Houston ISD School Holidays

2018

  • August 27 – First Day of School
  • September 3 – Labor Day
  • September 10 – Fall Holiday
  • November 19 – 23 – Thanksgiving

Winter Break

  • December 24 – January 4, 2019​ ​

2019

  • January 21 – Martin Luther King Day
  • March 11 – 15 – Spring Break
  • April 19 – Spring Holiday
  • May 27 – Memorial Day
  • May 31 – Last Day of School

K12 School Applications & Testing

2018

  • November 10 – Popular ISEE Test Date 1
  • December 7 – HISD Magnet Deadline (projected)
  • December 14 – Common Private School Deadline

2019

  • January 14 – Common Private School Deadline
  • January 26 – Popular ISEE Test Date 2
  • February 9 – Last Duke TIP ACT Date
  • March 8 – Private School Application Status Available (projected)
  • March 21 – HISD Application Magnet Status Available (projected)
  • April 4 – HISD Magnet Offer Deadline to Accept (projected)

View more ISEE test dates and locations

College Applications & Testing

2018

  • August 25 – SAT
  • September 8 – ACT
  • October 6 – SAT
  • October 10 or 13 – PSAT (Juniors)
  • October 27 – ACT
  • November 1 – Common Early Decision Deadline
  • November 3 – SAT
  • December 1 – SAT (Last Date for Seniors)
  • December 8 – ACT (Last Date for Seniors)​​

2019

  • January 1 – Common Regular Decision Deadline
  • February 9 – ACT
  • March 9 – SAT
  • April 11 – SAT for HISD Juniors Only
  • April 13 – ACT
  • May 1 – Common Deadline to Accept College Offer of Admission
  • May 4 – SAT
  • June 1 – SAT
  • June 8 – ACT
  • July 13 – ACT

These dates were accurate on August 1, 2018

Author

  • Stephen Hayes

    Stephen Hayes is General Academic's Vice President. Stephen created the curriculum for our ISEE, SAT, PSAT, and ACT services, and he is always happy to talk shop about any of your academic needs. Stephen loves to travel abroad, especially if it’s to Iceland! He graduated from Houston Baptist University with a BA in English in 2010, and he has been a Texan since age 4.