Capistrano Unified School District Calendar 2027-2028

Capistrano Unified School District has published its 2027-2028 calendar, approved by the school board. School starts Monday, August 16, 2027 and ends Thursday, June 1, 2028, 180 student days. After the last day of the current year (June 3, 2027), that leaves 73 days of summer break.

First dayMon, Aug 16, 2027

Last dayThu, Jun 1, 2028

Spring breakApr 3-7, 2028

Winter breakDec 20 to Dec 31

All 2027-2028 dates

Capistrano Unified School District 2027-2028 dates
Date	Event
Mon, Aug 16, 2027	First day of school
Mon, Aug 16, 2027	Early release
Mon, Sep 6, 2027	Labor Day
Mon, Nov 1, 2027	Teacher workday, no school for students
Tue, Nov 2, 2027	Early release
Wed, Nov 3, 2027	Early release
Thu, Nov 4, 2027	Early release
Fri, Nov 5, 2027	Early release
Thu, Nov 11 to Fri, Nov 12, 2027	Veteran's Day Recess · 2 school days off
Mon, Nov 22 to Fri, Nov 26, 2027	Fall Recess and Thanksgiving Holidays · 5 school days off
Fri, Dec 17, 2027	Teacher workday, no school for students
Mon, Dec 20 to Fri, Dec 31, 2027	Winter Recess · 10 school days off
Mon, Jan 17, 2028	Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Fri, Feb 18, 2028	Lincoln Day
Mon, Feb 21, 2028	Presidents' Day
Mon, Feb 28, 2028	Early release
Tue, Feb 29, 2028	Early release
Wed, Mar 1, 2028	Early release
Thu, Mar 2, 2028	Early release
Mon, Apr 3 to Fri, Apr 7, 2028	Spring Recess · 5 school days off
Mon, May 29, 2028	Memorial Day
Thu, Jun 1, 2028	Early release
Thu, Jun 1, 2028	Graduation ceremonies
Thu, Jun 1, 2028	Last day of school

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Verified against Capistrano Unified School District’s official 2027-2028 calendar on September 26, 2026 (board-approved version). Confidence: High.

Source: Capistrano Unified School District 2027-2028 School Calendar (Board Approved 4/22/2026) (PDF) · district calendar page

Note: Board approved Apr. 22, 2026, together with the revised 2026-27 calendar. Nov. 11-12 is a Veteran's Day Recess; Nov. 22-24 is Fall Recess and Nov. 25-26 the Thanksgiving Holidays. Nov. 1 (secondary professional development / elementary parent conferences) and Dec. 17 (secondary teacher semester wrap-up) are K-12 pupil-free days. School resumes Jan. 3, 2028. Feb. 18 (Lincoln Day) and Feb. 21 (Washington Day) are holidays. Early release (minimum) days: Aug. 16 for elementary and middle school students only; Nov. 2-5 and Feb. 28-Mar. 2 for elementary students only (parent conferences), not middle or high school; June 1 for all students. High school final exams (Dec. 14-16 and May 30-June 1) are minimum days for high school only, and back-to-school nights bring minimum days per each school's own calendar (not listed here). The calendar's monthly school-day counts add up to 180 (high school semesters of 80 and 100 days). Graduation ceremonies are June 1. The Adult Transition Program (ATP) has its own first and last days, marked tentative: Aug. 16 and May 31. Juneteenth (June 19) falls after the last day of school. The PDF has no usable text layer; dates were read from the rendered page.

Frequently asked questions

When does Capistrano Unified School District start school in 2027?

Monday, August 16, 2027, 1 days earlier in the calendar than the 2026 start (Tue, Aug 18, 2026).

When is spring break 2028 for Capistrano Unified School District?

Apr 3-7, 2028. Students return Monday, April 10, 2028.

When is winter break 2027 for Capistrano Unified School District?

Dec 20-31, 2027, ten school days off; back Monday, January 3, 2028.

When is the last day of school in 2028 for Capistrano Unified School District?

Thursday, June 1, 2028.

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