East Dunbartonshire school holidays 2026/27
Read from East Dunbartonshire 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 44 schools in East Dunbartonshire, though academies and independent schools can set their own; the finder on the home page shows what we hold for a particular school.
How East Dunbartonshire differs
- The October half term in East Dunbartonshire starts 15 days earlier and runs 1 day longer than in most of England.
- The Christmas holiday in East Dunbartonshire runs 1 day longer than in most of England.
- The February half term in East Dunbartonshire runs 4 days shorter than in most of England.
- The Easter holiday in East Dunbartonshire starts 8 days later and runs 1 day shorter than in most of England.
- The May half term in East Dunbartonshire starts 1 day earlier and runs 5 days shorter than in most of England.
- The Summer holiday in East Dunbartonshire starts 21 days earlier and runs 5 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 | Sun 18 Oct | Fri 9 Oct – Sun 18 Oct | 15d earlier, 1d longer |
| Christmas holidays | Sat 19 Dec | Mon 4 Jan | Sat 19 Dec – Mon 4 Jan | 1d longer |
| February half term | Sat 13 Feb | Wed 17 Feb | Sat 13 Feb – Wed 17 Feb | 4d shorter |
| Easter holidays | Sat 3 Apr | Sun 18 Apr | Sat 3 Apr – Sun 18 Apr | 8d later, 1d shorter |
| May half term | Fri 28 May | Mon 31 May | Fri 28 May – Mon 31 May | 1d earlier, 5d shorter |
| Summer holidays | Thu 1 Jul | Sun 15 Aug | Thu 1 Jul – Sun 15 Aug | 21d earlier, 5d 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 East Dunbartonshire mostly fly from Glasgow (9 miles), Edinburgh, Ingliston, Edinburgh (33 miles) and Glasgow Prestwick, Prestwick, South Ayrshire (33 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 East Dunbartonshire
44 schools use these dates unless they set their own, including Baljaffray Primary School in Bearsden, Balmuildy Primary School in Bishopbriggs, Craighead Primary School in By Glasgow. Type any of them into the finder for its own calendar.