At General Academic we’re constantly aware of and alerting parents to Houston’s major academic dates and deadlines like the ones below.
This article is out of date; click here for the 2024-2025 academic dates.
2023
- August 28 – First Day of School
- September 4 – Labor Day
- September 25 – Fall Holiday
- November 20-24 – Thanksgiving Holiday
- December 25 – January 5 – Winter Break
2024
- January 15 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- March 11-15 – Spring Break
- March 25 – Chavez Huerta Day
- March 29 – Spring Holiday
- April 10 – Spring Holiday
- May 27 – Memorial Day
- June 5 – Last Day of School
2023
- September 1, 2023 – St. Johns (Kindergarten)
- September 22, 2023 – Kinkaid (Pre-K and Kindergarten)
- October 20, 2023 – St. John’s (Classes 1-4)
- October 31, 2023 – Awty (Primary)
- November 29, 2023 – Kinkaid (Grades 1-12)
- November 30, 2023 – Awty (Secondary)
- December 1, 2023 – St. John’s (Classes 5-11)
- December 6, 2023 – Second Baptist
- December 8, 2023 – Episcopal
- December 13, 2023 – St. Mark’s
- December 15, 2023 – St. Agnes, Presbyterian, & Emery/Weiner
- December 16, 2023 – AOS
- December 22, 2023 – Post Oak
2024
- January 13, 2024 – John Cooper
- January 15, 2024 – Duchesne & St. Thomas’ Episcopal
- January 16, 2024 – Strake & St. Thomas
- February 15, 2024 – The Joy School
Dates are from the school websites. This list is not exhaustive.
- October 14, 2023 – Strake Jesuit
- November 11, 2023 – St. Agnes & St. John’s (UL)
- December 2, 2023 – Annunciation Orthodox & Kinkaid
- December 3, 2023 – Awty International
- December 9, 2023 – St. John’s (LL)
- January 13, 2024 – Strake Jesuit
2023
- August 26, 2023 (Register by July 28)
- October 7, 2023 (September 7)
- November 4, 2023 (October 5)
- December 2, 2023 (November 2)
2024
- Mar 9, 2024** (February 23)
- May 4, 2024** (April 19)
- June 1, 2024** (May 17)
**The SAT will be in the new digital format for these dates.
2023
- September 9, 2023 (Register by August 4)
- October 28, 2023 (September 22)
- December 9, 2023 (November 3)
2024
- February 10, 2024 (January 5)
- April 13, 2024 (March 8)
- June 8, 2024 (May 3)
- July 13, 2024 (June 7)
August 8th
August 9th
August 15th
August 16th
August 17th
- Annunciation Orthodox School
- Awty International (UL)
- The John Cooper School
- St. Agnes Academy
- St. Mark’s Episcopal School
- Strake Jesuit
August 18th
August 21st
August 23rd
August 28th
Author
Samuel Pearson is General Academic's Lead Manager and Director of College Counseling. He graduated from Rice University in 2017 with a B.A. in Cognitive Science & Visual and Dramatic Arts. Before joining General Academic's team in 2023, Samuel was a high school teacher and technical director at a premier independent school in Houston. He holds a Certificate of College Access Counseling from Rice University's Center for College Readiness.
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