School Year Calendar 2023-24

Andover Public Schools Printable Calendar 

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Times for the School Day: 

  • Andover High School: 8:15 AM to 2:51 PM
  • All middle schools: 8:15 AM to 2:50 PM
  • All elementary schools: 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM

Early Release Days:

  • Andover High School: 8:15 AM to 11:30 AM
  • All middle schools: 8:15 AM to 11:30 AM
  • All elementary schools: 9:00 AM to 12:15 PM
  • Shawsheen Preschool: 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Day/ Date Event/ Activity
Monday, August 28, 2023 First Day of School - Teachers
Wednesday, August 30, 2023 First Day of School - Grade 1-12 Students
Tuesday, September 5, 2023 First Day of School - PreK & Kindergarten Students
Friday, September 1 - Monday, September 4, 2023 Labor Day Recess - NO SCHOOL
Monday, October 9, 2023 Fall Recess - NO SCHOOL
Friday, October 20, 2023 Early Release Day
Friday, November 3, 2023 Kindergarten Conference ONLY- NO K CLASSES
Monday, November 6, 2023 Teacher Conferences (Grades K-12) - NO SCHOOL 
Wednesday, November 22, 2023 Early Release Day
Thursday, November 23 - Friday, November 24, 2023 Thanksgiving Recess - NO SCHOOL
Friday, December 8, 2023 Early Release Day
Monday, December 25 - Monday January 1, 2024 Holiday Recess- NO SCHOOL
Monday, January 15, 2024 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - NO SCHOOL
Friday, January 26, 2024 Early Release Day
Monday, February 19 - Friday, February 23, 2024 Presidents' Day/ Winter Recess - NO SCHOOL
Friday, March 8, 2024 Early Release Day
Monday, April 15 - Friday, April 19, 2024 Patriots' Day/ Spring Recess - NO SCHOOL
Friday, May 3, 2024 Early Release Day
Monday, May 27, 2024 Memorial Day - NO SCHOOL
Monday, June 10, 2024 Last Day of School (no snow days)
Monday, June 17, 2024 Last Day of School (5 snow days)
Wednesday June 19, 2024 Juneteenth Holiday

Andover Public Schools serves children from many different religious and ethnic backgrounds, and a goal of the APS Theory of Action is to create safe, caring, and culturally responsive classrooms and schools.  With  that   in  mind,  district   policy  IMDC  "Accommodation  for   Religious  and Ethnic Observances" describes the handling of absences and event scheduling on days which require additional consideration. The School Committee recognizes the list below may not include all holidays observed by Andover families, but there has been an attempt to identify the major ones.

Religious and Ethnic Observances 2023-24

Holiday/ Observance Date
Muharram* Wednesday, July 19, 2023
APS Classes for students begins on Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Preschool and Kindergarten students begin classes on Tuesday, September 3, 2023
 
Rosh Hashanah* (day 1) Saturday, September 16, 2023
Rosh Hashanah* (day 2) Sunday, September 17, 2023
Samvatsari Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Ganesha Chaturthi Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Yom Kippur* Monday, September 25, 2023
First Day of Sukkot* Saturday, September 30, 2023
Navaratri Sunday, October 15, 2023
Dasera/ Dussehra Monday, October 23, 2023
Diwali Sunday, November 12, 2023
Chanukah/ Hanukkah* (day 1) Friday, December 8, 2023
Christmas Eve Sunday, December 24, 2023
Christmas Day Monday, December 25, 2023
Kwanzaa (day 1) Tuesday, December 26, 2023
Epiphany Saturday, January 6, 2024
Orthodox Christmas Sunday, January 7, 2024
Isra & Miraj* Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Lunar New Year Saturday, February 10, 2024
Ramadan* (month long) Monday, March 11, 2024
Palm Sunday Sunday, March 24, 2024
Holi* Monday, March 25, 2024
Good Friday Friday, March 29, 2024
Easter Sunday Sunday, March 31, 2024
Laylat al-Qadr Saturday, April 6, 2024
Eid al-Fitr* Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Passover* (day 1) Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Orthodox Good Friday Friday, May 3, 2024
Orthodox Easter Sunday Sunday, May 5, 2024
Vesak Day Thursday, May 23, 2024
Shavuot* Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Hajj* (5 days) Saturday, June 15, 2024
Eid al-Adha* Monday, June 17, 2024
Last Day of Classes is June 10, 2024 (no storm days), June 17, 2024 (5 storm days)
 
*Holidays begin at sundown the previous day  
Islamic New Year July 7, 2024
Muharram* July 17, 2024

Veterans' Day is Saturday, November 11, 2023

Under Massachusetts state law, all holidays that fall on a Saturday are observed on Saturday while all holidays that fall on a Sunday must be observed on the Monday. 

The following link from the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s office is a helpful reference if you would like further information. https://www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/cispdf/ma-legal-holiday.pdf