Raleigh School Calendar 2018-19: First Day of School, Vacations

RALEIGH, NC — The first day of school in Raleigh is August 27 — and whether you and the kids are looking forward to the new school year or are dreading the end of summer, you’ll want to mark the date on your calendar ASAP. The Wake County Public School System has released its 2018-2019 calendar for public schools.

The calendar includes important dates, such as winter and spring vacations, religious holidays, federal holidays, early dismissals and parent-teacher conferences.

Here is the full list of dates to know for this school year:

August

• 8/16 - 8/24: Teacher Work Days
• 8/27: First Day of School

September

• 9/3: No School (Labor Day)
• 9/19: No School (Yom Kippur)
• 9/28: Early Release Day

October

• 10/19: Early Release Day
• 10/31: Teacher Work Day

November

• 11/12: No School (Veterans Day)
• 11/20: Early Release Day
• 11/21 - 11/23: No School (Thanksgiving Holiday)

December

• 12/21: Early Release Day
• 12/24 - 12/31: No School (Winter Break)

January

• 1/1 - 1/2: No School (Winter Break)
• 1/18: Teacher Work Day
• 1/21: No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)

February

• 2/15: Early Release Day
• 2/18 - 2/19: Teacher Work Days

March

• 3/8: Early Release Day
• 3/29: Teacher Work Day

April

• 4/15 - 4/19: No School (Spring Break)
• 4/22: Teacher Work Day

May

• 5/27: No School (Memorial Day)

June

• 6/11: Last Day of School
• 6/12: Teacher Work Day

Want to get a jump start on the new school year? Check out Patch's Ultimate Back-to-School 2018 Guide for everything from backpacks to notebooks so that everyone has what they need.

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