Washington Township School District School Calendar 2026-2027

At a Glance

WTPS is a suburban school district with 11 schools. For the 2026-2027 school year, classes begin September 1 and end June 16. The calendar also notes several religious observances (Rosh Hashanah – No Assessments/Homework, Yom Kippur, Diwali – No Assessments/Homework, Christmas – No Assessments/Homework, Lunar New Year – No Assessments/Homework, Eid al-Fitr – No Assessments/Homework, Easter – No Assessments/Homework, First Day of Passover – No Assessments/Homework, Eid al-Adha – No Assessments/Homework) for awareness — school stays in session on these days. This calendar includes 3 professional development days, 13 early-release or half days — useful to know when planning childcare. The last day of school is weather-contingent, ranging from March 30 to June 17 depending on how many built-in weather makeup days are used.

Also known as WTPS.

Schools in Washington Township School District

Bunker Hill Middle School (Middle)
Washington Township High School (High)
Bells Elementary School (Elementary)
Birches Elementary School (Elementary)
Hurffville Elementary School (Elementary)
Wedgwood Elementary School (Elementary)
Whitman Elementary School (Elementary)
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School (Elementary)
Grenloch Terrace Early Childhood Center (Prekindergarten)
Chestnut Ridge Middle School (Middle)
Orchard Valley Middle School (Middle)

Washington Township School District 2026-2027 School Calendar

All schools

2026-08-25 — Opening Day: Teachers (closed)
2026-08-26 to 2026-08-27 — Staff Inservice (Grs. PS-12) (closed)
2026-08-28 to 2026-08-31 — Schools Closed (closed)
2026-09-01 — Opening Day: Students (in session)
2026-09-04 — Schools Closed (closed)
2026-09-07 — Labor Day (closed)
2026-09-11 to 2026-09-13 — Rosh Hashanah – No Assessments/Homework (in session)
2026-09-20 to 2026-09-21 — Yom Kippur (closed)
2026-10-08 — Staff Inservice (Grs. PS-12) (closed)
2026-10-27 — Staff Inservice (Grs. 6-12) (closed)
2026-10-28 to 2026-10-29 — Early Dismissal: Staff Inservice (Grs. 6-12) (partial)
2026-10-28 to 2026-10-29 — Parent Conferences (Grs. PS-8) (partial)
2026-11-05 to 2026-11-06 — NJEA Convention (closed)
2026-11-11 — Veterans Day (closed)
2026-11-08 — Diwali – No Assessments/Homework (in session)
2026-11-25 — Early Dismissal (Grs. PS-12) (partial)
2026-11-26 to 2026-11-27 — Thanksgiving Break (closed)
2026-12-08 — Early Dismissal: Staff Inservice (Grs. PS-12) (partial)
2026-12-25 — Christmas – No Assessments/Homework (closed)
2026-12-23 — Early Dismissal (Grs. PS-12) (partial)
2026-12-24 to 2027-01-01 — Winter Break (closed)
2027-01-04 — Students and Staff Return (in session)
2027-01-18 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day (closed)
2027-01-26 — Early Dismissal: Staff Inservice (Grs. PS-12) (partial)
2027-02-06 — Lunar New Year – No Assessments/Homework (in session)
2027-02-05 — Early Dismissal: Staff Inservice (Grs. PS-12) (partial)
2027-02-15 — Presidents' Day (closed)
2027-03-09 to 2027-03-10 — Eid al-Fitr – No Assessments/Homework (in session)
2027-03-26 to 2027-04-02 — Spring Break (closed)
2027-03-28 — Easter – No Assessments/Homework (closed)
2027-04-05 — Students & Staff return (in session)
2027-04-08 to 2027-04-09 — Early Dismissal: Staff Inservice (Grs. 6-12) (partial)
2027-04-08 to 2027-04-09 — Parent Conferences (Grs. PS-5) (partial)
2027-04-16 — Early Dismissal: Staff Inservice (Grs. PS-12) (partial)
2027-04-16 — Junior Prom (in session)
2027-04-22 — First Day of Passover – No Assessments/Homework (in session)
2027-05-16 to 2027-05-17 — Eid al-Adha – No Assessments/Homework (in session)
2027-05-27 — Early Dismissal: Staff Inservice (Grs. PS-12) (partial)
2027-05-27 — Senior Prom (in session)
2027-05-28 to 2027-05-31 — Memorial Day Break (closed)
2027-06-11 to 2027-06-16 — Early Dismissal (Grs. PS-12) (partial)
2027-06-16 — Last Day: Students & Teachers (partial)
2027-06-16 — Graduation (tenative) 7pm (in session)
2027-06-18 — Juneteenth (closed)
2027-06-17 — Weather Contingency Day – June 17, 2027 (closed)
2027-04-02 — Weather Contingency Day – April 2, 2027 (closed)
2027-04-01 — Weather Contingency Day – April 1, 2027 (closed)
2027-03-31 — Weather Contingency Day – March 31, 2027 (closed)
2027-03-30 — Weather Contingency Day – March 30, 2027 (closed)