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2026-2027 British Officially verified

Merchiston International School Shenzhen

Shenzhen, China · Asia/Shanghai

Term starts
19 Aug 2026
Term ends
25 Jun 2027
School closures
11
Longest break
34 days
Summer Holiday
Next closure at Merchiston International School Shenzhen

Christmas Holiday

Dec 19 – Jan 4, 2027

51
days away

The next date this school is closed to students, taken from its own published calendar. Public holidays are included; staff-only training days are not.

How Merchiston International School Shenzhen differs from other schools in Shenzhen

Compared against the median dates of the 10 schools we track in Shenzhen. A school's own calendar can move a family's travel dates even when the city-wide dates look unchanged.

Break This school City median Difference
Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday 25 Sept – 25 Sept 5 Apr – 9 Apr starts 192 days earlier than the city median ends 196 days earlier than the city median
National Day Holiday 1 Oct – 7 Oct 5 Apr – 9 Apr starts 186 days earlier than the city median ends 184 days earlier than the city median
Christmas Holiday 19 Dec – 4 Jan 19 Dec – 3 Jan ends 1 day later than the city median
New Year's Day 1 Jan – 1 Jan 5 Apr – 9 Apr starts 94 days earlier than the city median ends 98 days earlier than the city median
Spring Festival Holiday 1 Feb – 19 Feb 1 Feb – 14 Feb ends 5 days later than the city median
Qing Ming Festival 5 Apr – 5 Apr 5 Apr – 9 Apr ends 4 days earlier than the city median
May Day 1 May – 1 May 5 Apr – 9 Apr starts 26 days later than the city median ends 22 days later than the city median
Labour Day 3 May – 4 May 5 Apr – 9 Apr starts 28 days later than the city median ends 25 days later than the city median
Dragon Boat Festival 9 Jun – 9 Jun 5 Apr – 9 Apr starts 65 days later than the city median ends 61 days later than the city median

School closures and holidays

Dates Days Event Type
28 Jun – 31 Jul 34 Summer Holiday Summer break
19 Dec – 4 Jan 2027 17 Christmas Holiday Winter break
5 Apr – 9 Apr 5 Easter Holiday Spring break
1 Feb – 19 Feb 19 Spring Festival Holiday School holiday
25 Sept – 25 Sept 1 Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday Public holiday
1 Oct – 7 Oct 7 National Day Holiday Public holiday
1 Jan – 1 Jan 1 New Year's Day Public holiday
5 Apr – 5 Apr 1 Qing Ming Festival Public holiday
1 May – 1 May 1 May Day Public holiday
3 May – 4 May 2 Labour Day Public holiday
9 Jun – 9 Jun 1 Dragon Boat Festival Public holiday

Term dates

Every term start and end the school has published. The cards above show the year's first start and final end; a school with three terms has six boundaries in total.

  • 19 Aug 2026 First Day of Term 1 Term starts
  • 5 Jan 2027 First Day of Term 2 Term starts
  • 22 Feb 2027 First Day Back (after Spring Festival) Term starts
  • 12 Apr 2027 First Day of Term 3 Term starts
  • 18 Dec 2026 Last Day of Term 1 Term ends
  • 2 Apr 2027 Last day of Term 2 Term ends
  • 25 Jun 2027 Last Day of Term 3 Term ends

Staff training days (school closed to students)

These fall on days that are not public holidays — the school is shut but most workplaces are not.

  • 13 Aug 2026 All Staff Training
  • 4 Jan 2027 All Staff Training

Other dates

  • 8 Oct First Day Back
  • 24 Oct Merchiston Day
  • 2 Nov Challenge Week
  • 13 Nov Learning conferences for EY-Year8
  • 23 Jan Working Saturday
  • 5 May First Day Back
  • 8 May Working Saturday
  • 14 May Learning conferences for EY-Year8
  • 14 Jun Residential Trip

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Source

https://www.merchiston.cn/en/School-Calendar

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