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Grand Strand schools: next day off, closings and calendars

Next day with no school: Tue, Nov 3 in Brunswick (District professional development day, no students); Tue, Nov 3 in Horry and Georgetown (Election Day, schools closed). Source: each district's 2026-27 calendar, checked Nov. 1, 2026.

The next day with no school, early dismissals, weather make-up days and where each district announces closings, for Horry County Schools, Georgetown County School District and Brunswick County Schools, plus how to find your zoned school when you move here. Every line comes from the district's own 2026-27 calendar and links to it.

Dates checked on Nov. 1, 2026 against each district's published calendar. Districts can change days off and make-up days; the district always wins.

Next day with no school, by district

Coming up on each district's 2026-27 calendar

Horry County Schools

Early release days send students home 2 1/2 hours early. Progress reports go home Sep 18 and Dec 3, 2026, Feb 24 and May 7, 2027; report cards no later than Oct 29, 2026, Jan 22, Apr 2 and Jun 14, 2027.

DateWhat
Tue, Nov 3No schoolElection Day, schools closed
Mon, Nov 23–27No schoolThanksgiving break, schools closed
Mon, Dec 21 – Fri, Jan 1No schoolWinter break, schools closed
Fri, Jan 15, 2027Early dismissalStudents dismissed 2 1/2 hours early
Mon, Jan 18, 2027No schoolMartin Luther King Jr. Day, schools closed

Full Horry calendar: all 18 dates ›

Weather make-up days: The calendar marks Feb 15 (schools closed) and Feb 16 (teacher workday) as possible make-up days, and says any day without classes, including Saturdays, can become a make-up day if schools close. HCS is an eLearning district approved by the SC Department of Education: it can use up to 5 eLearning days for emergencies like bad weather or power outages, and those days are not on the calendar.

Source: Horry County Schools 2026-27 calendar (official PDF)

Georgetown County School District

Georgetown County uses a modified year-round calendar: the school year started Aug 3 and ends May 28, with a week off in October, at Thanksgiving, in February and in spring.

DateWhat
Tue, Nov 3No schoolElection Day, schools closed
Wed, Nov 11Early dismissalEarly dismissal for staff development
Mon, Nov 23–27No schoolThanksgiving break, schools closed
Tue, Dec 22Early dismissalHalf day for students; end of the semester
Wed, Dec 23 – Tue, Jan 5No schoolWinter break, schools closed

Full Georgetown calendar: all 20 dates ›

Weather make-up days: The calendar names three potential weather make-up days: Oct 12, 2026, and Feb 18 and 19, 2027. GCSD is also an approved eLearning district.

Source: GCSD Approved 2026-2027 Modified Year-Round Calendar

Brunswick County Schools

This is the district's traditional calendar. No early release days are scheduled in 2026-27. School hours: high schools 7:35-2:40, middle schools 7:45-2:50, elementary schools 8:35-3:40. If the district ever calls an early release, the calendar sets the times: 11:45 a.m. (high), 12:00 noon (middle) and 12:45 p.m. (elementary). If your school follows a different calendar, check the district's printable calendars page.

DateWhat
Tue, Nov 3No schoolDistrict professional development day, no students
Wed, Nov 11No schoolVeterans Day holiday
Wed, Nov 25–27No schoolThanksgiving break
Mon, Dec 21 – Tue, Jan 5No schoolWinter break (teacher workdays, Christmas and New Year's holidays)
Wed, Jan 6, 2027Back to schoolStudents return

Full Brunswick calendar: all 17 dates ›

Weather make-up days: No make-up days are set in advance. Brunswick County Schools can use early release days and Saturdays as make-up days for bad weather, and the Board of Education can add days at the end of the school year.

Source: BCS 2026-2027 Traditional School Calendar (revised Apr 14, 2026)

Download every date: school-calendar.csv (official calendar dates only; free to reuse with credit to Grand Strand Dispatch).

Delays and closings: where each district announces them

For storm prep, roads and power, see our hurricane and road guides.

Moving here? Find your zoned school and enroll

Documents, start times and school choice ›

How local schools are rated

  • South Carolina School Report Cards (SC)

    Each public school gets an overall rating: Excellent, Good, Average, Below Average or Unsatisfactory, from several measures, including state test results and, in high schools, the graduation rate.

    Latest: 2026 report cards (2025-26 school year). Statewide, 320 report cards were rated Excellent, 357 Good, 491 Average, 103 Below Average and 24 Unsatisfactory; 26 were not rated.

    Source: South Carolina School Report Cards (SC Department of Education)

  • North Carolina School Performance Grades (NC)

    Each public school gets a grade from A to F, based mostly on test scores and partly on student growth, plus a separate growth rating (exceeded, met or did not meet expected growth).

    Brunswick County schools are graded by the NC Department of Public Instruction; the 2025-26 results are posted on its accountability page.

    Source: NC Department of Public Instruction: accountability data sets and reports (School Performance Grades)

South Carolina and North Carolina rate schools with different systems, so a South Carolina rating and a North Carolina grade can't be compared. Compare schools within the same state.

How each school did: 2026 ratings and test results

Every public school in the three districts, from each state's official 2026 data. Horry and Georgetown show South Carolina's rating (Excellent, Good, Average, Below Average or Unsatisfactory); Brunswick shows North Carolina's test results and growth. The two states measure differently, so compare schools within the same state.

Horry County Schools

21 Excellent26 Good11 Average1 Below Average

Rating of each of the 59 Horry school report cards ›

Georgetown County School District

3 Excellent2 Good10 Average3 Below Average1 Unsatisfactory

Rating of each of the 19 Georgetown school report cards ›

Brunswick County Schools

District: 59.9% of test scores at grade level (state: 59.2%)5 schools exceeded expected growth9 schools met expected growth6 schools did not meet expected growth

Results of each of the 20 Brunswick schools ›

Parents, help keep this guide right

  • Calendar changed? If your district moves a day off or a make-up day, tell us the date and where it was announced. We check it against the district. Send it.
  • School event open to the public? Plays, fairs and fundraisers can go on our events calendar. Send it.

What readers send is checked by our editors and published as "Reader reports", apart from the official calendars. We never publish your email, and we don't publish names or photos of students.

Questions parents ask

When is the next day with no school?

It depends on the district. The cards at the top of this page show the next day off for Horry, Georgetown and Brunswick from each district's own 2026-27 calendar.

When is Thanksgiving break 2026?

Horry and Georgetown: Nov 23-27, 2026. Brunswick: Nov 25-27, 2026. Election Day, Nov 3, is also a day with no school in all three districts (in Brunswick it is a staff development day).

When is winter break?

Horry: Dec 21, 2026 to Jan 1, 2027. Georgetown: Dec 23, 2026 to Jan 5, 2027, with students back Jan 7. Brunswick: Dec 21, 2026 to Jan 5, 2027, with students back Jan 6.

When is spring break 2027?

Horry: Apr 12-16, 2027. Georgetown and Brunswick: Mar 29 to Apr 2, 2027.

When is the last day of school?

Georgetown and Brunswick: May 28, 2027. Horry: Jun 8, 2027.

What happens if schools close for a hurricane or bad weather?

Horry's calendar marks Feb 15 and 16 as possible make-up days and can use up to 5 eLearning days. Georgetown's potential weather days are Feb 18 and 19, 2027. Brunswick can use early release days and Saturdays, and its board can add days at the end of the year. Each district announces how it will make up lost days.

Which school does my address go to?

Horry County Schools and Brunswick County Schools have official lookups where you type your address. Georgetown County School District doesn't post one: ask the district office (843-436-7000, on its 2026-27 calendar), then register online. The links are on our enroll page.

How are Horry and Georgetown schools rated?

On South Carolina's 2026 report cards, Horry County Schools has 21 Excellent, 26 Good, 11 Average, 1 Below Average (one rating per school level), and Georgetown County School District has 3 Excellent, 2 Good, 10 Average, 3 Below Average, 1 Unsatisfactory. Every school's rating is on our school ratings page. Source: SC Department of Education.

When can my child start kindergarten?

In South Carolina (Horry and Georgetown), a child who turns 5 on or before Sept 1 of the school year can start kindergarten (S.C. Code 59-63-20). In North Carolina (Brunswick), the child must turn 5 on or before Aug 31 (G.S. 115C-364).

Can I compare a South Carolina school with a North Carolina school?

Not by their ratings. South Carolina rates schools Excellent to Unsatisfactory and North Carolina grades them A to F with a different formula. Compare schools within the same state.

Sources

Data for AI and developers: llms.txt and school-calendar.csv.