January 18, 2018—School boards are required to establish a school year calendar for the upcoming school year, in accordance with the Education Act and Regulation 304.

Each year Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board consults with parents/guardians, students, community members and community partners prior to finalizing the dates.

The draft calendar (Pdf) proposes the following dates

• First day of school for students: Tuesday, September 4, 2018
• Christmas Break: Monday, December 24, 2018 to Friday, January 4, 2019
• Mid-winter Break: Monday, March 11 to Friday, March 15, 2019
• Seven professional activity (PA) days:
  • Friday, September 28, 2018
  • Friday, October 26, 2018
  • Friday, November 30, 2018
  • Friday, February 1, 2019
  • Friday, April 5, 2019
  • Friday, May 17, 2019
  • Friday, June 28, 2019
• Last day of the school year: Friday, June 28, 2019

Please provide feedback by completing the 2018-2019 School Year Calendar online form by Wednesday, February 28, 2018.

For more information, please contact:
Kerry Donnell, Communications Officer, 613-966-1170 or 1.800.267-4350, extension 2354, kdonnell@hpedsb.on.ca