| Event | Date(s) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Day of School | August 11, 2026 (Tue) | School Opens |
| Labor Day | September 7, 2026 (Mon) | No School |
| Student Holiday | October 12, 2026 (Mon) | No School |
| Thanksgiving Break | November 23, 2026 - November 27, 2026 | No School |
| Winter Break | December 21, 2026 - January 4, 2027 | No School |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | January 18, 2027 (Mon) | No School |
| Presidents' Day | February 15, 2027 (Mon) | No School |
| Spring Break | March 12, 2027 - March 19, 2027 | No School |
| Student Holiday | April 23, 2027 (Fri) | No School |
| Last Day of School | May 26, 2027 (Wed) | School Closes |
Complete month-by-month calendar for Orange County Public Schools. Every day is color-coded so you can see school days, holidays, and breaks at a glance.
The Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) is the eighth-largest school district in the United States and the fourth-largest in Florida, serving approximately 210,000 students in nearly 200 schools across the greater Orlando area — one of the fastest-growing metro regions in the country.
OCPS is known for its early-start calendar (classes typically begin in early August), a schedule partly shaped by Orlando's theme park and hospitality economy. The district offers highly regarded magnet programs, career academies in aerospace, gaming/simulation, and biomedical sciences, and a tuition-free dual-enrollment partnership with Valencia College that lets students earn an Associate's degree before graduation.
OCPS also provides a fully online Virtual School option and has expanded mental health and wellness counseling across all schools in recent years. The 2026–2027 calendar was approved by the School Board on June 2, 2025.
County context: Orange County Public Schools serves families across Orange County, where the district calendar is the practical baseline for school-year planning. For 2026-2027, students are scheduled to start on August 11, 2026 and finish on May 26, 2027. The main family planning blocks are Thanksgiving Break (November 23, 2026 - November 27, 2026), Winter Break (December 21, 2026 - January 1, 2027), and Spring Break (March 15, 2027 - March 19, 2027). Parents can use this view for travel windows, shared-custody exchanges, childcare coverage, after-school activities, and comparing district days off with work schedules.
What to watch: The most important local differences from a generic statewide calendar are the district's own break placement, board-approved student holidays, and any campus-facing schedule notes published by the district. No recurring early-release entry is listed in the student-facing data used for this page. Teacher workdays, planning days, or student holidays are separated from regular school days, including Teacher Workday / Student Holiday (October 12, 2026), Teacher Workday / Student Holiday (January 4, 2027), Teacher Workday / Student Holiday (March 12, 2027), and Teacher Professional Day / Student Holiday (April 23, 2027). Weather or makeup-day language is preserved in the page notes when the district publishes it, which matters for hurricane-season planning and emergency childcare coverage.
Official-source handling: This calendar is compiled from the official Orange County Public Schools academic calendar published on ocps.net. We manually review first-party district material, screen it for student-facing dates, and organize it into key dates, calendar grids, downloadable files, and printable summaries. Because this page is marked official, families can use it as the main planning view while still checking the district source for late revisions. User-submitted corrections are checked against official district sources before this page is updated.
The first day of school for all OCPS students is Tuesday, August 11, 2026.
Spring Break runs from Monday, March 15 through Friday, March 19, 2027.
Yes. The calendar was approved by the OCPS School Board on June 2, 2025.
OCPS historically starts in early August and finishes by late May, giving it one of the earliest academic calendars in the state. This is driven by the community's relationship with Orlando's tourism and hospitality sector.
The last day of school is Wednesday, May 26, 2027.
Yes. OCPS maintains inclement weather policies with built-in makeup days for hurricane-related closures.
Data Source: This calendar is compiled from the official Orange County Public Schools academic calendar published on ocps.net.
Official Source: Visit the Orange County official calendar source.
How we adapt the calendar: FL School Calendar converts district calendar documents into a parent-friendly view focused on student attendance, holidays, breaks, teacher planning days, early releases, downloadable calendar files, and printable summaries.
Disclaimer: This website is not affiliated with Orange County Public Schools or the Florida Department of Education. While we strive for accuracy, always verify important dates with the official district website before making travel, childcare, work, or attendance plans.
Last updated: May 21, 2026