Visual Calendar
Official calendar scans for Charlottesville City Schools. Click any image to open full-screen.
School Calendar
Download Charlottesville City Schools's 2026–2027 academic calendar PDF — holidays, breaks, and key dates.
For the 2026–2027 school year, the district serves 4,300 students across 6 schools in Virginia. The 2026–2027 academic year includes 180 instructional days. All dates listed below are sourced from the district's official publications. Verify with Charlottesville City Schools before scheduling around them.
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Common Questions
Charlottesville City Schools Calendar 2026–2027 — important dates and answers.
The first school day for students is August 12, 2026[cite: 47].
Thanksgiving is observed as a paid holiday on November 26, 2026[cite: 26, 39].
While the full break range isn't explicitly listed, December 25, 2026, is a designated holiday [cite: 18, 39], and the second quarter ends on December 18, 2026[cite: 47].
Winter observances include Christmas on December 25, 2026 [cite: 18, 39], and New Year's Day on January 1, 2027[cite: 26, 31, 39]. A teacher workday is scheduled for January 4, 2027[cite: 41].
The provided calendar does not explicitly label a "Spring Break" week, but it notes a teacher workday on March 19, 2027 [cite: 41], and religious observances such as Good Friday on March 26, 2027[cite: 23].
The last school day is May 28, 2027, which is a student early dismissal and a teacher workday in the afternoon[cite: 48, 50].
Mental Wellness Days, where schools and division offices are closed, are scheduled for September 18, 2026, and March 5, 2027[cite: 44].
The quarters end as follows: Quarter 1: October 12, 2026 [cite: 46] Quarter 2: December 18, 2026 [cite: 47] Quarter 3: March 15, 2027 [cite: 48] Quarter 4: May 28, 2027 [cite: 48]
The tentative date for CHS Graduation is May 26, 2027[cite: 49, 50].
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