Starting a new school year involves more than buying school supplies and updating wardrobes; it’s also a carefully choreographed dance of dates. If you have one child in the school system, you may be able to keep track of start and end dates, holidays, and Pro-D days, but add extracurricular classes, sports, and sibling schedules and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. That’s why we’ve compiled a list of school calendars across Metro Vancouver.
Consider the school calendar as a family playbook- it’s a roadmap to important dates when you get a glimpse into your child’s classroom life when meet-the-teacher conferences happen, and help you plan ahead for booking family vacations or childcare during the holiday breaks.
As a teacher, my family schedule revolves around the school calendar and I’ve pulled together some dates that should be on your radar. In order to save you time, click on the city links below to see important dates not only in your own school district but for all school districts across Metro Vancouver so you can make plans with friends and family.
Abbotsford | Burnaby | Coquitlam |Delta |Langley | New Westminster |North Vancouver |Ridge Meadows |Richmond |Surrey |Vancouver | West Vancouver
All districts:
First Day: September3, 2024
Truth and Reconciliation Day (no school): September 30, 2024
Thanksgiving (no school): October 14, 2024
Remembrance Day (no school): November 11, 2024
Last Day of Classes for Winter Break: December 20, 2024
Winter Break: December 21, 2024-January 5, 2025
School Resumes: January 6, 2025
Family Day (no school): February 17, 2025
Good Friday (no school): April 18, 2025
Easter Monday (no school):April 21, 2025
Victoria Day(no school): May 19, 2025
Last day of school: June 26, 2025
School District 34: Abbotsford
Fall Pro-D Days (district-wide): September 27, October 25, November 8, 2024
Winter Pro-D Days (district-wide): Feb. 14, 2025
Spring Break: March 17-28, 2025
Spring Pro-D Days(district-wide): April 17 and May 16, 2025
School District 35: Langley
Fall Pro-D Days (district-wide): October 4, October 25, November 8, 2024
Winter Pro-D Days (district-wide): Feb. 10, Feb. 24, 2025
Spring Break: March 17-28, 2025
Spring Pro-D Days (district-wide): May 16, 2025
School District 36- Surrey
Fall Pro-D Days (district-wide): September 22, October 25, November 8, 2024
Winter Pro-D Days (district-wide): February 21, 2025
Spring Break: March 17-28, 2025
Spring Pro-D Days(district-wide): May 2 and May 26, 2025
School District 37: Delta
Fall Pro-D Days (district-wide): September 20, October 25, November 25, 2024
Winter Pro-D Days (district-wide): January 24, and February 21, 2025
Spring Break: March 17- March 28, 2025
Spring Pro-D Days (district-wide): May 16, 2025
School District 38: Richmond
Fall Pro-D Days (district-wide): September 20, October 25, November 25, 2024
Winter Pro-D Days (district-wide): January 24 and February 14, 2025
Spring Break: March 17- 28, 2025
Spring Pro-D Days (district-wide): April 18 & May 19, 2025
School District 39: Vancouver
Fall Pro-D Days (district-wide): September 20, October 25, November 22, 2024
Winter Pro-D Days (district-wide): January 15 and February 14, 2024
Spring Break: March 17-28, 2025
Spring Pro-D Days (district-wide): April 28, 2025
School District 40: New Westminster
Fall Pro-D Days (district-wide): September 27, October 25, November 12, 2024
Winter Pro-D Days (district-wide): Jan. 9 (NWSS), Jan. 28 (Elem & Middle), February 14, February 26 (NWSS), 2025
Spring Break: March 17-28, 2025
Spring Pro-D Days (district-wide):May 1 (NWSS & Elementary), May 16, 2025
School District 41: Burnaby
Fall Pro-D Days (district-wide): October 25 and November 22, 2024
Winter Pro-D Days (district-wide): February 28, 2025
Spring Break: March 17-28, 2025
Spring Pro-D Days (district-wide): April 28, 2024
*Individual schools select 2 additional Pro-D Days. See the calendar linked above for details.
School District 42: Ridge Meadows
Fall Pro-D Days (district-wide): October 1, October 25, November 12, 2024
Winter Pro-D Days (district-wide): January 28 & February 14, 2025
Spring Break: March 17- March 28, 2025
Spring Pro-D Days: May 14, 2025
* Kanaka Creek Elementary follows a different schedule altogether. See their website for details.
School District 43: Coquitlam
Fall Pro-D Days (district-wide): September 20, October 25, 2024
Winter Pro-D Days (district-wide): February 28, 2025
Spring Break: March 17-28, 2025
Spring Pro-D Days (district-wide): April 25, 2025
*Individual schools select 2 additional Pro-D Days. See the calendar linked above for details.
School District 44: North Vancouver
Fall Pro-D Days (district-wide): October 25, 2024
Winter Pro-D Days (district-wide): February 14, 2025
Spring Break: March 17-28, 2025
Spring Pro-D Days (district-wide): May 2, 2025
*Individual schools select 2 additional Pro-D Days. See the calendar linked above for details.
School District 45: West Vancouver
Fall Pro-D Days (district-wide): September 20, October 25, November 12, 2024
Winter Pro-D Days (district-wide): January 27, 2025
Spring Break: March 18-29, 2024
Spring Pro-D Days (district-wide): May 16, 2025
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