It might seem hard to believe but schools in Scotland have already been back for over a month, which means the October break is just around the corner.
While the summer and Christmas holiday dates tend to be fairly similar across Scotland, the October break dates vary hugely based on council area.
The length of holiday also differs depending on how many weeks a school has off over the summer.
Here are all the dates for the October holidays in Scotland...
When are the school October holidays in Scotland?
Different council areas have different dates for their school October holidays.
Aberdeen City Council
Monday October 11 - Friday October 22
Aberdeenshire Council
Monday October 18 - Friday October 29
Angus Council
Monday October 4 - Friday October 15
Argyll and Bute Council
Monday October 11 - Friday October 22
City of Edinburgh Council
Monday October 18 - Friday October 22
Clackmannanshire Council
Monday October 11 - Friday October 15
Dumfries and Galloway
Monday October 11 - Friday October 22
Dundee City Council
Monday October 11 - Friday October 22
East Ayrshire Council
Monday October 11 - Friday October 15
East Dunbarton
Monday October 11 - Friday October 15
East Lothian Council
Monday October 18 - Friday October 22 (Monday October 25 in-service day)
East Renfrewshire Council
Monday October 11 - Friday October 15 (Monday October 18 in-service day)
Falkirk Council
Monday October 11 - Friday October 15
Glasgow City Council
Monday October 11 - Friday October 15 (Friday October 8 in-service day)
Highland Council
Monday October 11 - Friday October 22
Inverclyde Council
Monday October 11 - Friday October 15
Midlothian Council
Monday October 18 - Friday October 22 (Monday October 25 in-service day)
Moray Council
Monday October 11 - Friday October 22
North Ayrshire
Monday October 11 - Friday October 15
North Lanarkshire
Monday October 11 - Friday October 15
Orkney Islands Council
Thursday October 7 - Friday October 22
Perth and Kinross Council
Monday October 11 - Friday October 22
Renfrewshire Council
Monday October 11 - Friday October 15 (Monday October 18 in-service day)
Scottish Borders
Monday October 11 - Friday October 15 (Monday October 18 in-service day)
Shetland Islands Council
Monday October 11 - Wednesday October 27
South Ayrshire
Monday October 11 - Friday October 15 (Monday October 18 in-service day)
South Lanarkshire
Monday October 11 - Friday October 15
Stirling Council
Monday October 11 - Friday October 15
West Dunbarton Council
Monday October 11 - Friday October 15
Western Isles Council
Monday October 11 - Tuesday October 19 (Wednesday October 20 in-service day)
West Lothian
Monday October 11 - Friday October 15 (Monday October 18 in-service day)
What is an in-service day?
An in-service day is when teachers and staff are in school but pupils are not.
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