Central Dauphin School District Winter Break 2026

Winter break 2026 for Central Dauphin School District is Wed, Dec 23, 2026 to Fri, Jan 1, 2027. The last day of school before the break is Tuesday, December 22, 2026, and classes resume Monday, January 4, 2027.

winter breakDecember 23, 2026 to January 1, 20278 school days

Last day beforeTue, Dec 22, 2026

School resumesMon, Jan 4, 2027

Days off in a row12Dec 23 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 Central Dauphin School District’s official 2026-2027 calendar on September 29, 2026 (board-approved version). Confidence: Medium.

Source: Central Dauphin School District 2026-2027 Cycle Day Calendar (Adopted 1/27/26) (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: Dates read from color-coded grid with legend. Blue = teachers & students off; green = teacher in-service day (no school for students). 11/24 is K-12 conferences (no cycle day shown, so treated as no school for all students); 3/5 is K-8 conferences with high school in session. The document does not name Thanksgiving, winter or spring break or label the individual holidays; dates are from the blue days in the grid. No day is labeled Spring Break: March 24-29 is blue, and March 24, 25 and 29 are listed as make-up days, with March 26 blue. Make-up days may be used as school days if needed, in any order. The document does not state total instructional days (elementary trimester counts 55/54/66; MS/HS marking period counts 44 each). Juneteenth falls after the last day.

Winter break in nearby districts

8 of the other 8 Pennsylvania districts we track have winter break the same week.

District	Winter break	Back to school
Central Dauphin School District	December 23, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Carroll County Public Schools	Dec 24-31, 2026	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Chambersburg Area School District	Dec 21-31, 2026	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Harford County Public Schools	December 24, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Baltimore County Public Schools	December 24, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Downingtown Area School District	December 24, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Hazleton Area School District	December 24, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
West Chester Area School District	December 24, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Baltimore City Public Schools	December 23, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027

Frequently asked questions

When does Central Dauphin School District winter break start and end?

Winter break starts Wednesday, December 23, 2026 and ends Friday, January 1, 2027.

When do Central Dauphin School District students go back to school after winter break?

Monday, January 4, 2027.

How many days off is winter break?

eight school days. With the weekends, students are off 12 days in a row (Wed, Dec 23, 2026 to Sun, Jan 3, 2027).

Could Central Dauphin 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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Central Dauphin School District Winter Break 2026

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