Comhairle nan Eilean Siar school holidays 2026/27
Read from Comhairle nan Eilean Siar council's own term-dates page, last on 3 October 2026. The source is here, so you can check every date below against it. They cover the 23 schools in Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, though academies and independent schools can set their own; the finder on the home page shows what we hold for a particular school.
How Comhairle nan Eilean Siar differs
- The October half term in Comhairle nan Eilean Siar starts 15 days earlier and runs 4 days longer than in most of England.
- The Christmas holiday in Comhairle nan Eilean Siar starts 4 days later and runs 3 days shorter than in most of England.
- The February half term in Comhairle nan Eilean Siar starts 1 day earlier and runs 3 days shorter than in most of England.
- The May half term in Comhairle nan Eilean Siar starts 29 days earlier and runs 5 days shorter than in most of England.
- The Summer holiday in Comhairle nan Eilean Siar starts 26 days earlier and runs 13 days longer than in most of England.
That matters for flights: a break that starts a day earlier or runs a week longer puts different days on the table, and the day you leave is often worth hundreds.
The dates
| Holiday | First day off | Last day off | Can fly | Versus most of England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October half term | Fri 9 Oct | Wed 21 Oct | Fri 9 Oct – Wed 21 Oct | 15d earlier, 4d longer |
| Christmas holidays | Wed 23 Dec | Mon 4 Jan | Wed 23 Dec – Mon 4 Jan | 4d later, 3d shorter |
| February half term | Fri 12 Feb | Wed 17 Feb | Fri 12 Feb – Wed 17 Feb | 1d earlier, 3d shorter |
| Easter holidays | Fri 26 Mar | Sun 11 Apr | Fri 26 Mar – Sun 11 Apr | Same |
| May half term | Fri 30 Apr | Mon 3 May | Fri 30 Apr – Mon 3 May | 29d earlier, 5d shorter |
| Summer holidays | Sat 26 Jun | Wed 18 Aug | Sat 26 Jun – Wed 18 Aug | 26d earlier, 13d longer |
“Can fly” adds the weekend either side where nobody is in school. The weekday and the Sunday are usually the cheapest days of the break to leave on.
Flights for these dates
Families in Comhairle nan Eilean Siar mostly fly from Glasgow (167 miles) and Aberdeen (177 miles). We price the same trip across every day of each break above, from each of them, to hundreds of places families actually book, and email you when a fare is worth a look.
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Schools in Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
23 schools use these dates unless they set their own, including Castlebay School in Barra, Sgoil Lionacleit in Benbecula, Leverhulme Memorial School in Harris. Type any of them into the finder for its own calendar.