Term, holiday and closure dates

School term dates for 2025-26

Monday 18 August 2025 - staff resume, in service day
Tuesday 19 August 2025 - in service day
Wednesday 20 August 2025 - pupils resume
Friday 10 October 2025 - Last day for staff and pupils
Monday 20 October 2025 In service day
Tuesday 21 October 2025 All resume
Monday 1 December 2025 - St Andrew's Day, schools closed
Tuesday 2 December 2025 - Pupils resume Eildon East (Selkirk), Eildon West (Galashiels), Teviot & Liddesdale, causal holiday for Berwickshire, Eyemouth, Cheviot, Eildon East (Earlston) & Tweeddale
Wednesday 3 December 2025 - pupils resume Berwickshire, Eyemouth, Cheviot, Eildon East (Earlston) & Tweeddale
Friday 19 December 2025 - last day or term for pupils and staff

Monday 5 January 2026- all resume
Friday 13 February 2026- last day of term for pupils, February holiday
Monday 16 February 2026 - Casual holiday for Berwickshire, Eyemouth, Cheviot, Eildon West (Galashiels) and Tweeddale Eildon East (Earlston)
In service day for Eildon East (Selkirk) and Teviot & Liddesdale
All schools closed 17, 18, 19 and 20 February 2026
Monday 23 February 2026 - Eildon East (Selkirk) and Teviot & Liddesdale all resume
In service day for Eildon West(Galashiels) Tweeddale, Berwickshire, Eyemouth and Cheviot
Tuesday 24 February 2026 - Eildon West (Galashiels), Tweeddale, Berwickshire, Eyemouth and Cheviot all resume
Thursday 2 April 2026 - last day of term for pupils and staff

Each learning community allocates two casual holidays for pupils and staff which are usually aligned to their local festivals.

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