2026
- Last day of school
- Monday, June 28, 2027
- Province
- Alberta
- School year breaks (Calculated)
- 2 breaks listed: winter break and spring break
- Weekdays during breaks (Calculated)
- 13 weekdays within listed breaks, counting Monday to Friday and including holidays
- Longest scheduled break (Calculated)
- winter break lasts the longest: 9 weekdays (11 days in all)
- Shortest scheduled break (Calculated)
- spring break is the shortest: 4 weekdays (4 days overall)
- Other days without classes (Calculated)
- 2 additional days without classes listed for the school year
- Break comparison with 2025–26 (Calculated)
- Starts on the same calendar date as the previous year; same number of weekdays
- Other province-wide breaks (Calculated)
- Starts in the same week as the province-wide break in Manitoba
- Consecutive days without classes (Calculated)
- 6 days, from Tuesday, March 30, 2027 to Sunday, April 4, 2027, including adjacent weekends and other days off listed in the calendar
- Weekdays needing child care (Calculated)
- 4 weekdays to arrange care for if you work Monday to Friday
Items marked Calculated are worked out from published dates; they are not stated directly in the official source.
This page brings together two school years from the official calendars of Edmonton Public Schools. Neither calendar prints a return date after spring break. For 2026–27, the return shown is calculated as the first weekday after the break with no day off listed. In the earlier year, Good Friday follows the break and the calendar does not mention Easter Monday, so the return is shown as not stated in the calendar. The board uses the term non-instructional days.
| School year | Dates | School days | Classes resume | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | Monday, March 30 to Thursday, April 2, 2026 | 4 school days | not stated in the calendar | |
| 2026–27 | Tuesday, March 30 to Friday, April 2, 2027 | 4 school days | Monday, April 5, 2027 calculated from the calendar; no return date is stated |
Province-wide dates and the other boards: Spring break in Alberta · all provinces in 2027.
Common questions
Why is the spring break return calculated for one school year but not stated for the other?
Spring break is scheduled for Tuesday, March 30 to Friday, April 2, 2027, covering 4 weekdays. The calendar gives no return date; this site calculates Monday, April 5, 2027 as the first weekday after the break that the calendar does not list as a day off. In the earlier school year, Good Friday comes immediately after spring break, followed by the weekend and Easter Monday. The calendar does not mention Easter Monday, leaving too little information to calculate a return date, so the table says the date is not stated in the calendar.
What are non-instructional days?
Non-instructional days are days when students do not attend classes. Edmonton Public Schools lists these separately from school breaks and holidays.
Can I use one school year’s return date for the other year?
No, each school year follows its own printed calendar. Check with your school or the board before relying on a calculated return date.
Official sources
- Edmonton Public Schools: 2025-26 School Year Calendar (PDF) · read on October 25, 2026
- Edmonton Public Schools: 2026-27 School Year Calendar (PDF) · read on October 25, 2026
Dates come from the official sources listed above. Calculated dates are labelled; transcribed dates are checked digit by digit before publication. If dates differ, follow the current official document.
This page’s dates were last checked against official documents on October 25, 2026. How we verify dates