Cardiff Council school term dates 2026/27
Term starts and ends, half terms and holidays for 2026/27, as Cardiff Council published them: 6 dates, ready to add to a planner. The Cardiff school holidays are listed on their own, and every school in Cardiff is listed with whose dates it follows.
Every published date
Autumn Term
1 September – 18 December 2026 · 109 days
Term time: the whole of Autumn Term.
Half term
26–30 October 2026 · 5 days
Spring Term
4 January – 19 March 2027 · 75 days
Term time: the whole of Spring Term.
Half term
8–12 February 2027 · 5 days
Summer Term
5 April – 20 July 2027 · 107 days
Term time: the whole of Summer Term.
Half term
31 May – 4 June 2027 · 5 days
Before you book anything
These are Cardiff Council’s dates for the schools it sets term dates for. Academies, free schools and voluntary-aided schools can and do set their own, and every school chooses its own INSET days on top of these. Check your school’s own calendar before booking a holiday.
- The year runs
- 1 September 2026 to 20 July 2027
- School days
- 196
- Published dates
- 6
- Last updated
- 21 August 2026
Is your school one of these?
All 144 schools in the Cardiff area, and which of them follow Cardiff Council’s dates rather than setting their own.
Just the holidays?
Half terms, Christmas, Easter and summer for Cardiff on their own, with how they compare to what most councils do, and a printable sheet of them.
Nearby councils
Other Wales authorities
Autumn term 1 September – 18 December 2026 · Spring term 4 January – 19 March 2027 · Summer term 5 April – 20 July 2027