TDSB PA days and March break 2026–27: Toronto District School Board in Ontario
March break 2027 at TDSB
Monday, March 15 to Friday, March 19, 2027
5 school days. Classes resume on Monday, March 22, 2027.
Next PA day: Friday, November 20, 2026.
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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 2026–27
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| Date | Type | Who or what |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, September 2, 2026 | PA day | elementary and secondary Elementary schools: Professional Development · Secondary schools: Professional Development |
| Thursday, September 3, 2026 | PA day | elementary and secondary Elementary schools: Professional Development · Secondary schools: Professional Development |
| Friday, November 20, 2026 | PA day | elementary and secondary Elementary schools: Parent Teacher Conferences · Secondary schools: Professional Development |
| Friday, January 15, 2027 | PA day | elementary only Elementary schools: Assessment and Reporting |
| Tuesday, February 2, 2027 | PA day | secondary only Secondary schools: Professional Development |
| Friday, February 12, 2027 | PA day | elementary and secondary Elementary schools: Parent Teacher Conferences · Secondary schools: Professional Development |
| Friday, June 4, 2027 | PA day | elementary only Elementary schools: Assessment and Reporting |
| Tuesday, June 29, 2027 | PA day | secondary only Secondary schools: Professional Development |
| Wednesday, June 30, 2027 | PA day | elementary and secondary Elementary schools: Professional Development · Secondary schools: Professional Development |
| Date | What | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, September 8, 2026 | First day of school | |
| Monday, December 21, 2026 to Friday, January 1, 2027 | Winter break | 8 school days |
| Monday, January 4, 2027 | Classes resume | |
| Monday, March 15 to Friday, March 19, 2027 | March break | 5 school days |
| Monday, March 22, 2027 | Classes resume | |
| Monday, June 28, 2027 | Last day of school | secondary |
| Tuesday, June 29, 2027 | Last day of school | elementary |
| Date | What |
|---|---|
| Monday, January 25 to Monday, February 1, 2027 | Secondary school exams, semester one |
| Wednesday, February 3, 2027 | Semester two begins in secondary schools |
| Tuesday, June 1, 2027 | Ontario Day: classes in session |
| Monday, June 21 to Friday, June 25, 2027 | Year-end secondary school exams |
Calendar highlights
- First day of school
- Tuesday, September 8, 2026
- Last day of school (secondary)
- Monday, June 28, 2027
- Last day of school (elementary)
- Tuesday, June 29, 2027
- Province
- Ontario
- School year breaks (Calculated)
- 2 breaks listed: winter break and March break
- Weekdays during breaks (Calculated)
- 15 weekdays within listed breaks, counting Monday to Friday and including holidays
- Longest scheduled break (Calculated)
- winter break lasts the longest: 10 weekdays (12 days in all)
- Shortest scheduled break (Calculated)
- March break is the shortest: 5 weekdays (5 days overall)
- Other days without classes (Calculated)
- 9 additional days without classes listed for the school year
- Other province-wide breaks (Calculated)
- Starts in the same week as the province-wide break in Prince Edward Island
- Consecutive days without classes (Calculated)
- 9 days, from Saturday, March 13, 2027 to Sunday, March 21, 2027, including adjacent weekends and other days off listed in the calendar
- Weekdays needing child care (Calculated)
- 5 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.
Toronto District School Board calls its March break 'Mid-Winter Break', a label worth recognising when reading the calendar for 2026–27. The board combines the Ministry’s province-wide dates with its own PA days, some applying only to elementary schools and others only to secondary schools. Elementary and secondary schools also have different last days. Alongside those distinctions, the calendar prints the winter break and a 'classes resume' entry. Check the elementary or secondary label beside each date to see which applies to your child.
| School year | Dates | School days | Classes resume | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 Mid-Winter Break (March break) | Monday, March 15 to Friday, March 19, 2027 | 5 school days | Monday, March 22, 2027 |
Province-wide dates and the other boards: March break in Ontario · all provinces in 2027.
Common questions
What does 'Mid-Winter Break' mean in this calendar?
March break is scheduled for Monday, March 15 to Friday, March 19, 2027, covering 5 weekdays, and classes resume on Monday, March 22, 2027. Mid-Winter Break is the board’s own name for March break. Look for that label in the break table when matching this page to the board calendar; the winter break is printed separately and should not be confused with it.
Do all TDSB PA days apply to every student?
No. The calendar lists 9 dates without classes in 2026–27, apart from breaks and holidays: September 2, 2026, September 3, 2026, November 20, 2026, January 15, 2027, February 2, 2027, February 12, 2027, June 4, 2027, June 29, 2027, June 30, 2027. Check the table to see which apply to your child. Some PA days apply only to elementary schools and others only to secondary schools. Check the elementary or secondary label beside each PA day to see whether your child has classes.
Where are the last days of school and the first day back after winter break?
The first day of school is Tuesday, September 8, 2026, and the last day is Monday, June 28, 2027 (secondary) / Tuesday, June 29, 2027 (elementary). The key-dates table lists the last days of school separately for elementary and secondary students, along with the first day back after winter break. Use the elementary or secondary row for the end of the school year, and the 'classes resume' entry for January.
Official sources
- Toronto District School Board: School Year Calendar page 2026-27 · read on October 25, 2026
- Toronto District School Board: 2026-27 School Year Calendar Key Dates (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