Kern High School District Winter Break 2026

The 2026-2027 Kern High School District calendar puts winter break on Mon, Dec 21, 2026 to Fri, Jan 1, 2027, the same dates as neighboring Panama-Buena Vista Union School District. Plan around Fri, Dec 18, 2026 as the last day of classes and Mon, Jan 4, 2027 as the first day back.

winter breakDecember 21, 2026 to January 1, 202710 school days

Last day beforeFri, Dec 18, 2026

School resumesMon, Jan 4, 2027

Days off in a row16Dec 19 to Jan 3

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Planning notes

Christmas Day (Friday, December 25, 2026) and New Year’s Day (Friday, January 1, 2027) both fall inside the break.

Verified against Kern High School District’s official 2026-2027 calendar on September 26, 2026 (board-approved on February 2, 2026). Confidence: High.

Source: Kern High School District Student Attendance Calendar 2026-2027 (Revised 04/15/26) (PDF) · district calendar page

We fetch this document again every day and compare it with the version we verified; if the district changes it, the dates here are read again.

Note: Adopted February 2, 2026; revised 04/15/26 (the version linked on the district's Attendance Calendar page, uploaded to the district's file host Aug 27, 2026). Every no-school day is marked on the calendar. Nov 23-25 are academic holidays before the Thanksgiving Holidays (Nov 26-27), so students are off the whole week. Christmas Recess (Dec 21-Jan 1) includes Admission Day (In Lieu) on Dec 23; school resumes Jan 4. The district calls its spring break Easter Recess (Mar 22-26, with Mar 26 the Easter Recess Holiday), followed by District Closed on Monday, Mar 29; school resumes Mar 30. Jan 22 is a Non-Student Inservice Day. Teacher orientation is Aug 10-11, before instruction begins. Fall term 86 days, spring term 94 days: 180 instructional days (stated; the month counts agree). Memorial Day (May 31) falls after the last day.

Winter break in nearby districts

102 of the other 103 California districts we track have winter break the same week.

District	Winter break	Back to school
Kern High School District	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Panama-Buena Vista Union School District	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Bakersfield City School District	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Porterville Unified School District	December 21, 2026 to January 8, 2027	Mon, Jan 11, 2027
Saugus Union School District	December 21, 2026 to January 8, 2027	Mon, Jan 11, 2027
Visalia Unified School District	December 21, 2026 to January 8, 2027	Mon, Jan 11, 2027
Antelope Valley Union High School District	December 21, 2026 to January 8, 2027	Mon, Jan 11, 2027
William S. Hart Union High School District	December 21, 2026 to January 8, 2027	Mon, Jan 11, 2027
Santa Barbara Unified School District	December 21, 2026 to January 5, 2027	Wed, Jan 6, 2027

Frequently asked questions

When does Kern High School District winter break start and end?

Winter break starts Monday, December 21, 2026 and ends Friday, January 1, 2027.

When do Kern High School District students go back to school after winter break?

Monday, January 4, 2027.

How many days off is winter break?

ten school days. With the weekends, students are off 16 days in a row (Sat, Dec 19, 2026 to Sun, Jan 3, 2027).

Could Kern High School District winter break dates change?

The dates come from the district’s board-approved calendar. Districts sometimes revise a calendar after weather closures; we re-check the official document every week and update this page if it changes.

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Kern High School District Winter Break 2026

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