School Boards approve 2025-2026 School Year Calendar (Algoma District)
February 28, 2025
The Conseil scolaire du Grand Nord and the Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon (CSC Nouvelon) and have approved the School Year Calendar for 2025-2026.
The two school boards have worked together to produce a common calendar for many years, facilitating the co-ordination of services such as student transportation. Each board adopted the calendar following its own consultation process. The calendar will now be submitted to the Ontario Ministry of Education for final approval.
The 2025-2026 School Year Calendar will be identical for all French-language Public and Catholic schools in the Algoma District including Blind River, Chapleau, Dubreuilville, Elliot Lake, Hornepayne, Sault Ste. Marie, Spanish and Wawa.
The 2025-2026 school year for students will begin on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, following the Labour Day weekend. There will be no early dismissal. (Please
note that Tuesday, September 2, 2025 is a professional activity day.)
In addition to the first day of school, the School Year Calendar includes the dates for the Christmas Break, the March Break, statutory holidays, secondary school
examination days and professional activity days in 2025-2026.
Overview of the 2025-2026 School Year
Elementary and Secondary Schools
Labour Day September 1st, 2025
First Day of School for Students September 3, 2025
Thanksgiving October 13, 2024
Christmas Break December 22, 2025 to January 2, 2026
Family Day February 16, 2026
Mid-Winter Break March 16 to 20, 2026
Good Friday April 3, 2026
Easter Monday April 6, 2026
Victoria Day May 18, 2026
Last Day of School for Students June 26, 2026
First Semester (Secondary) September 3, 2025 to January 30, 2026
Second Semester (Secondary) February 2, 2026 to June 26, 2026
Examination Days for Secondary Schools
January 23 to 29, 2026 (5 days)
June 22 to 26, 2026 (5 days)
Professional Activity Days
Seven days for professional development activities will also be held during the 2025-2026 School Year, as follows:
September 2, 2025
September 26, 2025
November 7, 2025
January 30, 2026
March 6, 2026
April 17, 2026
June 5, 2026
The School Year Calendar for 2025-2026 is available on school board websites:
www.grandnord.ca
www.nouvelon.ca
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