Calendar

Academic Calendars

School Year 2025-2026

On January 13, 2025, the Board of Education approved Traditional and Year-Round Academic Calendars for the 2025-2026 school year. Complete calendars with optional and required workdays are available below.

traditional academic calendar

(Approved 1-13-2025, Updated 5-14-2025)

year-round (hes) academic calendar

(Approved 1-13-2025, Updated 5-28-2025)

Calendar Background

How Is The Academic Calendar Made?

How Is The Academic Calendar Made?

What laws must OCS follow in drafting a school calendar?
The NC General Assembly voted in 2004 to mandate that all public schools can start no earlier than the Monday closest to August 26 and end no later than the Friday closest to June 11. The calendar must include 185 days or 1,025 hours for students. Teachers must work for 215 days.

You can see the full list of calendar requirements at this link:

NC SCHOOL CALENDAR LAW

What else do we consider when proposing these calendars?
To the greatest extent possible, OCS is mindful of religious and cultural observances when planning a school calendar, while also remaining compliant with NC school calendar law.

School Performance

District Calendar

RSS Feeds

Jul 21 2025

School Board Meeting (Virtual)

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Aug 8 2025

BOE Retreat Day 1

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Aug 9 2025

BOE Retreat Day 2

8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Athletic Calendars

Click on the drop-down arrow to choose which calendars you want to see. (You may need to turn a phone or mobile device sideways to see the drop-down option).