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2026-2027 American/IB Officially verified

Shanghai American School

Shanghai, China · Asia/Shanghai

Term starts
10 Aug 2026
Term ends
11 Jun 2027
School closures
12
Longest break
18 days
Winter Break (no school)
Next closure at Shanghai American School

Fall Conferences (no school)

Oct 30 – Oct 30, 2026

1
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 Shanghai American School differs from other schools in Shanghai

Compared against the median dates of the 10 schools we track in Shanghai. 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/National Day Break (no school) 25 Sept – 30 Sept 30 Oct – 30 Oct starts 35 days earlier than the city median ends 30 days earlier than the city median
National Day Break (no school) 1 Oct – 3 Oct 28 Mar – 28 Mar starts 178 days earlier than the city median ends 176 days earlier than the city median
November Break (no school) 27 Nov – 27 Nov 30 Oct – 30 Oct starts 28 days later than the city median ends 28 days later than the city median
Winter Break (no school) 17 Dec – 3 Jan 19 Dec – 3 Jan starts 2 days earlier than the city median
New Year's Day (no school) 1 Jan – 1 Jan 28 Mar – 28 Mar starts 86 days earlier than the city median ends 86 days earlier than the city median
Spring Conferences (no school) 12 Mar – 12 Mar 30 Oct – 30 Oct starts 133 days later than the city median ends 133 days later than the city median
Spring Break (no school) 29 Mar – 2 Apr 29 Mar – 5 Apr ends 3 days earlier than the city median
Tomb Sweeping Day (no school) 5 Apr – 5 Apr 28 Mar – 28 Mar starts 8 days later than the city median ends 8 days later than the city median
Labor Day Break (no school) 1 May – 4 May 28 Mar – 28 Mar starts 34 days later than the city median ends 37 days later than the city median
Dragon Boat Festival (no school) 9 Jun – 9 Jun 28 Mar – 28 Mar starts 73 days later than the city median ends 73 days later than the city median

School closures and holidays

Dates Days Event Type
17 Dec – 3 Jan 2027 18 Winter Break (no school) Winter break
29 Mar – 2 Apr 5 Spring Break (no school) Spring break
4 Feb – 12 Feb 9 Chinese New Year/Lunar New Year Break (no school) Other school holiday
25 Sept – 30 Sept 6 Mid-Autumn Festival/National Day Break (no school) School holiday
30 Oct – 30 Oct 1 Fall Conferences (no school) School holiday
27 Nov – 27 Nov 1 November Break (no school) School holiday
12 Mar – 12 Mar 1 Spring Conferences (no school) School holiday
1 Oct – 3 Oct 3 National Day Break (no school) Public holiday
1 Jan – 1 Jan 1 New Year's Day (no school) Public holiday
5 Apr – 5 Apr 1 Tomb Sweeping Day (no school) Public holiday
1 May – 4 May 4 Labor Day Break (no school) Public holiday
9 Jun – 9 Jun 1 Dragon Boat Festival (no school) 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.

  • 10 Aug 2026 First Day for K-12 Students (Semester 1) Term starts
  • 11 Aug 2026 First Day for PK Students Term starts
  • 4 Jan 2027 School Resumes/First Day, 2nd Semester Term starts
  • 16 Dec 2026 End of Semester 1 (full day) Term ends
  • 11 Jun 2027 End of School Year (early release for students) 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.

  • 27 Jul 2026 First Day for New Hires
  • 3 Aug 2026 First Day for Returning Faculty
  • 24 Sept 2026 Professional Learning Day (no school)
  • 26 Nov 2026 Professional Learning Day (no school)
  • 22 Jan 2027 Professional Learning Day (no school)
  • 26 Mar 2027 Professional Learning Day (no school)

Other dates

  • 5 Aug New Family Orientation - Puxi
  • 6 Aug New Family Orientation - Pudong
  • 7 Aug PK, G6 & G9 Student Orientation
  • 29 Oct Fall Conferences (early release for students)
  • 11 Mar Spring Conferences (early release for students)

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Source

https://www.saschina.org/sites/default/files/public/2026_2027_Calendar.pdf

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