The School-Year Calendar for the following school year is decided in the spring of the previous school year. Provincial regulations require that the school year shall
start on or after September 1 and end on or before June 30. Every school year shall include a minimum of 194 school days.
Every year, Limestone parents and community partners (day cares, municipalities, public health, business associations, etc.) are invited to provide survey input on the School Year Calendar before it is submitted to the Board of Trustees and the Ministry of Education for approval.
2023 - 2024 School-Year Calendar
The Ministry of Education has approved the Limestone District School Board’s 2023-2024 School Year Calendar.
Printable 2023-2024 School Year Calendar here.
The following key dates have been approved:
- First Day of School: Tuesday, September 5, 2023
- Winter Break: December 25, 2023, to January 5, 2024
- March Break: March 11, to March 15, 2024
- Last Day of School: Thursday, June 27, 2024
The 2023-2024 school year consists of 194 days;
- Secondary - 177 instructional days, 7 PA Days and 10 exam days.
- Elementary - 187 instructional days and 7 PA Days.
Professional Activity Days - no classes for students:
Monday, Sept. 25, 2023
Friday, Oct. 27, 2023
Friday, Nov. 10, 2023
Friday, Feb. 2, 2024
Friday, April 12, 2024
Friday, May 31, 2024
Friday, June 28, 2024
2023-2024 Five-Day School Calendar
View and/or print the 2023-2024 Five-Day School Calendar here.
2022 - 2023 School-Year Calendar
The first day of school for students Tuesday, September 6, 2022. Staff will begin the school year with a Professional Activity (PA) Day on Friday, September 2, 2023.
Every school year must include a minimum of 194 school days including seven PA Days and 187 instructional days. Each semester is equally divided into 97 days.
Provincial Regulation 304: School Year Calendar requires the following school holidays:
- Every Saturday and Sunday
- Labour Day – Monday, September 5, 2022
- Thanksgiving Day – Monday, October 10, 2022
- 14 consecutive days for December Break – December 23, 2022 to January 6, 2023
- Family Day – Monday, February 20, 2023
- 5 consecutive days for March Break – March 13 to March 17, 2023 inclusive
- Good Friday – Friday, April 7, 2023
- Easter Monday – Monday, April 10, 2023
- Victoria Day – Monday, May 22 2023
Additionally, there are seven Professional Activity (PA) Days throughout the year.
- Friday, September 2, 2022
- Monday, September 26, 2022
- Monday, October 24, 2022
- Friday, November 25, 2022
- Friday, February 3, 2023
- Friday, June 2, 2023
- Friday, June 30, 2023
2022-2023 Five-Day School Calendar
View the 2022-2023 five day school calendar here.
For key dates and to view the school year calendar click here.