School Year

 

2015/2016 School Year Information
The first day of classes for elementary and secondary students is:
Tuesday, September 8, 2015.
The last day of classes for elementary students is Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Holidays and Professional Development Days
Full-Day Professional Development Days

School and Statutory Holidays

Elementary

Secondary

Labour Day

September 7, 2015

September 3, 2015

September 3, 2015

Thanksgiving

October 12, 2015

November 13, 2015

November 13, 2015

Christmas Break

December 21 to January 1, 2016

January 29, 2016

February 3, 2016

Family Day

February 15, 2016

April 22, 2016

April 22, 2016

Mid-Winter Break

March 14 to March 18, 2016

June 3, 2016

June 29, 2016

Good Friday

March 25, 2016

June 30, 2016

June 30, 2016

Easter Monday

March 28, 2016

Victoria Day

May 23, 2016

Exams and Assessment Dates
Secondary School Examination Days:
Secondary students are expected to be available for
the examination days as follows:

Education Quality Administration Office
(EQAO)
Assessment Administration Dates

Semestered Schools:
January 27 to February 2, 2016
June 22 to June 28, 2016

Primary Division and Junior
Division Assessment of
Reading, Writing and
Mathematics

May 25 to June 8, 2016

Waterloo-Oxford DSS only
June 15 to June 28, 2016

Grade 9 Assessment of
Mathematics (first-semester
students)

January 11 to 22, 2016

Grade 9 Assessment of
Mathematics (secondsemester and full-year
students)

June 1 to June 14, 2016

Ontario Secondary School
Literacy Test

March 31, 2016

School year calendars are developed based on the Education Act and Regulation 304, School Year Calendar.
This information is also posted on our website at www.wrdsb.ca