COUNCILLORS have approved the dates of school holidays in Argyll and Bute until 2023.

The dates were proposed after consultation with schools and parent councils, and were then agreed by head teachers and professional bodies, before being approved by the local authority's community services committee at a meeting in Lochgilphead on June 13.

The committee also approved the dates of two additional in-service days for 2019-10 previously announced by the Scottish Government.

In Helensburgh and Lomond, those in-service days will take place on November 25, 2019 and May 21, 2020.

For the next three years, the dates for your diary are as follows...

School year 2019/20 for Helensburgh and Lomond (previously agreed)

In-service days – Tuesday, August 13 and Wednesday, August 14

Pupils return – Thursday, August 15

Schools close for autumn mid-term – Friday, October 4 (teacher in-service days Monday, October 7 and Tuesday, October 8)

Schools re-open – Monday, October 21

Schools close for Christmas/New Year – Friday, December 20

Schools re-open – Monday, January 6, 2020

Schools close for mid-term – Friday, February 7

Schools re-open – Monday, February 17

Schools close for Easter – Friday, April 3

Schools re-open – Monday, April 20

In-service day – Friday, May 22

Pupils return – Tuesday, May 26

Schools close for summer – Friday, June 26

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School year 2020/21 (all of Argyll and Bute)

In-service days – Thursday, August 13 and Friday, August 14

Pupils return – Monday, August 17

Schools close for autumn mid-term – Friday, October 2

Schools re-open – Monday, October 19

In-service day – Monday, November 30

Pupils return – Tuesday, December 1

Schools close for Christmas/New Year – Wednesday, December 23

Schools re-open – Thursday, January 7, 2021

Schools close for mid-term – Friday, February 5

In-service day – Monday, February 15

Pupils return – Tuesday, February 16

Schools close for Easter – Thursday, April 1

Schools re-open – Monday, April 19

In-service day – Friday, May 28

Pupils return – Tuesday, June 1

Schools close for summer – Friday, July 2

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School year 2021/22 (all of Argyll and Bute)

In-service days – Thursday, August 12 and Friday, August 13

Pupils return – Monday, August 16

Schools close for autumn mid-term – Friday, October 8

Schools re-open – Monday, October 25

In-service day – Monday, November 29

Pupils return – Tuesday, November 30

Schools close for Christmas/New Year – Thursday, December 23

Schools re-open – Thursday, January 6, 2022

Schools close for mid-term – Friday, February 4

In-service day – Monday, February 14

Pupils return – Tuesday, February 15

Schools close for Easter – Friday, April 1

Schools re-open – Tuesday, April 19

In-service day – Friday, May 27

Pupils return – Tuesday, May 31

Schools close for summer – Friday, July 1

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School year 2022/23 (all of Argyll and Bute)

In-service days – Thursday, August 11 and Friday, August 12

Pupils return – Monday, August 15

Schools close for autumn mid-term – Friday, October 7

Schools re-open – Monday, October 24

In-service day – Monday, November 28

Pupils return – Tuesday, November 29

Schools close for Christmas/New Year – Thursday, December 22

Schools re-open – Monday, January 9, 2023

Schools close for mid-term – Friday, February 3

In-service day – Monday, February 13

Pupils return – Tuesday, February 14

Schools close for Easter – Friday, March 31

Schools reopen – Monday, April 17

In-service day – Friday, May 26

Pupils return – Tuesday, May 30

Schools close for summer – Friday, June 30