Wales school calendar coverage for 2026. Selected Cardiff council dates only; not a country-wide school calendar.
Periods overlapping 2026; full break boundaries retained. As of 5 October 2026 (Europe/London).
Autumn half-term
21 days away · Cardiff · Confirmed — source checked
Selected Cardiff council periods only, not all Wales. Coverage starts September 2026 and runs through July 2028. Later periods and voluntary aided school arrangements require the relevant school calendar. Responsible authority
Periods retain the authority’s term or break definition. Public holidays and student-free days may fall inside a term. Cross-year breaks are shown on both affected annual pages.
Cardiff · Term · Confirmed — source checked
Cardiff council calendar only; other authorities and individual schools may differ. Voluntary aided schools and school-specific INSET days may differ. Term spans include the separately listed half-term break.
Official sourceCardiff · Break · Confirmed — source checked
Cardiff council calendar only; other authorities and individual schools may differ. Voluntary aided schools and school-specific INSET days may differ. Term spans include the separately listed half-term break.
Official sourceCardiff · Break · Confirmed — source checked
Cardiff council calendar only; other authorities and individual schools may differ. Inclusive non-term interval derived from the council-published term end and next term start; includes weekends and bank holidays. Check school INSET arrangements.
Official sourceThe official UK calendar has three divisions: England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Existing England and Wales pages are retained separately with the same bank holiday dates.
Wales and England share the official bank holiday calendar. School coverage here is Cardiff only, with voluntary aided school and INSET exceptions.
Bank holiday status does not by itself establish paid leave or closure for every workplace. Check your employment contract and employer arrangements before requesting leave.
School terms and holidays follow local authority and school arrangements. This site includes named council examples and Northern Ireland department dates, with their scope shown. INSET days and individual school exceptions remain separate.
Select the destination calendar before planning a break. Scotland has a different August bank holiday; local school breaks can affect demand independently of bank holidays. Check transport timetables and opening hours.
Yes. Their published bank holiday schedules match. Scotland and Northern Ireland have distinct calendars and extra dates.
No. Council and school calendars differ. The named local-authority examples below are limited coverage, not country-wide school closures.
Choose your jurisdiction for public holidays, substitute dates, local exceptions and school calendars.
Wales School Holidays and Terms 2026 · OfficePublicHolidays.com