MELROSE — Students are getting ready to head back to class next week as the 2025-26 academic year begins in the Melrose Public Schools.
The first day for all students except kindergarteners is Wednesday, August 27. There is no school for anyone on Friday, August 29, or Monday, September 1 as Labor Day is observed. Everyone returns on Tuesday, September 2; kindergarteners have their first day of school.
Professional development for staff will be Monday and Tuesday, August 25 and 26.
School hours
Franklin Kindergarten, 8:15 a.m. to 2:27 p.m.
Elementary Schools: 8:03 a.m. to 2:20 p.m.
Middle School and High School: 8:15 a.m. to 2:41 p.m.September 2025
Holidays and Observances
2025-2026 school year
SEPTEMBER 2025
September 1: Labor Day
September 4-5: Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday
September 22-24: Rosh Hashanah
OCTOBER 2025
October 1-2: Yom Kuppur
October 6-13: Sukkot
October 13: Indigenous People’s Day
October 14-15: Simchat Torah
October 20: Diwali
NOVEMBER 2025
November 4: Election Day
November 11: Veterans Day
November 27: Thanksgiving
DECEMBER 2025
December 14-22: Hanukkah
December 25: Christmas
December 26-January 1: Kwanzaa
JANUARY 2026
January 1: New Years Day
January 7: Orthodox Christmas
January 14: Orthodox New Year
January 19: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
FEBRUARY 2026
February 16: Presidents’ Day
February 17: Chinese New Year
February 17-March 18: Ramadan
February 18: Ash Wednesday
MARCH 2026
March 2-3: Purim
March 4: Holi
March 19-20: Eid al-Fitr
APRIL 2026
April 1-9: Passover
April 3: Good Friday
April 5: Easter
April 10: Orthodox Good Friday
April 12: Orthodox Easter
April 20: Patriots’ Day
MAY 2026
May 25: Memorial Day
May 26-27: Eid al-Adha
JUNE 2026
June 16-17: Islamic New Year
June 19: Juneteenth