New York City public school students have been back in class for more than two months into the 2024-2025 school year, and there are some key updated dates to keep in mind after the city added a new day off to the calendar.

The first full day of school for public school students was Thursday, September 5th. For those already counting down the days until summer, the last day of school is Thursday, June 26, 2025.

The city Department of Education Academic Calendar it includes about two dozen days off between the first and last day of class.

The calendar provides time off for religious holidays such as Good Friday, Yom Kippur and Eid al-Fitr, as well as week-long breaks for winter break, midwinter break and spring break, which include Christmas and Easter. Diwali was also added as a public school holiday.

The school calendar also allows time off for Italian Heritage Day/Indigenous People’s Day (Columbus Day), Election Day, Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, and Juneteenth.

The city is also giving students a day off on Election Day, which is Tuesday, November 5.

Dates for parent-teacher conference days for elementary, middle, and high schools are also listed on the calendar.

In addition, students and teachers will have even more free time for the winter break, as Monday, December 23, will now be an additional day off.

The school calendar, previously listed, would see winter break begin on Tuesday, December 24, which is also Christmas Eve – requiring students and teachers to come to school on Monday, December 23.

Now, that date will be an extra day off during winter break, giving families more time for travel and vacations.

Here are the updated key dates you need to know for the 2024-2025 school year.

SEPTEMBER 2024

• September 5 – First day of school
• Sept. 12 – Evening parent-teacher conferences for elementary schools and pre-K centers
• September 19 – Evening parent-teacher conferences for middle schools and D75 schools
• September 26 – Parent-Teacher Evening Conferences for High Schools, K-12 and 6-12 Schools

OCTOBER 2024

• October 3-4 – schools closed for Rosh Hashanah
• October 14 – Schools closed for Italian Heritage/Indigenous Peoples Day

NOVEMBER 2024

• November 1 – Schools closed for Diwali
• November 5 – Schools closed for Election Day
• November 7 – Afternoon and evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for primary schools; students in these schools were dismissed three hours early
• November 11 – Schools closed on Veterans Day
• November 14 – Afternoon and evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for secondary schools and D75 schools; students in these schools were dismissed three hours early
• November 21 – Parent-Teacher Evening Conferences for High Schools, K-12 and 6-12 Schools
• November 22 – Afternoon and evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K-12 and 6-12 schools; students in these schools were dismissed three hours early
• November 28-29 – Schools closed for Thanksgiving break

DECEMBER 2024

• Dec 23 – Winter vacation begins

JANUARY 2025

• January 2 – Classes resume after the winter break
• January 20 – Schools closed for Rev. Day. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
• 21-24 Jan. – Regents exams are administered
• January 27 – Professional development day; no classes for students attending high schools and 6-12 schools, all other students go to school
• January 29 – Schools closed for Lunar New Year

FEBRUARY 2025

• February 17–21 – Schools closed for mid-winter break

MARCH 2025

• March 6 – Afternoon and Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for Elementary Schools and Pre-K Centers; students in these schools were dismissed three hours early
• March 13 – Afternoon and evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for secondary schools and D75 schools; students in these schools were dismissed three hours early
• March 20 – Parent-Teacher Evening Conferences for High Schools, K-12 and 6-12 Schools
• March 21 – Afternoon parent-teacher conferences for high schools, K-12 and 6-12 schools; students in these schools were dismissed three hours early
• March 31 – Schools closed for Eid al-Fitr

APRIL 2025

• April 14-18 – Schools closed for spring break

MAY 2025

• May 1 – Parent-Teacher Evening Conferences for Elementary Schools and Pre-K Centers
• May 8 – Parent-teacher evening conferences for middle schools and D75 schools
• May 15 – Parent-Teacher Evening Conferences for High Schools, K-12 and 6-12 Schools
• May 26 – Schools are closed for Memorial Day

JUNE 2025

• June 5 – Schools closed for Eid al-Adha/Anniversary Day
• June 6 – Clerical Day; no tuition for students attending 3K, Pre-K, elementary schools, middle schools, K-12 schools, and D75 independent programs
• June 17-26 – Administration of the Regents exam
• June 19 – Schools closed for Juneteenth
• June 26 – Last day of classes