SCHOOL CALENDAR

An online school isn't all academics all the time! Below are our school closures and important dates for holiday observances.

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The 2025—26 School Year Calendar for South Carolina Connections Academy

Event

School Status

Date

First Day of School

School and Office Open

August 11, 2025

Labor Day

School and Office Closed

September 1, 2025

Fall Break

School Closed/Office Open

October 10, 2025

Thanksgiving Break

School and Office Closed

November 26-28, 2025

First Semester End Date

School and Office Open

December 19, 2025

Winter Break

School and Office Closed

December 22, 2025 - January 2, 2026

Teacher Work Day

Staff Work Day

January 5, 2026

Second Semester Start Date

School and Office Open

January 6, 2026

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

School and Office Closed

January 19, 2026

Presidents’ Day

School and Office Closed

February 16, 2026

Teacher Work Day

Staff Work Day

March 12, 2026

Teacher Work Day

Staff Work Day

April 2, 2026

Spring Break

School and Office Closed

April 6, 2026

 

School Closed/Office Open

April 7-10, 2026

Last Day of School

School and Office Open

May 22, 2026
School Closed - Additional Administrator/12 Month Employee Days: November 26,2025; December 22-24, 2025; January 2, 2026; February 16, 2026; April 6, 2026

School Status Legend:
School Closed/Office Open = Students and Teachers are not in school but Admin are on duty
School and Office Closed = No one is in school
School and Office Open = Everyone is in school
Staff Work Day = Students are not in school but Admin and Teachers are on duty

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The 2025—26 Testing Calendar for South Carolina Connections Academy

Date

District and State Testing Window

In Person or Remote

Required or Optional

August 18-22, 2025

KRA (Gr. K)

In Person

Required

August 24 - 27, 2025

Beginning of Year Benchmarks (Gr 1, 3-5)

In Person

Required

August 24- September 5, 2025

Beginning of Year Remote Benchmarks (2, 6-11)

Remote

Required

September 23-26, 2025

KRA (Gr. K) for new Students

In Person

Required

October 7-9; 14-16, 2025

CogAT/IA (Gr 2)

In Person

Required

October 21, 2025

PSAT/NMSQT (Gr 8,10,11)

In Person

Optional

November 11, 2025

WIN Career Readiness (Gr 12)

In Person

Required

December 1-19, 2025

Mid Year Benchmarks (Gr 1-10)

Remote

Required

December 8-12, 2025

EOCEP Winter (Algebra 1, English 2, Biology, US History)

In Person

Required

December 16-17, 2025

EOCEP Makeups (Algebra 1, English 2, Biology, US History)

In Person

Required

January 12-13, 2026

Mid Year Benchmarks (Gr 1-10)

Remote

Required

January 26-February 6, 2026

ACCESS for ELLs

In Person

Required

February 19-24, 2006

Performance Task Assessment

In Person

Optional

March 4-6, 2026

SC-Alt

In Person

Required

March 9, 2026

ASVAB *tentative date*

In Person

Optional

March 10, 2026

ACT (3rd year High School Students)

In Person

Optional

March 17, 2026

SAT (3rd Year High School Students)

In Person

Optional

March 18-20, 2026

SC-Alt Makeups

In Person

Required

March 31- April 1, 2026

WIN Career Readiness (3rd/4th year High School Students)

In Person

Required

April 14-15, 2026

WIN Career Readiness Makeups (3rd/4th year High School Students)

In Person

Required

April 13-24, 2026

End of Year Benchmarks (Gr 1-10)

Remote

Required

April 27-May 8, 2026

SC Ready (Gr 3-8)

In Person

Required

May 4-15, 2026

Advanced Placement Exams (AP Courses)

In Person

Optional

May 11-15, 2026

EOCEP Spring (Algebra 1, English 2, Biology, US History)

In Person

Required

May 19-20, 2026

SC Ready and EOCEP Spring Makeups

In Person

Required

Download the 2025-26 South Carolina Connections Academy Testing Calendar in PDF format. Save to your computer or print.

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