New Hanover County Schools School Calendar 2025-2026
New Hanover County Schools is a public school district in North Carolina serving 25,028 students. This page covers the 2025-2026 school year with day-level calendar data.
This district is part of the Wilmington, NC metropolitan area.
25,028
Enrollment
175
School Days
38
Break Days
2025-2026
School Year
Calendar Summary
First Day of School
August 26, 2025
Last Day of School
June 5, 2026
NCES District ID
3703330
State
North Carolina
Breaks & Holidays
Scheduled breaks and holidays for New Hanover County Schools during 2025-2026 (excludes weekends and summer):
| Break | Start | End | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Undesignated Teacher Workday | Aug 15 | Aug 15 | 1 |
| Designated Teacher Workdays (Start) | Aug 18 | Aug 18 | 1 |
| Professional Development (Start) | Aug 19 | Aug 19 | 1 |
| Professional Development (End) | Aug 20 | Aug 20 | 1 |
| Designated Teacher Workdays (End) | Aug 25 | Aug 25 | 1 |
| Labor Day Holiday | Sep 1 | Sep 1 | 1 |
| Designated Teacher Workday & Parent Conferences | Oct 2 | Oct 2 | 1 |
| Designated Teacher Workday | Oct 31 | Oct 31 | 1 |
| Veterans Day Holiday | Nov 11 | Nov 11 | 1 |
| Undesignated Teacher Workday | Nov 26 | Nov 26 | 1 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday (Start) | Nov 27 | Nov 27 | 1 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday (End) | Nov 28 | Nov 28 | 1 |
| Undesignated Teacher Workday | Dec 19 | Dec 19 | 1 |
| Vacation Day (Start) | Dec 22 | Dec 22 | 1 |
| Vacation Day (End) | Dec 23 | Dec 23 | 1 |
| Christmas Holiday (Start) | Dec 24 | Dec 24 | 1 |
| Christmas Holiday (End) | Dec 26 | Dec 26 | 1 |
| Vacation Day (Start) | Dec 29 | Dec 29 | 1 |
| Vacation Day (End) | Dec 31 | Dec 31 | 1 |
| New Year'S Day Holiday | Jan 1 | Jan 1 | 1 |
| Undesignated Teacher Workday | Jan 2 | Jan 2 | 1 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday | Jan 19 | Jan 19 | 1 |
| Designated Teacher Workday | Jan 20 | Jan 20 | 1 |
| Undesignated Teacher Workday | Feb 9 | Feb 9 | 1 |
| Election Day / Undesignated Teacher Workday | Mar 3 | Mar 3 | 1 |
| Designated Teacher Workday | Mar 20 | Mar 20 | 1 |
| Good Friday Holiday | Apr 3 | Apr 3 | 1 |
| Spring Break | Apr 6 | Apr 10 | 5 |
| Designated Teacher Workday | May 4 | May 4 | 1 |
| Memorial Day Holiday | May 25 | May 25 | 1 |
| Designated Teacher Workday (Start) | Jun 8 | Jun 8 | 1 |
| Designated Teacher Workday (End) | Jun 9 | Jun 9 | 1 |
| Undesignated Teacher Workday (Start) | Jun 10 | Jun 10 | 1 |
| Undesignated Teacher Workday (End) | Jun 11 | Jun 11 | 1 |
School Year Calendar
Visual calendar for New Hanover County Schools, July 2025 through June 2026:
Jul 2025
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Aug 2025
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Sep 2025
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 |
Oct 2025
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Nov 2025
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
Dec 2025
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 31 |
Jan 2026
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Feb 2026
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
Mar 2026
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | 31 |
Apr 2026
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
May 2026
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Jun 2026
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 |
In SessionBreak/HolidayWeekend
Multi-Year Comparison
Calendar data across school years for New Hanover County Schools:
| School Year | First Day | Last Day | School Days | Break Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025 | Aug 27 | Jun 6 | 178 | 37 |
| 2025-2026 | Aug 26 | Jun 5 | 175 | 38 |
| 2026-2027 | Aug 24 | May 26 | 198 | 0 |
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