Jersey City Public School District Calendar

2025-2026 JCBOE Public School Calendar

The JCBOE monthly public school calendar 

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Usually, the first day of school is the first Thursday after Labor Day (the first Monday of September). Schools are generally closed for the week of Election Day in November, between Christmas and New Year’s Day, for Good Friday, and the week following Easter. Also, schools are generally closed for Columbus Day, Veterans’ Day, Diwali, Thanksgiving, MLK Day, Presidents’ Day, Eid-al-Fitr, Eid and Memorial Day.

Key Holidays and Important Dates for Students:

  • September/October
    • First Day of School: Thursday, September 4, 2025
    • Yom Kippur – School Closed: Thursday, October 2, 2025
    • Columbus Day: Monday, October 13, 2025
    • Diwali: Monday, October 20, 2025
  • November
    • NJ Week (Election Day, NJEA Convention, Veterans’ Day): Thursday, November 6, 2025 to Friday, November 7, 2025
    • Half Day: Wednesday, November 26, 2025
    • Thanksgiving Recess: Thursday, November 27, 2025 and Friday, November 28, 2025
  • December/January
    • Half Day: Tuesday, December 23, 2025
    • Winter Recess: Wednesday, December 24, 2025, through Tuesday, January 2, 2026
    • Half Day: Wednesday, January 11, 2026
    • Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Monday, January 19, 2026
  • February
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    • Presidents’ Day: Monday, February 16, 2026
  • March/April
    • Half Day: Thursday, March 19, 2026
    • Eid-al-Fitr: Friday, March 20, 2026 (Tentative)
    • Half Day: Thursday, April 2, 2026
    • Good Friday: Friday, April 3, 2026
    • Spring Recess: Monday, April 6, 2026, through Friday, April 10, 2026
  • May
    • Half Day: Friday, May 22, 2026
    • Memorial Day: Monday, May 25, 2026
  • June
    • Half Day: Tuesday, June 16, 2026, to Thursday, June 18, 2026
    • Juneteenth: Friday, June 19, 2026