2025-2026 Calendar Information
2025-2026 Sands Secondary School Calendar Information for Parents| Days in Session | 187 |
| Hours of Instruction in School Week | Grades 8-12: 26.6 hrs |
| Number of Days of Instruction | 180 |
| Minutes of Instruction in School Day | Grades 8-12: 319 min |
| Number of Non-Instructional Days | 6 (District Wide) |
2025-2026 School Calendar
| School Opens (Altered Bell Schedule) | Tuesday, September 2 |
| Semester 1 Starts | Wednesday, September 3 |
| Non-Instructional Day (District Wide) | Friday, September 19 |
| Day for Truth and Reconciliation - Statutory Holiday | Tuesday, September 30 |
| Thanksgiving Day - Statutory Holiday | Monday, October 13 |
| Parent Teacher Interviews- Early Dismissal, 1:00 pm | Tuesday, October 14 |
| Informal Update (Report Card) | Wednesday, October 15- Thursday, October 30 |
| Non-Instructional Day (District Wide) | Friday, October 24 |
| Remembrance Day - Statutory Holiday | Tuesday, November 11 |
| Reporting to Parents - Early Dismissal, 1:00 pm | Friday, November 21 |
| Non-Instructional Day (District Wide) | Monday, November 24 |
| Written Update (Report Card) | Friday, November 28 |
| Last Day of School before Winter Vacation | Friday, December 19 |
| Winter Vacation Period | December 22 - January 2 |
| School Reopens after Winter Vacation | Monday, January 5 |
| Semester 1 Classes End | Thursday, January 22 |
| Non-Instructional Day (District Wide) | Friday, January 23 |
| Course Completion Days | Monday, January 26 - Tuesday, January 27 |
| Semester 2 Starts | Wednesday, January 28 |
| Semester 1 Written Summary (Report Card) | Friday, February 6 |
| Family Day - Statutory Holiday | Monday, February 16 |
| Non-Instructional Day (District Wide) | Friday, February 20 |
| Parent Teacher Interviews- Early Dismissal, 1:00 pm | Tuesday, March 10 |
| Informal Updates | Wednesday, March 11- Friday, April 10 |
| Last Day of School before Spring Break | Friday, March 13 |
| Spring Vacation Period | March 16 - March 27 |
| School Reopens | Monday, March 30 |
| Good Friday - Statutory Holiday | Friday, April 3 |
| Easter Monday - Statutory Holiday | Monday, April 6 |
| Reporting to Parent - Early Dismissal, 1:00 pm | Friday, May 1 |
| Written Update (Report Card) | Friday, May 8 |
| Non-Instructional Day | Friday, May 15 |
| Victoria Day - Statutory Holiday | Monday, May 18 |
| Red Carpet, Grad Banquet, Dry Grad | Friday, May 22 |
| Last Day of Semester 2 Classes | Friday, June 19 |
| Course Completion Days | Monday, June 22 - Tuesday, June 23 |
| Valedictory | Wednesday, June 24 |
| Written Summary (Report Card) | Thursday, June 25 |
| School Closes / Administrative Day | Friday, June 26 |