School Holidays in the UK in 2019

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Main School Holidays in the UK in 2019

Bank holidays are slightly different from country to country in the UK. And while Northern Ireland has the same eight UK public holidays as England and Wales plus two more: St Patrick’s Day and the Anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. Scotland also has several holidays that only apply to certain regions.

Christmas Holidays: From 2018 24-12-2018 to 4-1-2019
February Half Term: From 18-02-2019 to 3-1-2019
Easter Holidays: From 8-4-2019 to 26-04-2019
Summer Break: May half term. From 27-05-2019 to 31-05-2019
Summer Holidays: From 15-07-2019 to 6-9-2019
Autumn Break: October half term. From 21-10-2019 to 1-11-2019
Christmas Holiday: From 23-12-2019 to 3-1-2020

*Start and end date may vary a bit.

Holidays in the UK in 2019

Holiday Date Countries
New Year’s Day  January 1st. UK
Bank holiday  Wed. January 2nd Scotland
St. Patricks Day  Sun. March 17th Northern Ireland
St Patrick’s Day Holiday  Mon. March 18th Northern Ireland
Good Friday  Fri. April 19th UK
Easter Monday  Mon. April 22nd UK, except Scotland
Early May Bank Holiday  Mon. May 6th. UK
Spring Bank Holiday  Mon. May 27th. UK
Battle of the Boyne  Fri. July 12th Northern Ireland
Summer Bank Holiday  Mon. August 5th. Scotland
Summer Bank Holiday  Mon. August 26th. UK, except Scotland
St. Andrews Day  Mon. December 2nd. Scotland
Christmas Day Holiday  Wed. December 25th. UK
Boxing Day  Thu. December 26th. UK