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Academic Year Dates Calculator

Work out academic year dates instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.

About Academic Year Dates Calculator

An academic year is normally anchored to the first Monday of the starting month, then runs through teaching weeks plus holiday weeks. Thirty-six teaching weeks from September 2026 gives 180 teaching days and an end date in mid-July, labelled 2026/27. Actual term dates vary by institution and jurisdiction.

Formulas

Year start

the first Monday of the starting month

Teaching days

days = teaching weeks x 5

Worked example

With the default values below, Academic Year Dates Calculator returns Teaching Days In The Year of 180. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Academic year startingaccepts 1,900–2,200
2,026
Month the year beginsaccepts 1–12
9
Teaching weeks in the yearminimum 1
36

Results

Teaching Days In The Year
180 days
First Teaching Monday
2026-09-07
Approximate Year End
2027-08-23
Academic Year Label
2026/27

Step by step

  1. 1Values used
  2. 2Year start
  3. 3Teaching days
  4. 4Teaching Days In The Year= 180 days
  5. 5First Teaching Monday= 2026-09-07
  6. 6Approximate Year End= 2027-08-23
  7. 7Academic Year Label= 2026/27

Assumptions and limits

  • The result is derived only from the 3 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
  • In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
  • Figures are rounded for display to whole numbers, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why 36 teaching weeks?

It reflects the common 190 pupil day requirement in England once inset days are included. Other systems use 180 to 200 days.

Does the label always span two years?

In northern hemisphere systems yes, giving 2026/27. Southern hemisphere academic years usually fit inside one calendar year.

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