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2022-23 Calendar

2022-23 school calendar highlights:

  • School begins Aug. 29, 2022 (one week before Labor Day, which is Sept. 5).
  • Winter Break is Dec. 19-30.
  • Spring Break is April 3-7.
  • The last day of school for students is June 9, 2023.
  • On Jan. 6, 2023, HCPS announced some calendar modifications, which are reflected on the month-by-month highlights below.
  • On March 7, 2023, HCPS announced that March 28, 2023, is now a student holiday/staff clerical day due to a special election.

A month-by-month look at the 2022-23 calendar

July 2022

  • July 4: Offices closed for Independence Day
  • July 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29: Offices closed

August 2022

  • Aug. 5 and 12: Offices closed
  • Aug. 15-19: New Teacher Academy
  • Aug. 22-26: Teacher Pre-Service week, professional learning and clerical days
  • Aug. 29: First day of school

September 2022

  • Sept. 2: Student holiday and staff clerical day
  • Sept. 5: Labor Day holiday

October 2022

  • Oct 5: Yom Kippur, student/teacher holiday
  • Oct. 24: Diwali, student/teacher holiday

November 2022

  • Nov. 3: End of quarter
  • Nov. 7: Schools/offices closed – Wellness Day
  • Nov. 8: Election Day, student holiday/teacher virtual professional learning and clerical day
  • Nov. 23-25: Thanksgiving holiday

December 2022

  • Dec. 19-30: Winter Break – student and teacher holiday
  • Dec. 25: Christmas

January 2023

  • Jan. 2: Schools reopen following Winter Break
  • Jan. 16: Martin Luther King Jr. holiday
  • Jan. 26: End of semester
  • Jan. 27: Student half day/teacher clerical day

February 2023

  • Feb. 20: Schools and offices closed – Presidents Day (banked inclement weather time)
  • Feb. 21: Student holiday – Special Election Day/Staff in-person professional learning day

March 2023

  • March 10: Schools/offices closed – Wellness Day
  • March 28: Student/Staff Clerical (Special Election)
  • March 31: End of quarter – Student half day/Staff clerical day

April 2023

  • April 3-7: Schools closed – Spring Break
  • April 21: Student and teacher holiday – Eid al-Fitr

May 2023

  • May 26: Schools/offices closed (Banked inclement weather time)
  • May 29: Schools closed – Memorial Day

June 2023

  • June 9: Last day of school – Student half day/Staff clerical day
  • June 10: Last day for teachers
  • June 19: Schools/office closed – Juneteenth
  • June 16, 23 and 30: Offices closed

Looking for a future calendar?

Visit the 2023-24 calendars page.

How the calendar is made

How does a school calendar come together? First, a committee made up of representatives of metro-Richmond-area school divisions discusses dates for Winter Break, Spring Break, first semester and the end of the year in order to align for consistency. An HCPS committee made up of teachers, administrators, parents and high school students makes initial recommendations to the School Board in fall. Members of the public provide input on the proposal(s), and school division staff make updates based on that feedback. After HCPS staff members present a final draft or drafts to the School Board, the Board approves a final calendar.