View term dates and key calendar events for Haileybury. Plan ahead with term start, exeat, half-term, and holiday dates for 2026–2027 and 2027–2028.
| Wednesday 26 August | New Staff Training Day |
| Thursday 27 – Friday 28 August | Staff INSET |
| Tuesday 1 September (by 6.00 pm) | College Prefects return |
| Wednesday 2 September | Induction Day for new pupils and returning pupils into Year 9 Boarders return by 8.30 pm * |
| Thursday 3 September (by 8.10 am) | Day pupils return |
| Saturday 5 – Sunday 6 September | In weekend |
| Friday 25 September 1.30 pm – Sunday 27 September (boarders return by 8.30 pm) | Long-exeat weekend * |
| Friday 16 October 1.30 pm | Half Term starts |
| Sunday 1 November (by 8.30 pm) | Boarders return * |
| Monday 2 November (by 8.10 am) | Day pupils return |
| Saturday 7 – Sunday 8 November | In weekend |
| Friday 20 November 1.30 pm – Sunday 22 November (boarders return by 8.30 pm) | Long-exeat weekend * |
| Friday 11 December 1.30 pm | End of Autumn Term * |
| Monday 4 January (by 8.30 pm) | Boarders return * |
| Tuesday 5 January (by 8.10 am) | Day pupils return |
| Saturday 16 January – Sunday 17 January | In weekend |
| Friday 22 January 1.30 pm – Sunday 24 January (boarders return by 8.30 pm) | Long-exeat weekend * |
| Friday 12 February 1.30 pm | Half Term starts |
| Sunday 21 February (by 8.30 pm) | Boarders return * |
| Monday 22 February (by 8.10 am) | Day pupils return |
| Saturday 27 February – Sunday 28 February | In weekend |
| Thursday 25 March 1.30 pm | End of Spring Term * |
| Thursday 25 March | Staff INSET afternoon |
| Sunday 18 April (by 8.30 pm) | Boarders return * |
| Monday 19 April (by 8.10 am) | Day pupils return |
| Monday 3 May (Bank Holiday Monday) | No formal lessons (Boarders may remain in school, IB exams proceed as normal) |
| Friday 28 May 1.30 pm | Half Term starts |
| Sunday 6 June (by 8.30 pm) | Boarders return * |
| Monday 7 June (by 8.10 am) | Day pupils return |
| Saturday 26 June – Sunday 27 June | In weekend |
| Saturday 3 July | Speech Day, End of Summer Term, Leavers’ Ball |
| Wednesday 25 August | New Staff Training Day |
| Thursday 26 August – Friday 27 August | Staff INSET |
| Saturday 28 August – Monday 30 August | Bank Holiday Weekend |
| Tuesday 31 August | College Prefects return by 6.00 pm |
| Wednesday 1 September | Induction Day for new pupils and returning pupils into Year 9 (Removes) Boarders return by 8.30 pm * |
| Thursday 2 September | Day pupils return by 8.10 am |
| Saturday 4 September – Sunday 5 September | In weekend |
| Friday 24 September 1.30 pm – Sunday 26 September (boarders return by 8.30 pm) | Long-exeat weekend * |
| Friday 15 October 1.30 pm | Half Term starts |
| Sunday 31 October | Boarders return by 8.30 pm * |
| Monday 1 November | Day pupils return by 8.10 am |
| Saturday 13 November – Sunday 14 November | In weekend |
| Friday 19 November 1.30 pm – Sunday 21 November (boarders return by 8.30 pm) | Long-exeat weekend * |
| Friday 10 December 1.30 pm | End of Autumn Term * |
| Tuesday 4 January | Staff INSET |
| Boarders return by 8.30 pm* | |
| Wednesday 5 January | Day pupils return by 8.10 am |
| Saturday 15 January – Sunday 16 January | In weekend |
| Friday 21 January 1.30 pm – Sunday 23 January (boarders return by 8.30 pm) | Long-exeat weekend * |
| Friday 11 February 1.30 pm | Half Term starts |
| Sunday 20 February | Boarders return by 8.30 pm* |
| Monday 21 February | Day pupils return by 8.10 am |
| Saturday 4 March – Sunday 5 March | In weekend |
| Thursday 23 March 1.30 pm | End of Spring Term * |
| Thursday 23 March (pm) – Friday 24 March (am) | Staff INSET |
| Tuesday 18 April | Boarders return by 8.30 pm* |
| Wednesday 19 April | Day pupils return by 8.10 am |
| Monday 1 May (Bank Holiday Monday) | Not Observed: Normal School Day |
| Friday 26 May 1.30 pm | Half Term starts |
| Sunday 4 June | Boarders return by 8.30 pm* |
| Monday 5 June | Day pupils return by 8.10 am |
| Saturday 24 June – Sunday 25 June | In weekend |
| Saturday 1 July | Speech Day, End of Summer Term, Leavers’ Ball |
* For exeats, end of terms and ends of half-term, Houses close at 3 pm and open again at 6 pm on the night before lessons start again. Please do use guardians to cover any gaps between a flight arriving and the School opening.
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