Academic Calendar

This is the schedule the 1975-76 school year:

September 1 (Saturday) – Train to school
September 3 (Monday) – First day of classes
September 15 (Saturday) – Quidditch tryouts
September 17 (Monday) – Flying lessons begin
October 26 (Friday) – Flying lessons end
October 27 (Saturday) – Hogsmeade visit
October 30 (Tuesday) – Halloween Ball
October 31 (Wednesday) – Halloween feast
November 10 (Saturday) – Quidditch: Gryffindor vs. Slytherin
November 24 (Saturday) – Hogsmeade visit
December 7 (Friday) – Heads of Houses take names of students staying for the holidays
December 8 (Saturday) – Quidditch: Gryffindor vs. Ravenclaw
December 9 (Sunday) – Tree Trim
December 15 (Saturday) – Hogsmeade visit
December 21 (Friday) – Last day of term
December 22 (Saturday) – Train to London, Christmas break begins
December 25 (Tuesday) – Christmas
December 31 (Monday) – New Year's festivities in Hogsmeade
January 6 (Sunday) – Train to school
January 7 (Monday) – First day of term
January 12 (Saturday) – Quidditch: Hufflepuff vs. Ravenclaw
January 19 (Saturday) – Hogsmeade visit
February 9 (Saturday) – Quidditch: Ravenclaw vs. Slytherin
February 14 (Thursday) – Valentine's Day
February 16 (Saturday) – Hogsmeade visit
March 7 (Friday) – Heads of Houses take names of students staying for the holidays
March 8 (Saturday) – Quidditch: Gryffindor vs. Hufflepuff
March 15 (Saturday) – Hogsmeade visit
March 21 (Friday) – Last day of term
March 22 (Saturday) – Train to London, Easter Break begins
March 23 (Sunday) – Easter
April 6 (Sunday) – Train to school
April 7 (Monday) – Classes resume
April 12 (Saturday) – Quidditch: Hufflepuff vs. Slytherin
April 19 (Saturday) – Hogsmeade visit
May 23 (Friday) – Last day of classes for 5th and 7th years
May 24 (Saturday) – Hogsmeade visit
June 2 (Monday) – OWLs and NEWTs begin
June 6 (Friday) – Last day of classes for rest of school
June 9 (Monday) – Regular exams begin
June 13 (Friday) – OWLs, NEWTs, and regular exams end
June 14 (Saturday) – Hogsmeade visit
June 18 (Wednesday) – Spring Ball
June 20 (Friday) – Last day of term
June 21 (Saturday) - Train to London