Back To School: Herndon 2023-24 School Calendar

Herndon, VA — Back-to-school planning has already begun in Herndon, with calendars available to help parents prepare for the first day in Herndon for students in Fairfax County Public Schools.

The first day of school for most students in Herndon is Aug. 21.

Heading into the upcoming school year, some dates are subject to change. Here is the list of dates to know for this school year:

Fairfax County Public Schools 2023-2024 School Calendar

• Aug. 7-10: New Teacher Training
• Aug. 14-18: Professional Work Days for Staff
• Aug. 14: School Planning Day
• Aug. 15: Teacher Work Day
• Aug. 16: Staff Development Day
• Aug. 17: Teacher Work Day
• Aug. 18: School Planning Day
• Aug. 21: First Day of School
• Sept. 1-4: Holiday -Labor Day Break
• Sept. 16: Religious and Cultural Observance - Rosh Hashanah, begins sundown Sept. 15 to sundown on Sept. 17
• Sept. 25: Holiday - Yom Kippur
• Oct. 9: Student Holiday - Indigenous Peoples’ Day - Staff Development Day for Staff
• Nov. 1-2: Religious and Cultural Observance - All Saints Day - Día de los Muertos
• Nov. 3: End of First Quarter - 2-hour Early Release
• Nov. 6: Student Holiday - School Planning Day for Staff
• Nov. 7: Student Holiday - Teacher Work Day for Staff - Election Day
• Nov. 11: Veterans Day
• Nov. 12: Diwali
• Nov. 22-24: Holidays - Thanksgiving Break
• Dec. 7: Religious and Cultural Observance - Chanukah begins sundown to sundown on Dec. 15.
• Dec. 8: Religious and Cultural Observance - Bodhi Day
• Dec. 18-31: Holidays - Winter Break
• Dec. 25: Christmas
• Jan. 1, 2024: Holiday - New Year's Day
• Jan. 6: Three Kings Day - Epiphany
• Jan. 7: Orthodox Christmas
• Jan. 15: Holiday - Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday
• Jan. 19: Religious and Cultural Observance - Orthodox Epiphany
• Jan. 25: End of Second Quarter - 2-hour Early Release
• Jan. 26: Student Holiday - Teacher Work Day for Staff - Option to work at an alternate location)
• Feb. 10: Lunar New Year
• Feb. 14: Ash Wednesday
• Feb. 19: Holiday - Washington’s Birthday and Presidents’ Day
• March 5: Presidential Primary (tentative)
• March 10-April 9: Religious and Cultural Observance - First Full Day of Ramadan begins sundown on March 10 and continues with daily fast and nightly prayer until April 9.
• March 20: Orthodox Ash Wednesday
• March 22: End of Third Quarter
• March 25-29: Holidays - Spring Break
• March 29: Good Friday
• March 31: Easter
• April 1: Student Holiday - Teacher Work Day for Staff - Option to work at an alternate location
• April 2: Student Holiday - Staff Development Day for Staff
• April 9-10: Religious and Cultural Observance - Eid al Fitr begins on sundown April 9 to sundown April 10.
• April 22-30: Religious and Cultural Observance - First evening of Passover begins sundown on April 22 to sundown on April 30
• April 24: Religious and Cultural Observance - Theravada New Year
• May 3: Student Holiday - Teacher Work Day for Staff - Option to work at an alternate location
• May 5: Orthodox Easter
• May 27: Holiday - Memorial Day
• June 12: Last Day of School - Early Release (time of early release determined by each school)
• June 13: School Planning Day for Staff
• June 14: Teacher Work Day for Staff - Option to work at an alternate location
• June 17: Holiday Eid-al-Adha begins sundown June 16 to sundown June 17
• June 18: Teacher Day for Staff - Option to work at an alternate location
• June 19: Holiday - Juneteenth