2022-23 School Year
Printable Month-at-a-Glance Calendar (PDF)
Printable School Guide and Calendar (PDF)
Approved November 2021
Last Updated April 25, 2022
The Prince William County School Board approved the 2022-23 calendar on November 16, 2021, to adopt a school calendar that begins with the first day of school on Monday, August 22, 2022, and ends with the last day of school on June 15, 2023. The calendar includes two full weeks at Winter Break and includes four additional holidays.
2022-23 School Calendar Dates
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| August 10-12 | PWCS Connect Conference |
| August 15 | All Teachers Report |
| August 15-19 | Teacher Professional Development/Workday (no school for students) |
| August 22 | First day of school |
| September 2-5 | Labor Day Weekend Holiday (schools and offices closed) |
| September 26 | Holiday (schools and offices closed in observance of Rosh Hashanah) |
| October 5 | Holiday (schools and offices closed in observance of Yom Kippur) |
| October 10 | Divisionwide Professional Learning Day (no school for students) |
| October 24 | Holiday (schools and offices closed in observance of Diwali) |
| October 31 | Parent Conference Day (ES/MS) / Teacher Professional Development/Workday (MS/HS) (no school for students) |
| November 8 | Teacher Workday (no school for students) |
| November 11 | Veterans Day Holiday (schools and offices closed) |
| November 23-25 | Thanksgiving Break (schools and offices closed) |
| December 19-January 2 | Winter Break for Students/Teachers - Holidays observed during winter break include Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New Year’s Day. (no school for students) |
| December 23-26 and January 2 | Winter Break (schools and offices closed) |
| January 3 | School Reopens |
| January 16 | Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (schools and offices closed) |
| January 27 | Elementary School 1/2 Day - Parent/Teacher Conferences |
| January 30 | Teacher Professional Development/Workday (no school for students) |
| February 20 | Washington's Birthday/Presidents' Day Holiday (schools and offices closed) |
| April 3-7 | Spring Break for Students/Teachers |
| April 10 | Teacher Professional Development/Workday (no school for students) |
| April 21 | Holiday (schools and offices closed in observance of Eid al-Fitr) |
| May 29 | Memorial Day Holiday (schools and offices closed) |
| June 15 | Last day of school |
| June 16 | Teacher Professional Development/Workday (no school for students) |
2023-24 School Year
Approved November 2022
Last Updated November 15, 2022
The 2023-24 school calendar’s first day of school for students will be August 21, 2023, and the last day of school will be Friday, June 7, 2024. Schools will be closed for winter break from Thursday, December 21, 2023, through Monday, January 1, 2023. Schools will reopen on Tuesday, January 2, 2024. Spring break will be observed March 25-29, 2024.
2023-24 School Calendar Dates
Printable Month-at-a-Glance Calendar (PDF)
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| August 9-11 | PWCS LAUNCH Conference |
| August 14 | All Teachers Report |
| August 14-18 | Teacher Professional Development/Workday (no school for students) |
| August 21 | First day of school |
| September 1 | Labor Day Weekend Holiday (schools and offices closed to the public) |
| September 4 | Labor Day Weekend Holiday (schools and offices closed) |
| September 15 | Holiday (schools and offices closed in observance of Rosh Hashanah) |
| September 25 | Holiday (schools and offices closed in observance of Yom Kippur) |
| October 9 | Division-wide Professional Learning Day (no school for students) |
| November 6-7 | Teacher Workday (no school for students) |
| November 10 | Veterans Day Holiday (schools and offices closed) |
| November 22 | Thanksgiving Break (schools and offices closed to the public) |
| November 23-24 | Thanksgiving Break (schools and offices closed) |
| December 21-January 1 | Winter Break for Students/Teachers - Holidays observed during winter break include Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New Year’s Day. (no school for students) |
| December 22 and 25, and January 1 | Winter Break (schools and offices closed) |
| January 2 | School Reopens |
| January 15 | Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (schools and offices closed) |
| January 26 | Elementary School 1/2 Day - Parent/Teacher Conferences |
| January 29 | Teacher Professional Development/Workday (no school for students) |
| February 19 | Washington's Birthday/Presidents' Day Holiday (schools and offices closed) |
| March 25-29 | Spring Break for Students/Teachers (no school for students) |
| March 28-29 | Spring Break (schools and offices closed) |
| April 9 | Teacher Professional Development/Workday (no school for students) |
| April 10 | Holiday (schools and offices closed in observance of Eid al-Fitr) |
| May 27 | Memorial Day Holiday (schools and offices closed) |
| June 7 | Last day of school |
| June 10-12 | Teacher Professional Development/Workday (no school for students) |