Waltham School Calendar For 2024-25: Dates To Know

WALTHAM, MA — Summer is almost over for Waltham students. The first day of school for Waltham Public Schools is Aug. 27.

Kindergarten and preschool students have a slightly longer runway, with the first day for them scheduled for Sept. 3.

Waltham Public Schools includes Waltham High School, Kennedy Middle School, McDevitt Middle School, Dual Language Elementary, FitzGerald Elementary and MacArthur Elementary.

Here are some of the important 2024-25 school year dates to get on the calendar:

• Start date: Aug. 27
• Kindergarten start date: Sept. 3
• Early release: Sept. 25
• Rosh Hashanah: Oct. 3
• Indigenous Peoples' Day: Oct. 14
• Early release for elementary students: Oct. 23
• Election Day: Tuesday, Nov. 5
• Veterans Day: Nov. 11
• Early release for elementary students: Nov. 13
• Half Day: Nov. 27
• Thanksgiving break: Nov. 28-29
• Early release: Dec. 11
• Winter break: Dec. 23-Jan. 1
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day, no school: Monday, Jan. 20
• Early release for elementary students: Jan. 22
• Early release: Jan. 29
• Winter recess: Feb. 17-21
• Early release: March 19
• Early release for elementary students: March 26
• Early release: April 9
• Spring break: April 18-25
• Memorial Day: May 26
• Last day: June 13