Academic Calendar 2026/27
Term dates, breaks and holidays for the 2026/27 academic year · 34 teaching weeks
Term Dates
| Term | Wednesday | Thursday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | 23 Sep – 16 Dec 13 teaching wks | 24 Sep – 17 Dec 13 teaching wks | 26 Sep – 19 Dec 13 teaching wks | 27 Sep – 20 Dec 13 teaching wks |
| Term 2 | 6 Jan – 7 Apr 9 teaching wks | 7 Jan – 8 Apr 9 teaching wks | 9 Jan – 10 Apr 9 teaching wks | 10 Jan – 11 Apr 9 teaching wks |
| Term 3 | 14 Apr – 7 Jul 12 teaching wks | 15 Apr – 8 Jul 12 teaching wks | 17 Apr – 10 Jul 12 teaching wks | 18 Apr – 11 Jul 12 teaching wks |
Breaks & Holidays
Winter Holidays
21 Dec – 5 Jan
Ramadan Break + Eid al-Fitr
8 Feb – 16 Mar
Eid al-Adha
16 May – 22 May
Week by Week
Term 113 teaching weeks
| Week | Wed | Thu | Sat | Sun | What’s happening |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 Sep | 24 Sep | 26 Sep | 27 Sep | Teaching Week |
| 2 | 30 Sep | 1 Oct | 3 Oct | 4 Oct | Teaching Week |
| 3 | 7 Oct | 8 Oct | 10 Oct | 11 Oct | Teaching Week |
| 4 | 14 Oct | 15 Oct | 17 Oct | 18 Oct | Teaching Week |
| 5 | 21 Oct | 22 Oct | 24 Oct | 25 Oct | Teaching Week |
| 6 | 28 Oct | 29 Oct | 31 Oct | 1 Nov | Teaching Week |
| 7 | 4 Nov | 5 Nov | 7 Nov | 8 Nov | Teaching Week |
| 8 | 11 Nov | 12 Nov | 14 Nov | 15 Nov | Teaching Week |
| 9 | 18 Nov | 19 Nov | 21 Nov | 22 Nov | Teaching Week |
| 10 | 25 Nov | 26 Nov | 28 Nov | 29 Nov | Teaching Week |
| 11 | 2 Dec | 3 Dec | 5 Dec | 6 Dec | Revision Week |
| 12 | 9 Dec | 10 Dec | 12 Dec | 13 Dec | TERM 1 EXAM DAY (Arabic 10% & Islamic Studies 10%) |
| 13 | 16 Dec | 17 Dec | 19 Dec | 20 Dec | Term Review |
Winter Break
| Week | Wed | Thu | Sat | Sun | What’s happening |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 23 Dec | 24 Dec | 26 Dec | 27 Dec | Winter Break - no classes (week 1 of 2) |
| – | 30 Dec | 31 Dec | 2 Jan | 3 Jan | Winter Break - no classes (week 2 of 2) |
Term 29 teaching weeks
| Week | Wed | Thu | Sat | Sun | What’s happening |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 6 Jan | 7 Jan | 9 Jan | 10 Jan | Teaching Week |
| 15 | 13 Jan | 14 Jan | 16 Jan | 17 Jan | Teaching Week |
| 16 | 20 Jan | 21 Jan | 23 Jan | 24 Jan | Teaching Week |
| 17 | 27 Jan | 28 Jan | 30 Jan | 31 Jan | Teaching Week |
| 18 | 3 Feb | 4 Feb | 6 Feb | 7 Feb | Teaching Week |
| – | 10 Feb | 11 Feb | 13 Feb | 14 Feb | Ramadan Break - no classes (week 1 of 5) |
| – | 17 Feb | 18 Feb | 20 Feb | 21 Feb | Ramadan Break - no classes (week 2 of 5) |
| – | 24 Feb | 25 Feb | 27 Feb | 28 Feb | Ramadan Break - no classes (week 3 of 5) |
| – | 3 Mar | 4 Mar | 6 Mar | 7 Mar | Ramadan Break - no classes (week 4 of 5) |
| – | 10 Mar | 11 Mar | 13 Mar | 14 Mar | Ramadan Break - no classes (week 5 of 5) |
| 19 | 17 Mar | 18 Mar | 20 Mar | 21 Mar | Teaching Week |
| 20 | 24 Mar | 25 Mar | 27 Mar | 28 Mar | Teaching Week |
| 21 | 31 Mar | 1 Apr | 3 Apr | 4 Apr | Revision Week |
| 22 | 7 Apr | 8 Apr | 10 Apr | 11 Apr | TERM 2 EXAM DAY (Arabic 10% & Islamic Studies 10%) |
Term 312 teaching weeks
| Week | Wed | Thu | Sat | Sun | What’s happening |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 14 Apr | 15 Apr | 17 Apr | 18 Apr | Teaching Week |
| 24 | 21 Apr | 22 Apr | 24 Apr | 25 Apr | Teaching Week |
| 25 | 28 Apr | 29 Apr | 1 May | 2 May | Teaching Week |
| 26 | 5 May | 6 May | 8 May | 9 May | Teaching Week |
| – | 12 May | 13 May | 15 May | 16 May | Eid al-Adha Break - no classes |
| 27 | 19 May | 20 May | 22 May | 23 May | Teaching Week |
| 28 | 26 May | 27 May | 29 May | 30 May | Teaching Week |
| 29 | 2 Jun | 3 Jun | 5 Jun | 6 Jun | Teaching Week |
| 30 | 9 Jun | 10 Jun | 12 Jun | 13 Jun | Teaching Week |
| 31 | 16 Jun | 17 Jun | 19 Jun | 20 Jun | Teaching Week |
| 32 | 23 Jun | 24 Jun | 26 Jun | 27 Jun | Revision Week |
| 33 | 30 Jun | 1 Jul | 3 Jul | 4 Jul | FINAL EXAM DAY (Arabic 30% & Islamic Studies 30%) |
| 34 | 7 Jul | 8 Jul | 10 Jul | 11 Jul | Final Grading, Reports & Graduation |
All dates are inclusive and subject to change. Ramadan and Eid dates depend on the sighting of the moon.