Berkeley County Schools Winter Break 2026

Berkeley County Schools 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.

Verified against Berkeley County Schools’ official 2026-2027 calendar on September 29, 2026 (board-approved version). Confidence: Medium.

Source: School Calendar 2026-2027 School Year for Berkeley County Schools (PDF)

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: West Virginia state-format calendar posted on BoardDocs as '2026 - 2027 Final Board Approved School Calendar' (the page itself has a blank signature line and says 'Subject to change'). First Day For Students is 08/20/2026; the form's 'First Student Instruction 08/17/2026' is the start of the instructional term, and 08/17-08/19 are Professional Learning days. The form's 180 instructional days count the 5 Professional Learning days (8/17, 8/18, 8/19, 10/14, 1/4), which have no students, so the grid gives 175 student days and no student-day total is stated. 10/14, 1/4 (PL) and 3/17 (Curriculum Development) are no-school days for students. The week of 3/29-4/2/2027 is shown only as Out-of-Calendar Days and is not named Spring Break on the document. Dec 21-22 are Outside School Environment days and Dec 23-Jan 1 Out-of-Calendar days and holidays; school resumes Jan 5 after the Jan 4 PL day. 2-hour delay days: 9/16/2026, 1/19/2027 and 2/24/2027 (Teacher Prep), plus Faculty Senate delay days (10/7, 12/18, 2/3, 4/14). Memorial Day (5/31/2027) is after the last day; Presidents' Day and Juneteenth show no closure. Graduations are listed per high school May 24-27, 2027.

Winter break in nearby districts

District	Winter break	Back to school
Berkeley County Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Washington County Public Schools	December 24, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Frederick County Public Schools	Dec 23-31, 2026	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Loudoun County Public Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Chambersburg Area School District	Dec 21-31, 2026	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Montgomery County Public Schools	December 24, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Fauquier County Public Schools	Dec 21-31, 2026	Wed, Jan 6, 2027
Carroll County Public Schools	Dec 24-31, 2026	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Howard County Public School System	December 24, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027

Frequently asked questions

When does Berkeley County Schools winter break start and end?

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

When do Berkeley County Schools 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).

Could Berkeley County Schools 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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