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School Calendars and Information
School Calendar Creation
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In North Carolina, the school calendar is set by the local Board of Education based on legislation approved by the North Carolina General Assembly. This legislation mandates how many instructional hours/days students must receive, the number of teacher workdays and leave days, and which days will be holidays. The NC calendar legislation also determines the beginning and ending dates of the school year.
For the 2020-2021 school year only, districts were required to begin school on August 17, 2020 and have a closing date for students no later than June 11, 2021. Unless action is taken by the NC General Assembly, the 2021-2022 school calendar will be based on the original calendar legislation/requirements and have a start date "no earlier than the Monday closest to August 26 and end date no later than the Friday closest to June 11."
School calendars can be based on the number of student days OR hours of instruction. OCS uses hours of instruction as our basis for the total number of student days. State legislation requires school systems using this measure to have a minimum of 1,025 hours of instruction. Systems can have more than that, but may not have less.
School calendars must also follow the following requirements:
- Cover at least nine calendar months.
- Must have at least nine (9) teacher workdays.
- Have a minimum of ten (10) annual vacation leave days.
- Have the same or an equivalent number of legal holidays occurring within the school calendar as those designated by the State Personnel Commission for State employees.
- School shall not be held on Sunday.
- Veterans Day shall be a holiday for all public school personnel and for all students enrolled in the public schools.
- source: School Calendar Legislation page - North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
2023-24 OCS Calendars
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2023-2024 - Elementary School and Onslow Virtual K-5 Calendar
This calendar includes all elementary schools and the Onslow Virtual School Grades K-5 - Revised 9/1/23 to reflect missed school day due to Hurricane Idalia
2023-2024 Elementary School and Onslow Virtual K-5 Calendar - Revised 9-1-23.pdf 219.53 KB (Last Modified on September 1, 2023) -
2023-2024 – Middle School Calendar
This calendar includes all middle schools - Revised 9/1/23 to reflect missed school day due to Hurricane Idalia
*Please note that this calendar does not apply to students in grades 6-8 at the Onslow Virtual School
2023-2024 Middle School Calendar - Revised 9-1-23.pdf 216.51 KB (Last Modified on September 1, 2023) -
2023-2024 – High School and Onslow Virtual 6-12 Calendar
This calendar includes all high schools and the Onslow Virtual School Grades 6-12 - Revised 9/1/23 to reflect missed school day due to Hurricane Idalia
*Please note that students in grades 6-8 at the Onslow Virtual School follow this calendar.
2023-2024 High School and Onslow Virtual 6-12 Calendar - Revised 9-1-23.pdf 220.1 KB (Last Modified on September 1, 2023) -
2023-2024 - Early College Calendar
This calendar applies to the Onslow Early College High School only - Revised 9/1/23 to reflect missed school day due to Hurricane Idalia
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2023-2024 – 12-Month Staff Calendar
This calendar applies to all 12-month OCS employees - Revised 9/1/23 to reflect missed school day due to Hurricane Idalia
2023-2024 12-Month Staff Calendar - Revised 9-1-23.pdf 209.56 KB (Last Modified on September 1, 2023)