The Kershaw County School District (KCSD) will have half-days for students on May 22 and May 23, the last two days of the school year. Students in half day preschool special needs programs will not attend school on those days. Elementary schools and CLC will dismiss at 11:30 a.m., middle schools at 11:45 a.m. and high schools at noon. Woolard Technology Center students will be dismissed at 11 a.m.
Kershaw County School District graduation ceremonies for Camden High, Lugoff-Elgin High and North Central High will be held on Friday, May 23, at 7:30 p.m. All ceremonies will be held in the school football stadiums. Schools will communicate with graduates and families regarding ticketing information. In case of rain on Friday evening, all three ceremonies will be moved to 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 24, with the hope of still holding the ceremonies outdoors in the stadiums.
All three ceremonies will be professionally recorded and will be made available at no charge at www.youtube.com/kcsdschools shortly after the programs. Emails for online registration for the 2025-2026 school year will be sent to parents on July 7. All schools will have in-person registration help days on July 9 and July 23. This year all new students, students with a new address, and students going into grades 6 and 9 will be required to upload three documents for proof of residency. Examples of these documents include a photo I.D., a recent tax document for vehicles or primary residence, recent payroll check, bank document, mortgage, real estate purchase contract, rental/lease agreement or power or water bill.
The first day of the 2025-2026 school year for students is Monday, August 4, 2025. Four- and five-year-old kindergartners will begin school on a staggered start schedule, with half of the students beginning on August 4 and half on August 5. More information will be shared with 4K and 5K kindergarten families closer to the start of the school year. To view all approved KCSD calendars, visit www.kcsdschools.net/calendar.