The NYC Department of Education operates the largest public school system in the US with 1.1M students across 2K schools. The 180-day academic calendar runs from September to June with closures for major holidays, religious observances, and recess periods.
Real-time school closure alerts and snow day notifications will appear here. Powered by the DOE notification feed.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| First Day of School | September 4, 2025 |
| Rosh Hashanah (No School) | September 22-23, 2025 |
| Yom Kippur (No School) | October 1, 2025 |
| Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day | October 13, 2025 |
| Election Day (No School for Students) | November 4, 2025 |
| Veterans Day (No School) | November 11, 2025 |
| Thanksgiving Recess | November 27-28, 2025 |
| Winter Recess | December 24 - January 2, 2026 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | January 19, 2026 |
| Lunar New Year (No School) | February 17, 2026 |
| Midwinter Recess | February 16-20, 2026 |
| Spring Recess | April 6-10, 2026 |
| Memorial Day | May 25, 2026 |
| Eid al-Adha (No School) | June 6, 2026 |
| Last Day of School | June 26, 2026 |
The Chancellor decides on school closures by 5:00 AM on the day of the storm. Notifications are sent via the DOE website, NOTIFY NYC, and local news. In recent years, NYC has shifted toward remote learning days instead of traditional snow days for some weather events. Parents can check schools.nyc.gov or call 311 for updates.
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