Gwinnett County Schools Calendar 2026-27: No School Nov. 23-27, Dec. 21-Jan. 1 and Apr. 5-9

Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) has no school from Monday, Nov. 23 through Friday, Nov. 27, 2026 for Thanksgiving break, according to its 2026-27 School Year Calendar, the approved calendar linked on the district’s calendar page. Winter break follows from Monday, Dec. 21 through Friday, Jan. 1, and spring break is Monday, Apr. 5 through Friday, Apr. 9, 2027. The last day of school is Wednesday, May 26, 2027.

Gwinnett County 2026-27 breaks

Break	Dates	Students return
Fall break (already past)	Mon.-Fri., Oct. 12-16, 2026	Monday, Oct. 19
Thanksgiving break	Mon.-Fri., Nov. 23-27, 2026	Monday, Nov. 30
Winter break	Mon., Dec. 21, 2026 to Fri., Jan. 1, 2027	Tuesday, Jan. 5 (Jan. 4 is a student holiday)
Spring break	Mon.-Fri., Apr. 5-9, 2027	Monday, Apr. 12

The school year began Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. The first semester ends Friday, Dec. 18 (Day 87), and the second semester begins Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2027 (Day 88). The last day, Wednesday, May 26, 2027, is Day 180.

Which days are no school in Gwinnett County?

The table lists every weekday the calendar marks as a school holiday, student holiday or systemwide holiday, with the weekday worked out from the date.

Date	Day	Reason
Sept. 7, 2026	Monday	Labor Day (Systemwide Holiday), past
Oct. 12-16, 2026	Monday-Friday	Fall break, past
Nov. 23-27, 2026	Monday-Friday	Thanksgiving break
Dec. 21, 2026-Jan. 1, 2027	Monday-Friday	Winter break
Jan. 4, 2027	Monday	Teacher Planning/Staff Development (Student Holiday)
Jan. 18, 2027	Monday	Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Day (Systemwide Holiday)
Feb. 12, 2027	Friday	Student/Teacher Holiday
Feb. 15-16, 2027	Monday-Tuesday	Student/Teacher Holidays
Apr. 5-9, 2027	Monday-Friday	Spring break

Added up, that is 31 weekdays without students before the last day: 1 for Labor Day, 5 for fall break, 5 for Thanksgiving, 10 for winter break, 1 on Jan. 4, 1 for MLK Day, 3 in February and 5 for spring break. Six are behind us, so 25 remain. Memorial Day, Monday, May 31, 2027, falls after the last day of school.

Early release and digital learning days

These days are on the calendar but are not full days off.

Date	What the calendar lists
Fri., Sept. 18, 2026	Digital Learning Day #1
Tue., Nov. 3, 2026	Digital Learning Day #2
Wed.-Thu., Oct. 28-29, 2026	Early release, elementary and middle school
Wed.-Fri., Dec. 16-18, 2026	Early release for high school exams
Wed.-Thu., Mar. 3-4, 2027	Early release, elementary and middle school
Fri., Mar. 19, 2027	Digital Learning Day #3
Mon.-Wed., May 24-26, 2027	Early release for high school exams

How does Gwinnett’s spring break compare with other districts?

Gwinnett’s Apr. 5-9 spring break is two weeks later than Mar. 22-26, the week five of the 10 large districts in our spring break 2027 roundup are off. Gwinnett is one of the ten districts in that story. For comparison on the other breaks, see our roundups for winter break 2026 and Thanksgiving break 2026.

Printable Gwinnett calendar

Our free printable puts the breaks, early releases and digital learning days on one page, built from the district’s calendar. To plan the full year on paper, use the printable school-year calendar, or mark the next breaks on the December 2026 and April 2027 calendars.

The calendar PDF does not print a board approval date, so we do not give one. Check the district’s calendar page for any change.