Explore the term dates at EKC Folkestone College and learn more about when each term starts, when our half terms are, and when the College is closed.
Term Dates 2025 – 2026
*College closed
| Staff Development Day* | Monday 1 September 2025 |
| Term 1 (7 weeks) | Tuesday 2 September – Wednesday 15 October 2025 |
| Staff Development Days* | Thursday 16 October and Friday 17 October 2025 |
| October break* | Monday 20 October – Friday 24 October 2025 |
| Term 2 (8 weeks) | Monday 27 October – Friday 19 December 2025 |
| Term 2 Community Week | W/C Monday 10 November 2025 |
| December break* | Monday 22 December – Friday 2 January 2026 |
| Term 3 (6 weeks) | Monday 5 January – Friday 13 February 2026 |
| Staff Development Day* | Wednesday 11 February 2025 |
| February break* | Monday 16 February – Friday 20 February 2026 |
| Term 4 (6 weeks) | Monday 23 February – Thursday 2 April 2026 |
| Term 4 Community Week | W/C Monday 16 March 2026 |
| April break* | Tuesday 7 April – Friday 17 April 2026 |
| Term 5 (5 weeks) | Monday 20 April – Friday 22 May 2026 |
| May break* | Tuesday 26 May – Friday 29 May 2026 |
| Term 6 (6 weeks) | Monday 1 June – Thursday 9 July 2026 |
| Staff Celebration Day* | Friday 10 July 2026 |
Public Holidays 2025 – 2026
| Summer Bank Holiday | Monday 25 August 2025 |
| Christmas | Thursday 25 December 2025 |
| Boxing Day | Friday 26 December 2025 |
| New Year’s Day | Thursday 1 January 2026 |
| Good Friday | Friday 3 April 2026 |
| Easter Monday | Monday 6 April 2026 |
| May Day Holiday | Monday 4 May 2026 |
| Spring Bank Holiday | Monday 25 May 2026 |
Term Dates 2026 – 2027
*College closed
| Staff Development Days* | Tuesday 1 September – Wednesday 2 September 2026 |
| Term 1 (7 weeks) | Thursday 3 September – Tuesday 20 October 2026 |
| Staff Development Days* | Wednesday 21 October – Friday 23 October 2026 |
| October break* | Monday 26 October – Friday 30 October 2026 |
| Term 2 (7 weeks) | Monday 2 November – Friday 18 December 2026 |
| Term 2 Community Week | W/C Monday 9 November 2026 |
| December break* | Monday 21 December 2026 – Friday 1 January 2027 |
| Term 3 (6 weeks) | Monday 4 January – Friday 12 February 2027 |
| Staff Development Day* | Wednesday 10 February 2027 |
| February break* | Monday 15 February – Friday 19 February 2027 |
| Term 4 (5 weeks) | Monday 22 February – Thursday 25 March 2027 |
| Term 4 Community Week | W/C Monday 15 March 2027 |
| April break* | Tuesday 30 March – Friday 9 April 2027 |
| Term 5 (7 weeks) | Monday 12 April – Friday 28 May 2027 |
| May break* | Tuesday 1 June – Friday 4 June 2027 |
| Term 6 (3 weeks) | Monday 7 June – Friday 25 June 2027 |
| Staff Development Days* | Monday 28 June – Thursday 1 July 2027 |
| Staff Celebration Day* | Friday 2 July 2027 |
Public Holidays 2026 – 2027
| Summer Bank Holiday | Monday 31 August 2026 |
| Christmas | Friday 25 December 2026 |
| Boxing Day Bank Holiday | Monday 28 December 2026 |
| New Year’s Day | Friday 1 January 2027 |
| Good Friday | Friday 26 March 2027 |
| Easter Monday | Monday 29 March 2027 |
| May Day Holiday | Monday 3 May 2027 |
| Spring Bank Holiday | Monday 31 May 2027 |
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