School Calendar For 2024-25 In Wilmette, Kenilworth: Key Days To Know

WILMETTE, IL — Back-to-school planning is already underway in New Trier Township, with calendars now available to help parents prepare for the first day of classes in each of its seven public school districts.

School starts on Aug. 21 for students at New Trier High School and half of its feeder districts, with a pair of districts starting class on Aug. 29 and another waiting until after the Labor Day holiday to begin.

In addition to annual federal holidays, here are some of the important dates to get on the calendar ahead of the start of the 2024-25 school year in public school districts in Glencoe, Northfield, Wilmette and Winnetka:

New Trier Township High School District 203

• First Day: Aug. 21, 2024
• Rosh Hashanah: Oct. 3, 2024
• Fall Break: Oct. 4, 2024
• End of First Quarter: Oct. 18, 2024
• Institute Day: Nov. 4, 2024
• Election Day: Nov. 5, 2024
• Thanksgiving Break: Nov. 27 through Nov. 29, 2024
• End of First Semester: Dec. 19, 2024
• Winter Break: Dec. 21, 2024 through Jan. 3, 2025
• Township Institute Day: Feb. 14, 2025
• End of Third Quarter: March 14, 2025
• Spring Break: Mar. 22 to March 28, 2025
• Good Friday: April 18, 2025
• Last Day: June 6, 2025
• Full schedule PDF »

Sunset Ridge School District 29

• First Day: Aug. 21, 2024
• Rosh Hashanah: Oct. 3, 2024
• Teacher Institute Day: Oct. 4, 2024
• Parent Teacher Conferences: Oct. 24, 2024
• Election Day: Nov. 5, 2024
• Thanksgiving Break: Nov. 25 through Nov. 29, 2024
• Winter Break: Dec. 23, 2024 through Jan. 3, 2025
• Parent Teacher Conferences: Feb. 13, 2024
• Township Institute Day: Feb. 14, 2024
• Spring Break: Mar. 24 to March 28, 2025
• Good Friday: April 18, 2025
• Last Day: June 4, 2025
• Full schedule PDF »

Glencoe School District 35

• First Day: Aug. 27, 2024
• Rosh Hashanah: Oct. 3, 2024
• No School: Oct. 4, 2024
• Parent Teacher Conferences: Nov. 1, 2024
• Parent Teacher Conferences: Nov. 4, 2024
• Election Day: Nov. 5, 2024
• Thanksgiving Break: Nov. 25 through Nov. 29, 2024
• Winter Break: Dec. 23, 2024 through Jan. 3, 2025
• Township Institute Day: Feb. 14, 2025
• Parent Teacher Conferences/Institute Day: Feb. 18, 2025
• Spring Break: Mar. 24 to March 28, 2025
• Good Friday: April 18, 2025
• Teacher Institute Day: April 21, 2025
• Last Day: June 10, 2025
• Full schedule PDF »

Winnetka School District 36

• First Day: Sept. 3, 2024
• Rosh Hashanah: Oct. 3, 2024
• No School: Oct. 4, 2024
• Institute Day: Nov. 1, 2024
• Election Day: Nov. 5, 2024
• Parent Teacher Conferences: Nov. 14 and Nov. 15, 2024
• Thanksgiving Break: Nov. 25 through Nov. 29, 2024
• Winter Break: Dec. 21, 2024 through Jan. 3, 2025
• Parent Teacher Conferences: Feb. 20 and Feb. 21, 2025
• Parent Teacher Conferences/Institute Day: Feb. 18, 2024
• Spring Break: Mar. 22 to March 28, 2025
• Good Friday: April 18, 2025
• Emergency Days, if needed: June 17 to June 25, 2025
• Full schedule PDF »

Avoca School District 37

• First Day: Aug. 21, 2024
• Rosh Hashanah: Oct. 3, 2024
• Institute Day: Oct. 25, 2024
• Election Day: Nov. 5, 2024
• Thanksgiving Break: Nov. 25 through Nov. 29, 2024
• Winter Break: Dec. 23, 2024 through Jan. 3, 2025
• Institute Day: Jan. 6, 2025
• Township Institute Day: Feb. 14, 2025
• Parent Teacher Conferences/Institute Day: Feb. 18, 2025
• Institute Day: March, 21, 2025
• Spring Break: Mar. 24 to March 28, 2025
• Good Friday: April 18, 2025
• Teacher Institute Day: June 9, 2025
• Last Day: June 12, 2025
• Full schedule PDF »

Kenilworth School District 38

• First Day: Aug. 29, 2024
• Rosh Hashanah: Oct. 3, 2024
• Parent Teacher Conferences: Oct. 25, 2024
• Election Day: Nov. 5, 2024
• Thanksgiving Break: Nov. 25 through Nov. 29, 2024
• Winter Break: Dec. 23, 2024 through Jan. 3, 2025
• Township Institute Day: Feb. 14, 2025
• Parent Teacher Conferences: Feb. 21, 2025
• Spring Break: March 24 to March 28, 2025
• Good Friday: April 18, 2025
• Last Day: June 6, 2025
• Full schedule PDF »

Wilmette School District 39

• First Day: Aug. 21, 2024
• Rosh Hashanah: Oct. 3, 2024
• Institute Day: Oct. 4, 2024
• Election Day: Nov. 5, 2024
• Parent Teacher Conferences: Nov. 21 and Nov. 22, 2024
• Institute Day: Nov. 25, 2024
• Thanksgiving Break: Nov. 26 through Nov. 29, 2024
• Winter Break: Dec. 23, 2024 through Jan. 3, 2025
• Township Institute Day: Feb. 14, 2025
• Parent Teacher Conferences: Feb. 21, 2025
• Spring Break: March 24 to March 28, 2025
• Good Friday: April 18, 2025
• Last Day: June 6, 2025
• Full schedule PDF »