VSB Pro-D days and spring break 2026–27: Vancouver School Board (School District 39) in British Columbia
Spring break 2027 at VSB
Monday, March 15 to Thursday, March 25, 2027
9 school days. Classes resume on Tuesday, March 30, 2027 (calculated from the calendar; no return date is stated).
Next Pro-D 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 2025–26
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| Date | Type | Who or what |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, September 19, 2025 | Pro-D day | Flexible |
| Friday, October 24, 2025 | Pro-D day | Provincial |
| Friday, November 21, 2025 | Pro-D day | |
| Monday, January 12, 2026 | Pro-D day | Flexible |
| Friday, February 13, 2026 | Pro-D day | District Wide |
| Monday, April 20, 2026 | Non-instructional day | Indigenous Focus Day |
| Friday, June 26, 2026 | Administrative day |
| 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, January 5, 2026 | Classes resume | |
| Monday, March 16 to Friday, March 27, 2026 | Spring break | 10 school days |
| Friday, April 3, 2026 | Holiday | Good Friday |
| Monday, April 6, 2026 | Holiday | Easter Monday |
School year 2026–27
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| Date | Type | Who or what |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, September 21, 2026 | Pro-D day | School-Moveable |
| Friday, October 23, 2026 | Pro-D day | Provincial |
| Friday, November 20, 2026 | Pro-D day | District |
| Friday, February 12, 2027 | Pro-D day | District |
| Monday, April 19, 2027 | Non-instructional day | Indigenous Focus Day |
| Friday, May 21, 2027 | Pro-D day | School-Not Moveable |
| Wednesday, June 30, 2027 | Administrative day |
| Date | What | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, September 8, 2026 | First day of school | |
| Monday, December 21 to Thursday, December 31, 2026 | Winter break | 8 school days |
| Monday, January 4, 2027 | Classes resume | |
| Monday, March 15 to Thursday, March 25, 2027 | Spring break | 9 school days |
| Friday, March 26, 2027 | Holiday | Good Friday |
| Monday, March 29, 2027 | Holiday | Easter Monday |
School year 2027–28
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| Date | Type | Who or what |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, October 1, 2027 | Pro-D day | School-Not Moveable |
| Friday, October 22, 2027 | Pro-D day | Provincial |
| Friday, November 12, 2027 | Pro-D day | District |
| Friday, February 18, 2028 | Pro-D day | District |
| Monday, April 24, 2028 | Non-instructional day | |
| Friday, May 19, 2028 | Pro-D day | School-Not Moveable |
| Friday, June 30, 2028 | Administrative day |
| Date | What | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, September 7, 2027 | First day of school | |
| Monday, December 20 to Friday, December 31, 2027 | Winter break | 10 school days |
| Monday, January 3, 2028 | Holiday | New Year's Day |
| Tuesday, January 4, 2028 | Classes resume | |
| Monday, March 13 to Friday, March 24, 2028 | Spring break | 10 school days |
| Friday, April 14, 2028 | Holiday | Good Friday |
| Monday, April 17, 2028 | Holiday | Easter Monday |
School year 2028–29
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| Date | Type | Who or what |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, September 18, 2028 | Pro-D day | School-Not Moveable |
| Friday, October 20, 2028 | Pro-D day | Provincial |
| Friday, November 10, 2028 | Non-instructional day | Schools Not In Session |
| Friday, November 24, 2028 | Pro-D day | District |
| Friday, February 16, 2029 | Pro-D day | District |
| Monday, April 23, 2029 | Non-instructional day | |
| Friday, May 18, 2029 | Pro-D day | School-Not Moveable |
| Friday, June 29, 2029 | Administrative day |
| Date | What | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, September 5, 2028 | First day of school | |
| Monday, December 25, 2028 | Holiday | Christmas Day |
| Tuesday, December 26, 2028 | Holiday | Boxing Day |
| Wednesday, December 27, 2028 to Friday, January 5, 2029 | Winter break | 7 school days |
| Monday, January 8, 2029 | Classes resume | |
| Monday, March 19 to Thursday, March 29, 2029 | Spring break | 9 school days |
| Friday, March 30, 2029 | Holiday | Good Friday |
| Monday, April 2, 2029 | Holiday | Easter Monday |
Calendar highlights
- First day of school
- Tuesday, September 8, 2026
- Province
- British Columbia
- School year breaks (Calculated)
- 2 breaks listed: winter break and spring break
- Weekdays during breaks (Calculated)
- 18 weekdays within listed breaks, counting Monday to Friday and including holidays
- Listed school holidays (Calculated)
- 2 holidays listed in the calendar as days without classes
- Other days without classes (Calculated)
- 7 additional days without classes listed for the school year
- Break comparison with 2025–26 (Calculated)
- Starts 1 day earlier than the previous year’s break, which began on Monday, March 16, 2026; shorter by 1 weekday
- Other province-wide breaks (Calculated)
- Starts in the same week as the province-wide break in Ontario and Prince Edward Island
- Consecutive days without classes (Calculated)
- 17 days, from Saturday, March 13, 2027 to Monday, March 29, 2027, including adjacent weekends and other days off listed in the calendar
- Weekdays needing child care (Calculated)
- 10 weekdays to arrange care for if you work Monday to Friday and have the listed statutory holidays off. The count excludes these holidays during this period: Good Friday
Items marked Calculated are worked out from published dates; they are not stated directly in the official source.
Vancouver School Board (School District 39) publishes compact calendars several years ahead, allowing this page to show four school years in separate tables, including 2026–27. The board uses the term Pro-D days for its teacher days, and its spring break lasts two weeks. Check the holidays immediately before and after each break: Easter holidays extend the time away in some years, while one later calendar lists Christmas and Boxing Day holidays separately before winter break. Each table preserves those distinctions so families can follow the full published sequence.
| School year | Dates | School days | Classes resume | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | Monday, March 16 to Friday, March 27, 2026 | 10 school days | Monday, March 30, 2026 calculated from the calendar; no return date is stated | |
| 2026–27 | Monday, March 15 to Thursday, March 25, 2027 | 9 school days | Tuesday, March 30, 2027 calculated from the calendar; no return date is stated | |
| 2027–28 | Monday, March 13 to Friday, March 24, 2028 | 10 school days | Monday, March 27, 2028 calculated from the calendar; no return date is stated | |
| 2028–29 | Monday, March 19 to Thursday, March 29, 2029 | 9 school days | Tuesday, April 3, 2029 calculated from the calendar; no return date is stated |
Province-wide dates and the other boards: Spring break in British Columbia · all provinces in 2027.
Common questions
Why might classes resume later than the spring break entry suggests?
Spring break is scheduled for Monday, March 15 to Thursday, March 25, 2027, covering 9 weekdays. The calendar gives no return date; this site calculates Tuesday, March 30, 2027 as the first weekday after the break that the calendar does not list as a day off. In some published years, Good Friday and Easter Monday follow spring break directly, extending the interval before classes resume. Check the Classes resume column in the spring break comparison table for the first day back.
Does the printed winter break always mark the start of the closure?
No. The last school-year table lists the Christmas and Boxing Day statutory holidays separately before winter break begins. Schools therefore close earlier than the break label alone suggests. The yearly table keeps those holiday entries separate so the sequence remains clear.
What are Pro-D days called in these calendars?
The board calls its professional development days Pro-D days. Across the school years shown, other calendar labels include a non-instructional day, the Indigenous Focus Day, and an administrative day at the end of June. The table for each school year lists the days that apply. For 2026–27, the calendar lists 7 days without classes for students, apart from breaks and holidays, under separate labels: 5 Pro-D days: September 21, 2026, October 23, 2026, November 20, 2026, February 12, 2027, May 21, 2027; 1 non-instructional day: April 19, 2027; 1 administrative day: June 30, 2027.
Official sources
- Vancouver School District: Calendar 2025-2026 (PDF) · read on October 25, 2026
- Vancouver School Board: 2026-2027 Calendar (PDF) · read on October 25, 2026
- Vancouver School Board: Compact Calendar 2027-2028 (PDF) · read on October 25, 2026
- Vancouver School Board: Compact Calendar 2028-2029 (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