Gwinnett County Public Schools
2016-17 SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR
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August 2016
- 1-5 Required Pre-planning/ Staff Development [#1-5]
- 8 First Day of School
September 2016
- 5 Labor Day (Systemwide Holiday)
- 28-29 Early Release Elementary and Middle School
October 2016
- 10 Teacher Planning Staff Development [#6] (Student Holiday)
November 2016
- 8 Student/Teacher Holiday, Election Day
- 21-25 Thanksgiving Break
December 2016
- 19-21 Early Release for High School Exams
- 21 End 1st Semester [Day 90]
- 22-30 Winter Break (School Holidays)
January 2017
- 2 New Year’s Day observed (Systemwide Holiday)
- 3 Student/Teacher Holiday
- 4 Teacher Planning/Staff Development [#7] (Student Holiday)
- 5 Begin 2nd Semester [Day 91]
- 16 MLK Jr. Day (Systemwide Holiday)
February 2017
- 10 Student/Teacher Holiday/Inclement Weather Make-up Day/ Priority 1
- 20 Teacher Planning/Staff Development [#8] (Student Holiday)
- 22-23 Early Release Elementary and Middle School
March 2017
- 10 Student/Teacher Holiday Inclement Weather Make-up Day/ Priority 2
- 31 Student/Teacher Holiday Inclement Weather Make-up Day/ Priority 3 or Teacher Planning Staff Development make-up
April 2017
- 3-7 Spring Break (School Holidays)
May 2017
- 22-24 Early Release for High School Exams
- 24 Last Day of School [Day 180]
- 25-26 Teacher Post-planning/ Staff Development [#9-10]
- 29 Memorial Day (System- wide Holiday)
** GCPS will make up any additional inclement weather days beyond the 3 accounted for in the calendar by extending the school day or year.
