School Calendar for Families 2025/2026

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

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 August 2025 

 

 

 

 August 15 (4:00pm) - September 2 (8:00am) 

 Brightspace shutdown 

 

 

 

 September 2025 

 

 

 

 September 1 

 Labour Day 

 

 

 September 2 - 19 

 Week of Welcome (WoW) events (province wide)  

 

 

 September 19 

 Tuition pre-authorized payment due (on or prior to this date) 

 

 

 September 29 

 Bursary application due (on or prior to this date) 

 

 

 September 29 

 Tuition due 

 

 

 September 30 

 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 

 

 

 

 October 2025 

 

 

 

 October 1 

 HCOS Finance Office begins accepting invoices for Lessons and Activities 

 

 

 October 1 - 31 

 Foundation Skills Assessments (FSAs) - Grades 4 & 7 

 

 

 October 13 

 Thanksgiving Day 

 

 

 October 29 

 Student Learning Plan - Parent Sign Off 

 

 

 

 November 2025 

 

 

 

 November 3-7 

 Numeracy and Literacy Assessments - Grades 10-12 

 

 

 November 11 

 Remembrance Day 

 

 

 

 December 2025 

 

 

 

 December 2 

 Giving Tuesday 

 

 

 December 19 (4:00pm) - December 29 (8:00am) 

 Brightspace shutdown 

 

 

 December 24 - January 2 

 Christmas Break (HCOS offices closed) 

 

 

 December 22 - January 2 

 Suggested Christmas Break for Home Learners 

 

 

 

 January 2026 

 

 

 

 January 12-30 

 Numeracy and Literacy Assessments - Grades 10-12 

 

 

 January 12 - January 30 

 Re-enrollment window (guaranteed) 

 

 

 January 12 

 New applications open 

 

 

 January 14 - February 11 

 Read for Change 

 

 

 January 30 (4:00pm) 

 Report cards published 

 

 

 

 February 2026 

 

 

 

 February 2 

 New student applications begin processing 

 

 

 February 16 

 Family Day  

 

 

 

 

 March 2026 

 

 

 

 March 2-6 

 Grad Program Orientation Week 

 

 

 March 10 - 13 & 14 

 Heritage Theatre Show Week (Kelowna) 

 

 

 March 13 (4:00pm) - March 20 (4:00pm) 

 Brightspace shutdown 

 

 

 March 16 - March 27 

 Spring Break 

 

 

 

 April 2026 

 

 

 

 April 1 

 Learning Groups PO use deadline 

 

 

 April 3 

 Good Friday 

 

 

 April 6 

 Easter Monday 

 

 

 April 15 

 

 Current school year PO numbers expire (last day for curriculum and lesson purchases) 

 

 

 

 April 20-24 

 Numeracy and Literacy Assessments - Grades 10 - 12 

 

 

 April 20 (9:00am - 3:00pm) 

 Abbotsford Track & Field Day 

 

 

 April 24 (9:00am - 3:00pm) 

 Langley Track & Field Day 

 

 

 April 24 (9:00am - 3:00pm) 

 Vernon Track & Field Day 

 

 

 April 27 

 Next school year PO numbers issued in Encom 

 

 

 April 27 

 HCOS Connect - Interior (Kelowna) 

 

 

 April 28 

 HCOS Connect - North (Prince George) 

 

 

 April 29 

 HCOS Connect - Lower Mainland (Abbotsford) 

 

 

 April 30 

 HCOS Connect - Island (Nanaimo) 

 

 

 

 May 2026 

 

 

 

 TBD 

 Grade 10 to 12 courses without an active date, and any funding associated with those courses, are withdrawn automatically 

 

 

 May 8 (9:00am - 3:00pm) 

 Victoria Track & Field Day 

 

 

 May 11 (9:00am - 3:00pm) 

 Trail Track & Field Day 

 

 

 May 15 

 Student Service Award Nominations Due 

 

 

 May 18  

 Victoria Day 

 

 

 May 28 (9:00am - 3:00pm) 

 Courtenay Track & Field Day 

 

 

 

 June 2026 

 

 

 

 June 15-19 

 Numeracy and Literacy Assessments - Grades 10-12 

 

 

 June 5 

 Graduation Ceremony and Banquet (Langley) 

 

 

 June 5 (9:00am - 3:00pm) 

 Cranbrook Track & Field Day 

 

 

 June 8 (9:00am - 3:00pm) 

 Fort St. John Track & Field Day 

 

 

 June 10 (9:00am - 3:00pm) 

 Kamloops Track & Field Day 

 

 

 June 12 

 Graduation Ceremony and Banquet (Kelowna) 

 

 

 June 12 (9:00am) 

 Final submission deadline for all Middle School online courses as well as Grade 10 to 12 synchronous online courses 

 

 

 June 26 (4:00pm) 

 Report cards published 

 

 

 

 August 2026 

 

 

 

 August 21 (4:00pm) - September 8 (8:00am) 

 Brightspace shutdown