Midlothian Council & LEA School Holidays and Term Dates

Midlothian Council is one of the 32 councils that divided up Scotland and is based in the town of Dalkeith. The council is responsible for setting school holiday dates and other administrative matters for the schools within the area. These are made up from 30 primary and 6 secondary schools as well as one special school and two further education colleges. In line with other Scottish councils, the academic year stars 22nd August with the mid tern break at 16th-19th September and the October half term 17th-21st. Term ends on 23rd December and the Christmas break lasts until 9th January. After this the spring term runs until the Easter break 2017 starts on 31st March with the February half term from 13th – 17th. Summer term runs from 18th April until 30th June and includes two one day breaks on 1st May for May Day and on the 22nd May for a non-pupil day.

Midlothian Data Source