# School Calendar for Families 2025/2026

This calendar provides families key dates for various deadlines, breaks and important information during this school year.

#### August 2025

<table id="bkmrk-august-2018-aug-20-2" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 25%;">August 15 (4:00pm) - September 2 (8:00am)</td><td>Brightspace shutdown</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### September 2025

<table id="bkmrk-september-2019-septe" style="width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 25%;">September 1</td><td>Labour Day</td></tr><tr><td>September 2 - 19</td><td>Week of Welcome (WoW) events (province wide) </td></tr><tr><td>September 19</td><td>Tuition pre-authorized payment due (on or prior to this date)</td></tr><tr><td>September 29</td><td>Bursary application due (on or prior to this date)</td></tr><tr><td>September 29</td><td>Tuition due</td></tr><tr><td>September 30</td><td>National Day for Truth and Reconciliation</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### October 2025

<table id="bkmrk-october-2020-october" style="width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 25%;">October 1</td><td>HCOS Finance Office begins accepting invoices for Lessons and Activities</td></tr><tr><td>October 1 - 31</td><td>Foundation Skills Assessments (FSAs) - Grades 4 &amp; 7</td></tr><tr><td>October 13</td><td>Thanksgiving Day</td></tr><tr><td>October 29</td><td>Student Learning Plan - Parent Sign Off</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### November 2025

<table id="bkmrk-november-2019-novemb" style="width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 25%;">TBD </td><td>Numeracy and Literacy Assessments - Grades 10-12</td></tr><tr><td>November 11</td><td>Remembrance Day</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### December 2025

<table id="bkmrk-december-2019-decemb" style="width: 100%; height: 135.2px;"><tbody><tr style="height: 29.6px;"><td style="width: 25%; height: 29.6px;">December 2</td><td style="height: 29.6px;">Giving Tuesday</td></tr><tr style="height: 46.4px;"><td style="width: 25%; height: 46.4px;">December 19 (4:00pm) - December 29 (8:00am)</td><td style="height: 46.4px;">Brightspace shutdown</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.6px;"><td style="width: 25%; height: 29.6px;">December 24 - January 2</td><td style="height: 29.6px;">Christmas Break (HCOS offices closed)</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.6px;"><td style="height: 29.6px;">December 22 - January 2  
</td><td style="height: 29.6px;">Suggested Christmas Break for Home Learners  
</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### January 2026

<table id="bkmrk-january-2020-january" style="width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 25%;">TBD</td><td>Numeracy and Literacy Assessments - Grades 10-12</td></tr><tr><td>January 12 - January 30</td><td>Re-enrollment window (guaranteed)</td></tr><tr><td>January 12</td><td>New applications open</td></tr><tr><td>January 14 - February 11</td><td>Read for Change</td></tr><tr><td>January 30 (4:00pm)</td><td>Report cards published</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### February 2026

<table id="bkmrk-february-2020-februa" style="width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 25%;">February 2</td><td>New student applications begin processing</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 25%;">February 16</td><td>Family Day  </td></tr></tbody></table>

#### March 2026

<table id="bkmrk-march-2020-march-3-f" style="width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 25%;">March 2-6</td><td>Grad Program Orientation Week</td></tr><tr><td>March 10 - 13 &amp; 14</td><td>Heritage Theatre Show Week (Kelowna)</td></tr><tr><td>March 13 (4:00pm) - March 20 (4:00pm)</td><td>Brightspace shutdown</td></tr><tr><td>March 16 - March 27</td><td>Spring Break</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### April 2026

<table id="bkmrk-april-2020-april-2-2" style="width: 100%; height: 272px;"><tbody><tr style="height: 29.6px;"><td style="width: 25%; height: 29.6px;">April 1</td><td style="height: 29.6px;">Learning Groups PO use deadline</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.6px;"><td style="width: 25%; height: 29.6px;">April 3</td><td style="height: 29.6px;">Good Friday</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 25%;">April 6</td><td>Easter Monday</td></tr><tr style="height: 35.2px;"><td style="height: 35.2px;">April 15</td><td style="height: 35.2px;">Current school year PO numbers expire (last day for curriculum and lesson purchases)

</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.6px;"><td style="height: 29.6px;">TBD</td><td style="height: 29.6px;">Numeracy and Literacy Assessments - Grades 10 - 12</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.6px;"><td style="height: 29.6px;">April 27</td><td style="height: 29.6px;">Next school year PO numbers issued in Encom</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.6px;"><td style="height: 29.6px;">April 27</td><td style="height: 29.6px;">HCOS Connect - Interior (Kelowna)</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.6px;"><td style="height: 29.6px;">April 28</td><td style="height: 29.6px;">HCOS Connect - North (Prince George)</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.6px;"><td style="height: 29.6px;">April 29  
</td><td style="height: 29.6px;">HCOS Connect - Lower Mainland (Langley)</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.6px;"><td style="height: 29.6px;">April 30</td><td style="height: 29.6px;">HCOS Connect - Island (Nanaimo)</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### May 2026

<table id="bkmrk-may-2020-may-4-proct" style="width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 25%;">TBD</td><td>Grade 10 to 12 courses without an active date, and any funding associated with those courses, are withdrawn automatically</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 25%;">May 15</td><td>Student Service Award Nominations Due</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 25%;">May 18 </td><td>Victoria Day</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### June 2026

<table id="bkmrk-june-2020-june-1-pro" style="width: 100%; height: 164.8px;"><tbody><tr style="height: 29.6px;"><td style="width: 24.9557%; height: 29.6px;">TBD</td><td style="width: 74.9907%; height: 29.6px;">Numeracy and Literacy Assessments - Grades 10-12</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.6px;"><td style="width: 24.9557%; height: 29.6px;">June 5  
</td><td style="width: 74.9907%; height: 29.6px;">Graduation Ceremony and Banquet (Langley)</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.6px;"><td style="width: 24.9557%; height: 29.6px;">June 12</td><td style="width: 74.9907%; height: 29.6px;">Graduation Ceremony and Banquet (Kelowna)</td></tr><tr style="height: 46.4px;"><td style="width: 24.9557%; height: 46.4px;">June 12 (9:00am)</td><td style="width: 74.9907%; height: 46.4px;">Final submission deadline for all Middle School online courses as well as Grade 10 to 12 synchronous online courses</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.6px;"><td style="width: 24.9557%; height: 29.6px;">June 26 (4:00pm)</td><td style="width: 74.9907%; height: 29.6px;">Report cards published</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### August 2026

<table id="bkmrk-august-2021-august-2" style="width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 25%;">August 21 (4:00pm) - September 8 (8:00am)</td><td>Brightspace shutdown</td></tr></tbody></table>