School Calendar for Families 2024/2025
This calendar provides families key dates for various deadlines, breaks and important information during this school year.
August 2024
August 16 (4:00pm) - September 3 (8:00am) | Brightspace shutdown |
September 2024
September 2 | Labour Day |
September 3 - 20 | Week of Welcome (WoW) events (province wide) |
September 20 | Tuition pre-authorized payment due (on or prior to this date) |
September 27 | Bursary application due (on or prior to this date) |
September 27 | Tuition due |
September 30 | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation |
October 2024
October 1 | HCOS Finance Office begins accepting invoices for Lessons and Activities |
October 1 - 31 | Foundation Skills Assessments (FSAs) - Grades 4 & 7 |
October 14 | Thanksgiving Day |
November 2024
October 28- November 5 | Numeracy and Literacy Assessments - Grades 10-12 |
November 11 | Remembrance Day |
December 2024
December 20 (4:00pm) - December 30 (8:00am) | Brightspace shutdown |
December 23 - January 1 | Christmas Break (HCOS offices closed) |
December 23 - January 3 |
Suggested Christmas Break for Home Learners |
January 2025
January 13-24 | Numeracy and Literacy Assessments - Grades 10-12 |
January 13 - January 31 | Re-enrollment window (guaranteed) |
January 13 | New applications open |
January 15 - February 12 | Read for Change |
January 31 (4:00pm) | Report cards published |
February 2025
February 12 | New student applications begin processing |
March 2025
March 3-7 | Grad Program Orientation Week |
March 11 - 14 & 15 | Heritage Theatre Show Week (Kelowna) |
March 14 (4:00pm) - March 21 (4:00pm) | Brightspace shutdown |
March 17 - March 28 | Spring Break |
April 2025
April 1 | Learning Groups PO use deadline |
April 15 |
Current school year PO numbers expire (last day for curriculum and lesson purchases) |
April 7-11 | Numeracy and Literacy Assessments - Grades 10 - 12 |
April 28 | Next school year PO numbers issued in Encom |
April 28 | HCOS Connect - Interior (Kelowna) |
April 29 | HCOS Connect - North (Fort St. John) |
April 30 |
HCOS Connect - Lower Mainland (Langley) |
May 1 | HCOS Connect - Island (Nanaimo) |
May 2025
May 5 (TBC) | Grad courses without an active date, and any funding associated with those courses, are withdrawn automatically |
June 2025
June 2-13 | Numeracy and Literacy Assessments - Grades 10-12 |
June 6 |
Graduation Ceremony and Banquet (Langley) |
June 14 (9:00am) | Final submission deadline for all middle school online courses as well as Grad synchronous online courses |
June 20 | Graduation Ceremony and Banquet (Kelowna) |
June 27 (4:00pm) | Report cards published |
August 2025
August 15 (4:00pm) - September 2 (8:00am) | Brightspace shutdown |