For the 2026–2027 school year, the district serves 3,000 students across 6 schools in New Jersey. The 2026–2027 academic year includes 180 instructional days. All dates listed below are sourced from the district's official publications. Verify with Hillside Public Schools before scheduling around them.
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Official calendar scans for Hillside Public Schools. Click any page to open the full-size image.
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Interactive Calendar
Hillside Public Schools's 2026–2027 academic calendar — holidays, breaks, and key dates.
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School Information
Details and contact information for Hillside Public Schools HPS.
Sources and Checks
Where these dates come from
How the 2026–2027 Hillside Public Schools calendar on this page was compiled and what to re-check before you rely on it.
- ✓District publication. Dates are taken from the calendar Hillside Public Schools published for 2026–2027, shown as images on this page.
- ✓Official website. Cross-checked against hillsidek12.org.
- ✓Board-approved version is used where the district marks one.
- ✓First and last day match the published calendar.
- ✓Breaks and holidays are listed with their full date ranges.
- ✓Teacher / no-school days are included where the district lists them.
- ✓Changes happen. Districts amend calendars mid-year — confirm with Hillside Public Schools before booking around a date.
Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Hillside Public Schools Calendar 2026–2027 — important dates and answers.
The first day of school is September 8, 2026. [cite: 25]
Spring Recess is scheduled from March 26 to April 2, 2027. [cite: 122]
Winter Recess begins with an early dismissal on December 23, 2026, and school remains closed from December 24, 2026, through January 1, 2027. [cite: 75, 80, 81]
There is an early dismissal on November 25, followed by Thanksgiving Recess on November 26 and 27, 2026. [cite: 63, 65, 66]
The last day of school is June 24, 2027. [cite: 138, 139]
Yes, schools are closed for Rosh Hashanah (Sept. 11), Yom Kippur (Sept. 21), Eid al-Fitr (March 10), and Eid al-Adha (May 17). [cite: 25, 120, 126]
* High School ONLY: November 9, 2026 (Early Dismissal for HS). [cite: 53, 54, 56] * PreK-8: November 10-11, 2026 and February 24, 2027 (Early Dismissal). [cite: 58, 59, 105, 106, 108]
Three weather/emergency days are built into the calendar. If more are needed, they will be added on June 25 and June 28, 2027. Further days will be taken from the April spring break. [cite: 147, 148]
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