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Major Dates for 2025-26

On the dates below, school is closed unless otherwise noted. Please note: there may be division-specific closings (such as conference days) that are not noted on this list.  

Opening Day of School
| Tuesday, September 2
    
Yom Kippur | Thursday, October 2
    
Homecoming 2025 Events (school is in session)
Friday-Saturday, October 3-4
    
Fall Break    
School dismissed at close of day | Thursday, October 9
*In-Service Day | Friday, October 10
School resumes | Tuesday, October 14
    
Thanksgiving Holidays    
School dismissed at close of day | Tuesday, November 25
School resumes | Monday, December 1
    
Winter Vacation    
School dismissed at close of day | Friday, December 19
School resumes | Monday, January 5
    
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Monday, January 19
    
Mid-Winter Break    
School dismissed at close of day | Thursday, February 12
School resumes | Tuesday, February 17
    
Spring Vacation    
School dismissed at close of day | Thursday, March 12
*In Service Day | Monday, March 23
School resumes | Tuesday, March 24
    
Good Friday | Friday, April 3
    
Mid-Spring Break | Monday, May 11
    
Memorial Day | Monday, May 25
    
Commencement | Saturday, May 30
    
Last Day of School (PS through 11th grade) | Friday, June 5
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Preschool - 12th Grade

Statement of Nondiscrimination as to Student Enrollment
Wilmington Friends School admits students of any race, color, gender, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students of these schools. Wilmington Friends School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, national and ethnic origin in administration of their educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school administered programs.