Name: Branksome Holiday (Thanksgiving)
Start: 2026-10-12T00:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-10-12T23:59:59-04:00

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September 2025
Labour Day (Stat Holiday)

September 1, 2025
PA Day

September 2, 2025
JS Orientation Day

September 3, 2025
New Grades 9–12 Student Orientation

September 3, 2025 @ 9:00 a.m.–12:10 p.m.
Grade 7-8 Orientation Morning/Cohort Activities

September 3, 2025 @ 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

MS
First Full Day of Classes

September 4, 2025
Grade 12 Weekend

September 5, 2025 @ 1:00–September 7, 2025 @ 5:00 p.m.
Grades 7–12 Curriculum Night

September 9, 2025 @ 5:45–9:00 p.m.
Junior School Curriculum Night & Reception

September 11, 2025 @ 6:30–8:00 p.m.

Junior School
Welcome Back Event

September 12, 2025 @ 3:00–6:00 p.m.

Outside West Campus / AWC
Grade 6 Installation Assembly (Gr. 4-6)

September 17, 2025 @ 2:00 p.m.

JS PAR
Grades 7–12 Installation

September 18, 2025 @ 1:30–3:30 p.m.

AWC
October 2025
Grades 7–11 Week Without Halls

October 6, 2025–October 9, 2025
Professional Development Day (No classes)

October 10, 2025
Thanksgiving Day (Stat Holiday)

October 13, 2025
JS Parent-Teacher Conferences (In Person)

October 23, 2025 @ 4:00–7:00 p.m.
JS Parent-Teacher Conferences (In Person)

October 24, 2025 @ 8:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
November 2025
SMS Parent-Teacher Meetings

November 5, 2025 @ 1:30–8:30 p.m.

Virtual
SMS Parent-Teacher Meetings

November 6, 2025 @ 8:30 a.m.–3:15 p.m.

Virtual
Branksome Holiday (No classes)

November 7, 2025–November 10, 2025
November SMS Progress Updates Released

November 21, 2025 @ 4:00 p.m.
December 2025
JS Three-Way Conferences (In Person)

December 4, 2025 @ 4:00–7:00 p.m.
JS Three-Way Conferences (In Person)

December 5, 2025 @ 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
JS Holiday Assembly

December 18, 2025 @ 1:45 p.m.

PAR
SMS Holiday Assembly

December 18, 2025 @ 2:35–3:45 p.m.
Winter Break (No classes)

December 19, 2025–January 2, 2026
Christmas (Stat Holiday)

December 25, 2025
January 2026
New Year's Day (Stat Holiday)

January 1
Professional Development Day (No classes)

January 5
SMS Professional Activity Day

January 16
JS Professional Activity Day

January 23
Mid Year SMS Report Cards Released

January 30 @ 4:00 p.m.
February 2026
SMS Parent-Teacher Meetings

February 5 @ 1:30–8:00 p.m.

Virtual
SMS Parent-Teacher Meetings (No classes)

February 6 @ 8:30 a.m.–3:15 p.m.

Virtual
BH Holiday

February 13–February 16
Family Day (Provincial Holiday)

February 16
Grade 9 Study Abroad - Branksome Hall Asia

February 22–March 7

Korea
Gr. 3-6 CAT Testing

February 23 @ 8:30 a.m.–February 26 @ 3:00 p.m.
World Affairs Conference

February 25

UCC

Free – $150.00
March 2026
March Break (School closed)

March 9–March 20
PD Day (No classes)

March 23
April 2026
Good Friday (Stat Holiday)

April 3
Spring Long Weekend

April 3–April 6
Student-Led Conferences

April 17 @ 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Junior School
Grades 7-11 April Progress Updates Released

April 17 @ 4:00 p.m.
Grade 12 April Progress Updates Released

April 24 @ 4:00 p.m.
DP Exams

April 27–April 30

SS Gym, Buccleuch
May 2026
Grade 6 PYP Exhibition

May 1 @ 9:00–11:30 a.m.

Junior School
Victoria Day (Stat Holiday)

May 18
Graduation 2026

May 25 @ 12:30–3:30 p.m.

University of Toronto
June 2026
Grades 9-11 Exams

June 1–June 5
JS Closing Celebration

June 9 @ 1:30 p.m.
Grade 8 Wonderland Trip

June 10 @ 8:45 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Canada's Wonderland
Grade 6 Ceremony

June 10 @ 10:00–11:00 a.m.

AWC Gym
JS Report Cards Released

June 24
Grades 7-11 June Report Cards Released

June 25 @ 4:00 p.m.
July 2026
Canada Day (Stat Holiday)

July 1
Grade 12 June Report Cards Released

July 6 @ 4:00 p.m.
September 2026
Labour Day

September 7
Boarding Returning Students Move-In Day

September 7
Professional Development Day

September 8
New Grades 9-11 Orientation Morning / Grades 9-12 ReConnect Afternoon

September 9
Middle School Orientation and ReConnect Morning

September 9

MS Building/AWC
JS Orientation Morning

September 9
First full day of classes

September 10
Grades 7–12 Curriculum Night and Exchange Information

September 15 @ 5:45–9:00 p.m.
JS Curriculum Night & Reception

September 16 @ 6:30–8:00 p.m.

JS Performing Arts Room
Welcome Back Event & iCAST Opening Celebration

September 18 @ 3:00–6:00 p.m.
JS Grade 6 Installation Assembly

September 23 @ 2:00–3:00 p.m.

iCAST Studio Theatre
Grades 7–12 Installation

September 24 @ 1:30–3:30 p.m.

AWC Gym
Grade 12 Weekend

September 25 @ 1:00–September 27 @ 3:00 p.m.

Camp Onondaga
October 2026
Grades 7–11 Week Without Halls

October 5–October 8
Branksome Holiday

October 9
Branksome Holiday (Thanksgiving)

October 12

September 2025

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