Terms dates for 2020 to 2021 for primary and secondary are available below.
Term 1 | |
| Staff resume | Tuesday, 11 August 2020 |
| Pupils Resume | Wednesday, 12 August 2020 |
| September Holiday | |
| All break | Friday, 18 September 2020 |
| All resume | Wednesday, 23 September 2020 |
| October Holiday | |
| All break | Friday, 9 October 2020 |
| Staff resume | Tuesday, 20 October 2020 |
| Pupils resume | Wednesday, 21 October 2020 |
| Last Day of Term | |
| All break | Friday, 18 December 2020 |
Term 2 | |
| Staff resume | Tuesday. 5 January 2021 |
| Pupils resume | Wednesday, 6 January 2021* |
*Most pupils at West Lothian Council schools and ELCs/nurseries will now return later than originally planned following the festive holidays. In line with Scottish Government guidance, vulnerable children and children of key workers who have no other childcare alternatives can return to school from Wednesday 6 January 2021. Only childcare and wellbeing support for these children will be provided between Wednesday 6 and Friday 8 January. Curricular school work will start from Monday 11 January. Vulnerable children and children of key workers can attend school. All other pupils will resume with home/online learning on Monday 11 January until Friday 15 January. | |
| February Holiday | |
| All break | Friday, 12 February 2021 |
| All resume | Thursday, 18 February 2021 |
| Last Day of Term | |
| All break | Thursday, 1 April 2021 |
Term 3 | |
| All Resume | Monday, 19 April 2021 |
| May Holiday | |
| All break | Friday, 30 April 2021 |
| All resume | Tuesday, 4 May 2021 |
| Staff In‐Service | Thursday, 6 May 2021 |
| 1 day local holiday during term 3 as detailed below | |
| a) All schools except those at b) and c) below | Spring Day- Monday, 24 May 2021 |
| b) Bathgate Academy and feeder primary schools plus St Mary's, Bathgate & St Columba's (excluding Blackburn and Murrayfield Primary Schools) | Bathgate Local holiday - Monday, 7 June 2021 (subject to confirmation) |
| c) Linlithgow Academy and feeder primary schools plus St Joseph's Primary School, Linlithgow | Linlithgow Marches - Tuesday, 15 June 2021 (subject to confirmation) |
| Last Day of Term (primary, secondary and special schools) | |
| All break | Friday, 25 June 2021 |
