AP School Academic Calendar 2026 for UP High Schools: Holidays List, Timetable, Month wise Syllabus, Exams Schedule [Released]

AP UP High School Academic Calendar 2026: Holidays, Timetable, Month wise Syllabus, Exams Schedule [Released]. APSCERT has released the AP High Schools / UP Schools School Academic Calendar 2026 applicable for all Schools in Andhra Pradesh. The Upper Primary and High Schools in AP  School Academic Calendar represents the List of working Days, Number of workings days per month, List of Holidays, Examination Schedule in 2026-27 Academic Year.

Planning out the academic year is crucial for students, parents, and educators alike. The Department of School Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh, under the LEAP (Learning Excellence in Andhra Pradesh) initiative, has released its highly comprehensive Academic Calendar for High Schools (2026-27).

AP High School Academic Calendar 2026

The Ultimate Guide to the Andhra Pradesh High School Academic Calendar 2026-27: Timetable, Working Days, Exams, and Holidays

Planning out the academic year is crucial for students, parents, and educators alike. The Department of School Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh, under the LEAP (Learning Excellence in Andhra Pradesh) initiative, has released its highly comprehensive Academic Calendar for High Schools (2026-27).

List of Holidays in High Schools for 2026-27

The academic landscape respects regional and cultural diversity, offering slightly adjusted schedules for general schools and Christian minority institutions during key festive periods.  

General Schools :

• Dasara Holidays from 12-10-2026 to 21-10-2026:
• Christmas Holiday 25-12-2026
• Sankranthi Holidays from 11-01-2027 to 17-01-2027.

For Christian minority Institutions 

• Dasara Holidays from 15-10-2026 to 21-10-2026
• Christmas Holidays from 20-12-2026 to 27-12-2026
• Sankranthi Holidays from 13-01-2027 to 17-01-2027.

Optional and Local Holidays may be availed at school level as per the rules in force. 

Any change in the holidays may be subject to the Government orders from time to time

Month-Wise Working Days and Holidays Breakdown (2026-27)

AP Primary Schools Academic Calendar 2026: To hit the targeted educational benchmarks, the state has clearly outlined the academic workload across 316 total calendar days, ensuring a balanced approach to general and minority institutions.

The standard year consists of 229 clear operational working days and 87 designated holidays. Below is the official month-wise table to help you keep track

Month	Total Days	Working Days (General / Minority)	Scheduled Holidays (General / Minority)	Key Highlights
June 2026	19	14 / 14	5 / 5	School Reopens on June 12th
July 2026	31	26 / 26	5 / 5	Regular academic tracking begins
August 2026	31	22 / 22	9 / 9	Independence Day & Local Festivals
September 2026	30	23 / 23	7 / 7	Mid-term curriculum focus PDF
October 2026	31	16 / 19	15 / 12	Long Dasara vacation window 1
November 2026	30	24 / 24	6 / 6	Post-Dasara academic acceleration
December 2026	31	25 / 20	6 / 11	Christmas vacation window
January 2027	31	18 / 20	13 / 11	Sankranthi Holidays
February 2027	28	23 / 23	5 / 5	Board Pre-finals & Revision
March 2027	31	22 / 22	9 / 9	Half-day timings begin March 15
April 2027	23	16 / 16	7 / 7	SA-2 Assessments & Term End
TOTAL	316	229 / 229	87 / 87	A systematically structured year

High School Daily Timetable and Class Hours

Maintaining consistency in school hours helps lock in the students' attention and biological clock. High schools operate on a strict 8-period system on standard days.

 
Regular Full-Day Timetable

• First Bell: 09:00 AM
• Second Bell & Assembly: 09:05 AM – 09:15 AM (10 Mins)
• Periods 1 & 2: 09:15 AM – 10:40 AM
• Short Break (Ragi Malt): 10:40 AM – 10:55 AM (15 Mins)
• Periods 3 & 4: 10:55 AM – 12:15 PM
• Lunch Break: 12:15 PM – 01:05 PM (50 Mins)
• Periods 5 & 6 (with brief 5-min Water Bell): 01:05 PM – 02:30 PM
• Short Break: 02:30 PM – 02:40 PM (10 Mins)
• Periods 7 & 8: 02:40 PM – 04:00 PM
• Optional Period (Games / Study Hour): 04:00 PM – 05:00 PM (60 Mins)

Summer Season Half-Day Timetable

To beat the intense summer heat waves, half-day schools officially commence on March 15, 2027. During this block, schools for classes 1 to 10 shift to an earlier schedule:

• School Assembly: 07:50 AM – 08:00 AM
• Class Cycles (Periods 1 to 6): 08:00 AM – 12:30 PM
• Crucially, the mid-day meal program continues to operate at 12:30 PM to guarantee vital nutrition before kids leave for home.

High School Examination Schedule (2026-27)

Continuous evaluation forms the core of the LEAP framework. The examination timeline sets tentative tracking dates for Formative (FA) and Summative (SA) assessments across classes 6 to 10. 

•  Formative Assessment-1 (FA-1): August 3 – August 7, 2026 
•  Formative Assessment-2 (FA-2): October 5 – October 8, 2026 
•  Summative Assessment-1 (SA-1): November 9 – November 20, 2026 
•  Formative Assessment-3 (FA-3): January 4 – January 7, 2027 
•  Formative Assessment-4 (FA-4): February 8 – February 11, 2027 (Classes 6 to 9 only) 
•  Pre-Final Exams (Class 10 Board Prep): February 8 – February 18, 2027 Class 10 Grand Tests / Class 9 
• SA-2: February 24 – March 9, 2027 Class 6 to 8 Summative Assessment-2 (SA-2): April 3 – April 17, 2027

Class 10 (SSC) Board Public Exam Timetable

The pinnacle of the school year—the SSC Public Examinations—is slated to take place inside a strict morning window (09:30 AM to 12:45 PM for major papers).

• March 15, 2027 (Monday): First Language (Telugu, Hindi, Urdu, etc.)
• March 17, 2027 (Wednesday): Second Language (Hindi, Telugu, Special English)
• March 19, 2027 (Friday): Third Language (English)
• March 23, 2027 (Tuesday): Mathematics
• March 25, 2027 (Thursday): Physical Science (09:30 AM - 11:30 AM)
• March 27, 2027 (Saturday): Biological Science (09:30 AM - 11:30 AM)
• March 29, 2027 (Monday): Social Studies
• March 30 & 31, 2027: Composite Courses, OSSC Main Languages, and Vocational Course Theory

Download the AP High Schools Academic Calendar 2026-26