District Calendars for Students and Staff

Guilford County Schools offers great options and choices for our students, from extended-year schools to high schools located on college campuses. Our range of choices means students may be on different academic calendars. For example, early and middle college students take classes at local universities, so those schools follow the university calendars.

How are GCS calendars created?

North Carolina law lays out specific guidelines for school district calendars. Details include requiring schools to start no earlier than the Monday closest to Aug. 26 and to end no later than the Friday closest to June 11. Click here for more information on the legislation.

In GCS, calendars are created by a calendar committee, comprised of parents, community/faith representatives, teachers, principals and district personnel.

Read more about state laws and regulations governing school calendars.

District Calendar

2020-21 School Calendars

2020-21 Traditional Academic Calendar Revised Nov. 10, 2020

GCS Traditional Academic Calendar 2020-21_Approved 7.28.20_REV 11.10.20.pdf 386.58 KB (Last Modified on November 16, 2020)

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2020-21 Middle and Early Colleges and Academies Revised Nov. 10, 2020

GCS Middle Early Colleges Academies Academic Calendar 2020-21_Approved 7.28.20_REV 11.10.20.pdf 389.37 KB (Last Modified on November 16, 2020)

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2020-21 Early College at Guilford Calendar Revised Nov. 10, 2020

GCS EC at Guilford Academic Calendar 2020-21_Approved 7.28.20_REV 11.10.20.pdf 386.41 KB (Last Modified on November 16, 2020)

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2020-21 Greensboro College Middle College Calendar Revised Nov. 10, 2020

GCS Greensboro College EC Academic Calendar 2020-21_Approved 7.28.20_REV 11.10.20.pdf 386.88 KB (Last Modified on November 16, 2020)

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2020-21 Middle College at UNCG Calendar Revised Nov. 10, 2020

GCS MC at UNCG Academic Calendar 2020-21_Approved 7.28.20_REV 11.10.20.pdf 386.46 KB (Last Modified on November 16, 2020)

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Testing Calendars

2020-2021 Testing Calendar Elementary REVISED 11.30.20

2020-2021 Testing Calendar Elementary REVISED 11.30.20.pdf 238.95 KB (Last Modified on December 7, 2020)

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2020-2021 Testing Calendar Middle REVISED 02.09.21

2020-2021 Middle Testing Calendar - REVISED 02-09-21.pdf 240.31 KB (Last Modified on February 11, 2021)

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2020-2021 Testing Calendar High School REVISED 10.28

2020-2021 Testing Calendar High School REVISED 10.28.pdf 359.34 KB (Last Modified on November 2, 2020)

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2020-2021 Testing Calendar EC at Guilford REVISED 10.28

2020-2021 Testing Calendar EC at Guilford REVISED 10.28.pdf 337.56 KB (Last Modified on November 2, 2020)

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2020-2021 Testing Calendar EMC and Acad REVISED 10.28

2020-2021 Testing Calendar EMC and Acad REVISED 10.28.pdf 361.19 KB (Last Modified on November 2, 2020)

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2020-2021 Testing Calendar GSO College MC REVISED 10.28

2020-2021 Testing Calendar GSO College MC REVISED 10.28.pdf 345.12 KB (Last Modified on November 2, 2020)

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2020-2021 Testing Calendar MC at UNCG REVISED 10.28

2020-2021 Testing Calendar MC at UNCG REVISED 10.28.pdf 351.2 KB (Last Modified on November 2, 2020)

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Interim Assessment Calender 2020-2021

Interim Assessment Calender 2020-2021.pdf 151.33 KB (Last Modified on August 31, 2020)

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2020-2021 CTE Mandated State Assessment Testing Windows

2020-2021 Mandated CTE State Assessment Testing Windows.pdf 231.32 KB (Last Modified on December 16, 2020)

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2021-22 School Calendars

2021-22 Traditional Academic Calendar

2021-22 GCS Traditional Academic Calendar REV FINAL 6.1.21.pdf 523.31 KB (Last Modified on June 1, 2021)

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2021-22 Extended-Year Calendars

Applies to Allen Jay Middle, Brooks Global Studies, Johnson Street Global Studies

2021-22 Extended Year School Academic Calendar FINAL 6.1.21.pdf 525.3 KB (Last Modified on June 1, 2021)

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2021-22 Academic Calendar for Middle and Early Colleges and Academies

Applies to Academy at Smith; Kearns Academy; Middle College at Bennett; Middle Colleges at GTCC-Greensboro, High Point, Jamestown; Middle College at NC A&T; STEM Early College at NC A&T; Greensboro College Middle College

2021-22 Academic Calendar for Academies and EarlyMiddle Colleges FINAL 6.1.21.pdf 173.25 KB (Last Modified on June 1, 2021)

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2021-22 Academic Calendar for Early College at Guilford and Middle College at UNCG

2021-22 Early College at Guilford and MC at UNCG Calendar FINAL 6.1.21.pdf 199.3 KB (Last Modified on June 1, 2021)

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2021-22 Restart Schools Academic Calendar

Applies to Bessemer Elementary, Bluford STEM Academy, Cone Elementary, Falkener Elementary, Ferndale Middle, Foust Elementary, Frazier Elementary, Gillespie Park Elementary, Hairston Middle, Jackson Middle, Vandalia Elementary, Welborn Middle, Wiley Elementary, Fairview Elementary, Northeast Middle and Washington Elementary.

*May also apply to the following schools, pending State Board of Education approval: Alderman Elementary, Oak View Elementary, Sedgefield Elementary, Montlieu Academy of Technology, Eastern Middle, Swann Middle and Western Middle.

2021-22 GCS Restart School Academic Calendar FINAL 5.11.21 _ 6.1.21.pdf 524.1 KB (Last Modified on June 1, 2021)

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Other Calendars

Board of Education Meeting Schedule 2021-2022

Board Meeting Schedule 2021-2022.pdf 419.47 KB (Last Modified on May 11, 2021)

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Graduation Schedule 2021

2021 GCS Grad Schedule.FINAL 2.pdf 126.83 KB (Last Modified on April 21, 2021)

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2020-21 Employee Calendar

2020-2021_Employee_Calendar.pdf 428.63 KB (Last Modified on November 24, 2020)

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District Calendars for Students and Staff

How are GCS calendars created?

District Calendar

2020-21 School Calendars

Testing Calendars

2021-22 School Calendars

Other Calendars