School Calendar
2020-21 School Year
Printable 2020-21 Annual School Calendar (PDF) 
(Approved October 2019; Amended January 2021 )
Subscribe to the iCal Feed
The Prince William County School Board approved the 2020-21 calendar on October 16, 2019 to adopt a school calendar that begins with the first day of school on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 and ends with the last day of school on June 11, 2021. The calendar includes two full weeks at Winter Break. The calendar was amended in June 2020 to add the Presidential Inauguration Day as a holiday. The calendar was amended again in July 2020 to change the first day of school to Tuesday, September 8, 2020 and again in October 2020 and January 2021 to update the dates of the phase-in of the 50 percent hybrid model.
2020-21 Key Dates
NOTE: Mondays are asynchronous learning days
September 4–7 Labor Day Weekend Holiday (Schools and Offices Closed)
September 8 School Begins
October 12 Divisionwide Professional Learning Day — No school for All students
November 2 Parent Conference Day (ES)/ Teacher Professional Development/Workday (MS/HS) — No school for All students
November 3 Election Day — No school for All students (Schools and Offices Closed Except for Election Activities)
November 4 Teacher Workday — No school for All students
November 5-6 Asynchronous Learning Days for all students except those attending in person 4 days/week in first quarter
November 10 First day of 50 Percent Hybrid Model (Pre-K and Kindergarten)
November 11 Veterans Day Holiday
November 16 First Day of select Career and Technical Education (CTE) in-person classes
November 25–27 Thanksgiving Break for Students/Teachers
December 1 First day of 50 Percent Hybrid Model (1st Grade)
December 21–31 Winter Break for Students/Teachers
January 1 Winter Break for Students/Teachers
January 4 School Reopens
January 12 First day of 50 Percent Hybrid Model (2nd and 3rd Grade)
January 18 Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
January 20 Presidential Inauguration Day Holiday
January 22 Elementary School 1/2 Day — Parent/Teacher Conferences
January 25 Teacher Workday — No school for All students
February 15 Washington's Birthday/Presidents' Day Holiday
February 25 First day of 50 Percent Hybrid Model (4th, 5th, 6th, and 9th Grade)
March 2 First day of 50 Percent Hybrid Model (7th, 8th, 10th, 11th, and 12th Grade)
March 29–April 2 Spring Break for Students/Teachers
April 5 Teacher Professional Development/Workday — No school for All students
May 31 Memorial Day Holiday
June 11 Last Day of School
2021-22 School Year
Printable 2021-22 Annual School Calendar (PDF)
(Approved November 2020)
The Prince William County School Board approved the 2021-22 calendar on November 4, 2020 to adopt a school calendar that begins with the first day of school on Monday, August 23, 2021 and ends with the last day of school on June 15, 2022. The calendar includes two full weeks at Winter Break and includes four additional holidays.
August 23 School Begins
September 3–6 Labor Day Weekend Holiday (Schools and Offices Closed)
September 7 Holiday (Schools and Offices Closed)
September 16 Holiday (Schools and Offices Closed)
October 11 Divisionwide Professional Learning Day — No school for All students
November 1 Parent Conference Day (ES)/ Teacher Professional Development/Workday (MS/HS) — No school for All students
November 2 Teacher Workday — No school for All students
November 4 Holiday (Schools and Offices Closed)
November 11 Veterans Day Holiday
November 24-26 Thanksgiving Break for Students/Teachers
December 20–31 Winter Break for Students/Teachers
January 3 School Reopens
January 17 Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
January 27 Elementary School 1/2 Day — Parent/Teacher Conferences
January 28 Teacher Professional Development/Workday — No school for All students
February 21 Washington's Birthday/Presidents' Day Holiday
April 1 Teacher Professional Development/Workday — No school for All students
April 11–15 Spring Break for Students/Teachers
May 3 Holiday (Schools and Offices Closed)
May 30 Memorial Day Holiday
June 15 Last Day of School