Anderson School District Five Winter Break 2026

Anderson School District Five students are off from Saturday, December 19, 2026 through Monday, January 4, 2027: 17 days in a row, 10 of them school days (the district also has no school Mon, Jan 4 after it). School resumes Tue, Jan 5, 2027.

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

Last day beforeFri, Dec 18, 2026

School resumesTue, Jan 5, 2027

Days off in a row17Dec 19 to Jan 4

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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.
Students also have no school on Mon, Jan 4, 2027, which makes the time off 17 days long.
Friday, December 18, 2026, the last day before the break, is an early release day.

Verified against Anderson School District Five’s official 2026-2027 calendar on September 29, 2026 (board-approved version). Confidence: Medium.

Source: Anderson School District Five 2026-2027 Academic Calendar - Modified (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: Approved Oct 21, 2025; revised/approved July 21, 2026. Dates were read from a color-coded grid and the key-dates list. Purple-bordered grid days are contingent weather make-up days that are no school unless needed: Oct 9, Nov 23-24, Feb 12, Mar 15, and May 26-28 after the last day. Nov 2-3 and Feb 15 also appear purple-bordered on the grid but are not clearly labeled as make-up days in the list. Days missed to closures are made up on the next available make-up days. The district may use up to 5 eLearning days for emergencies; these are not planned days and are not made up. Half days: Dec 18 (end of nine weeks), May 21 (graduation day, half day for TLH/WHS) and May 25 (last day). Early dismissal times on the last day: elementary/early ed 11:00 AM, middle/high 11:45 AM, with high school dismissing 10:00 AM on May 25. Jan 29 (Pre-K4 report cards) and a TBD date for Pre-K, kindergarten and 1st grade registration are not school closures. Memorial Day (May 31) falls after the last day, and Juneteenth is not shown as a holiday. The 180-day student schedule figure appears on the contract calendar page.

Winter break in nearby districts

13 of the other 13 South Carolina districts we track have winter break the same week.

District	Winter break	Back to school
Anderson School District Five	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Greenville County Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Spartanburg County School District 6	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Henderson County Public Schools	Dec 21-31, 2026	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Jackson County School System	December 17, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Hall County Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Columbia County School District	December 21, 2026 to January 4, 2027	Wed, Jan 6, 2027
Walton County School District	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Richmond County School System	December 23, 2026 to January 5, 2027	Thu, Jan 7, 2027

Frequently asked questions

When does Anderson School District Five winter break start and end?

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

When do Anderson School District Five students go back to school after winter break?

Tuesday, January 5, 2027.

How many days off is winter break?

ten school days. With the weekends and the no-school days next to it, students are off 17 days in a row (Sat, Dec 19, 2026 to Mon, Jan 4, 2027).

Is the last day before winter break an early release day?

Yes. Friday, December 18, 2026 is listed as an early release day.

Could Anderson School District Five 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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