Autumn term dates in Scotland 2020: dates pupils go back to school, September and October holidays and in-service days
Here are the 2020 Autumn term dates for each council area of Scotland, including September and October holiday dates, alongside any in-service days.
Aberdeen
Autumn term: Wednesday 12 August 2020 to Friday 9 October 2020
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October holiday: Monday 12 October to Friday 23 October 2020
Autumn term: Wednesday 12 August 2020 to Friday 9 October 2020
October holiday: Monday 12 October 2020 to Friday 23 October 2020
Angus
Autumn term: Wednesday 12 August 2020 – Friday 2 October (p1 pupils start full-time on 24 August)
October holiday: Monday 5 October 2020 to Friday 16 October 2020
Argyll and Bute
Autumn term: Wednesday 12 August 2020 – Friday 2 October
October holiday: Monday 5 October 2020 to Friday 16 October 2019
Clackmannanshire
Autumn term: Wednesday 12 August 2020 to Friday 9 October 2020
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Dumfries & Galloway
Autumn term: Wednesday 12 August 2020 to Friday 9 October 2020
October holiday: Monday 12 October 2020 to Friday 23 October 2020
Dundee City Council
Autumn term: Wednesday 12 August 2020 – Friday 2 October 2020
October holiday: Monday 5 October 2020 to Friday 16 October 2020
East Ayrshire
Autumn term: Wednesday 12 August 2020 to Friday 9 October 2020
September holiday: Friday 18 September 2020 to Monday 21 September 2020
October holiday: Monday 14 October to Monday 21 October
East Dunbartonshire
Autumn term: Wednesday 12 August 2020 to Friday 9 October 2020
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In-service day: Friday 9 October 2020
October holiday: Monday 12 October 2020 to Friday 16 October 2020
East Lothian
Autumn term: Wednesday 12 August 2020 – Friday 16 October 2020
September holiday: Friday 18 September 2020 to Monday 21 September 2020
October holiday: Monday 19 October 2020 to Tuesday 27 October 2020
In-service day: Monday 26 October 2020
East Renfrewshire
Autumn term: Wednesday 12 August 2020 to Friday 9 October 2020
September holiday: Thursday 24 September 2020 to Tuesday 29 September 2020
October holiday: Monday 12 October to Tuesday 20 October 2020
In-service day: Monday 19 October 2020
Edinburgh
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Hide AdAutumn term: Wednesday 12 August 2020 – Friday 16 October 2020
September holiday: Monday 21 September 2020
October holiday: Monday 19 October 2020 to Monday 26 October 2020
Falkirk
Autumn term: Wednesday 12 August 2020 to Friday 9 October 2020
September holiday: Monday 7 September 2020
October holiday: Monday 12 October 2020 to Friday 23 October 2020
In-service day: Monday 19 October 2020 (subject to change)
Fife
Autumn term: Wednesday 12 August 2020 to Friday 9 October 2020
October holiday: Monday 12 October 2020 to Friday 23 October 2020
Glasgow
Autumn term: Wednesday 12 August 2020 to Friday 9 October 2020
September holiday: Friday 25 September 2020 to Monday 28 September 2020
In-service day: Friday 9 October 2020
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Highlands
Autumn term: Wednesday 12 August 2020 to Friday 9 October 2020
In-service days: Monday 14 and Tuesday 15 September 2020
October holiday: Monday 12 October 2020 to Friday 23 October 2020
Inverclyde
Autumn term: Wednesday 12 August 2020 to Friday 9 October 2020
September holiday: Monday 7 September 2020
October holiday: Monday 12 October 2020 to Friday 16 October 2020
In-service days: Friday 4 September 2020
Midlothian
Autumn term: Monday 12 August 2020 to Friday 16 October 2020
September holiday: Friday 18 to September 21 2020
October holiday: Monday 19 October 2020 to Monday 26 October 2020
Moray
Autumn term: Wednesday 12 August 2020 to Friday 9 October 2020
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North Ayrshire (except Arran)
Autumn term: Wednesday 12 August 2020 to Friday 9 October 2020
October holiday: Monday 12 October 2020 to Friday 16 October 2020
In-service day: Monday 19 October 2020
Arran
Autumn term: Wednesday 12 August 2020 to Friday 2 October 2020
October holiday: Monday 5 October 2020 to Friday 16 October 2020
In-service day: Monday 19 October 2020
North Lanarkshire
Autumn term: Wednesday 12 August 2020 to Friday 9 October 2020
September holiday: Friday 25 September 2020 to Monday 28 September 2020
October holiday: Monday 12 October 2020 to Friday 16 October 2020
Orkney
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Hide AdAutumn term: Tuesday 18 August 2020 to Friday 9 October 2020
October holiday: Monday 12 October 2020 to Friday 23 October 2020
In-service days: Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 October 2020
Perth & Kinross
Autumn term: Wednesday 12 August 2020 to Friday 2 October 2020
October holiday: Monday 5 October 2020 to Friday 16 October 2020
Renfrewshire
Autumn term: Wednesday 12 August 2020 to Friday 9 October 2020
September holiday: Friday 25 September 2020 to Monday 28 September 2020
October holiday: Monday 12 October 2020 to Friday 16 October 2020
In-service day: Monday 19 October 2020
Scottish Borders
Autumn term: Tuesday 11 August 2020 to Friday 9 October 2020
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Shetland Islands
Autumn term: Tuesday 11 August 2020 to Friday 9 October 2020
October Holidays: Monday 12 October 2020 to Tuesday 27 October 2020
South Ayrshire
Autumn term: Wednesday 12 August 2020 to Friday 9 October 2020
September holiday: Friday 18 September 2020 to Monday 21 September 2020
October holiday: Monday 12 October 2020 to Friday 16 October 2020
In-service day: Monday 19 and Tuesday 20 October 2020
South Lanarkshire
Autumn term: Wednesday 12 August 2020 to Friday 9 October 2020
September holiday: Friday 25 September 2020 to Monday 28 September 2020
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Hide AdOctober holiday: Monday 12 October 2020 to Friday 16 October 2020
Stirling
Autumn term: Wednesday 12 August 2020 to Friday 9 October 2020
October Holiday: Monday 12 October 2020 to Friday 23 October 2020
West Dunbartonshire
Autumn term: Wednesday 12 August 2020 to Thursday 8 October 2020
September holiday: Friday 25 September 2020 to Monday 28 September 2020
In-service day: Friday 9 October 2020
October holiday: Monday 12 October 2020 to Friday 16 October 2020
West Lothian
Autumn term: Wednesday 12 August 2020 to Friday 9 October 2020
September holiday: Friday 18 September 2020 to Wednesday 23 September 2020 (nursery pupils resume Tuesday 22 September)
October holiday: Monday 12 October 2020 to Friday 16 October 2020