School Holidays and Term Dates

About the school holiday patterns

Dates of all school holiday patterns currently available for schools within the Doncaster Metropolitan Borough area for the years 2011/2012, 2012/2013, and provisional dates for 2013/2014 can be viewed in the sections below.

Dates for Church Schools, Academies and Foundation Schools may vary - please check with the school.

A downloadable version of the patterns is also availalable in the document list on the right hand side of the page.

Closing and Opening Dates for Doncaster Schools 2011/12

Holiday	Schools Close (PM)	Re-open (AM)

Start of School Year		Thu 1 September
Autumn Half Term	Fri 21 October	Mon 31 October
Christmas	Fri 16 December	Tue 3 January
Spring Half Term	Fri 10 February	Mon 20 February
Easter	Fri 30 March	Mon 16 April
May Day	Fri 4 May	Tue 8 May
Summer Half Term	Fri 1 June	Mon 11 June
Summer	Thu 19 July

* Training Days - 5 Training Days are to be arranged

Closing and Opening Dates for Doncaster Schools 2012/13

Holiday	Schools Close (PM)	Re-open (AM)

Start of School Year		Mon 3 September
Autumn Half Term	Fri 26 October	Mon 5 November
Christmas	Fri 21 December	Thu 3 January
Spring Half Term	Fri 15 February	Mon 25 February
Easter	Thu 28 March	Mon 15 April
May Day	Fri 3 May	Tue 7 May
Summer Half Term	Fri 24 May	Mon 3 June
Summer	Fri 19 July

Please note: There are 5 training days to be arranged

Closing and Opening Dates for Doncaster Schools 2013/14

Please note that this holiday pattern will not be approved until Spring 2012 and is therefore subject to change.

Holiday	Schools Close (PM)	Re-open (AM)

Start of School Year		Mon 2 September
Autumn Half Term	Fri 25 October	Mon 4 November
Christmas	Fri 20 December	Mon 6 January
Spring Half Term	Fri 21 February	Mon 3 March
Easter	Fri 11 April	Mon 28 April
May Day	Fri 2 May	Tue 6 May
Summer Half Term	Fri 23 May	Mon 2 June
Summer	Mon 21 July

Please note: There are 5 training days to be arranged

Last updated: 28 September 2011 Printable version