The 2025-2026 NYC public school year starts on September 4, 2025. This is the first day of school for all 3K through 12th-grade students in New York City public schools.
Key points:
- September 4, 2025, is the official start date.
- Labor Day on September 1 is a holiday, and September 2-3 are staff report days without students.
- The calendar applies to all NYC public schools, with some variation possible for private, charter, or parochial schools which should be checked individually.
