Term dates for Knowsley primary, secondary and special schools from 2016 to 2018.
Knowsley Local Authority has agreed the adoption of a standard school term and holiday pattern with the Greater Merseyside Authorities.
The principles on which the school term dates are set are:
- All terms will start on a Monday (except where a bank holiday prevents this, in which case the term will start on a Tuesday).
- October half term will always be the last full week in October
- February half term will always be the third week in February
- Easter Break, known as Spring break, will always be the first 2 full weeks in April and will not move with the Easter holiday
- Easter may still fall in the Spring Break, but where it doesn’t, it will still be observed by the two bank holidays for Good Friday and Easter Monday
- There will always be a break for 1 full week in May beginning with the Spring Bank Holiday Monday
- Where a school is open for part of a week, the school will be open for 3 or more days to encourage good attendance
- The five INSET teacher training days are to be agreed by each school governing body
Please check your child’s school term dates with your child’s school
Academic year 2016/17
Autumn term 2016
5 September 2016 – 21 December 2016
Half term
24 October 2016 – 28 October 2016
Spring term 2017
3 January 2017 – 31 March 2017
Half term
13 February 2017 – 17 February 2017
Summer term 2017
18 April 2017 – 21 July 2017
Half term
29 May 2016 – 2 June 2016
Academic year 2017/18
Autumn term 2017
Monday 4 September - Thursday 21 December
Half term
Monday 23 October - Friday 27 October
Spring term 2018
Monday 8 January - Thursday 29 March
Half term
Monday 12 February - Friday 16 February
Summer term 2018
Monday 16 April - Wednesday 25 July
Half term
Monday 28 May - Friday 1 June
Academic year 2018/19
Autumn term 2018
Monday 3 September - Thursday 20 December
Half term
Monday 22 October - Friday 26 October
Spring term 2019
Monday 7 January - Friday 5 April
Half term
Monday 18 February - Friday 22 February
Summer term 2019
Tuesday 23 April - Wednesday 24 July
Half term
Monday 27 May - Friday 31 May