Calendar Consultation 2026

Three-Year School Calendars: 2026-2027, 2027-2028, 2028-2029

In accordance with Administrative Procedure 130: School Calendar, the School District No. 73 Calendar Committee, made up of representatives from all three employee groups, met in both January and February to create a draft calendar for the 2028-2029 school year, including placements of non-instructional days. The Board of Education has reviewed this draft calendar and has already approved the 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 calendars after receiving and considering community feedback. You can review the 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 calendars on the District Calendar page. 

Please review the draft calendar for 2028-2029 and send your feedback here. The committee is scheduled to meet again in early April to consider your feedback before the Board makes a final determination.

Calendar Consultation

Proposed Yearly Calendars
School Calendar 2028-2029
School Calendar Regulation and Process
According to Section 87.01(2) of the School Act, “a board must, in accordance with the regulations of the minister, prepare a school calendar for each school in its school district for each school calendar year”. According to Section 87.01(7) of the School Act and the Calendar Regulation, the Board must make publicly available a school calendar that it proposes to submit to the Minister at least one month before the date the school calendar must be submitted to the Minister on March 31, 2025. Furthermore, the District must provide an opportunity for parents and representatives of the employee groups to provide comments to the Board of Education.

Prescribed Minimum Hours of Instruction

According to the School Act, a Board of Education must offer not less than the following hours of instruction in a school year to students enrolled in schools in its district. 

  • 853 hours of instruction for students in kindergarten.
  • 878 hours of instruction for students in grades 1 to 7.
  • 952 hours of instruction for students in grades 8 to 12. 

Amending the Calendar

The Board may, in accordance with the School Act, amend a school calendar that has been made public by the Board under section 87.01 (9) or (10) if, in the opinion of the Board, an amendment is necessary.

Process and Timelines

The School Calendar Regulations provide the parameters for process and timelines when establishing a calendar for a district. The Regulations define the terms and demand the following:

  • Prescribed minimum hours of instruction by year
  • Expected consultation with stakeholders
  • Format of published School Calendar 

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