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Summary Calendar 2025–2026

Academic Year 2025/2026

Term 1

August 2025

  1. First Working Day for Admin and SLT
  2. First working day for New Teachers
  3. First Day of returning teachers
  4. First Day for new students
  5. First day for returning students

September 2025

  1. Prophet Mohamed Birthday
  2. Fall NGRT
  3. CAT 4
  4. Fall MAP

October 2025

  1. Midterm Break
  2. Full Day Staff PD
  3. MS and HS PTC

November 2025

  1. Whole School Half-day PD
  2. KG/ES PTC
  3. Term 1 Assessment

December 2025 — January 2026

  1. UAE National Day Holiday
  2. Winter break
  3. New Year Holiday

Academic Year 2025/2026

Term 2

January 2026

  1. Back to School
  2. Winter NGRT
  3. Winter MAP

February 2026

  1. KG/ES PSTC
  2. Half Day PD
  3. MS/HS PTC
  4. Ramadan Starts TBC
  5. Term 2 Assessments

March 2026

  1. Report cards
  2. Spring break
  3. Eid Al Fitr (TBC)
  4. School resumes

Academic Year 2025/2026

Term 3

March — April 2026

  1. First Day of Term 3
  2. Whole School Half Day PD
  3. IB exams

May 2026

  1. SLC
  2. AP exams
  3. Grade 12 Term 3 Assessments
  4. Spring NGRT
  5. Spring MAP
  6. Eid Al Adha

June — July 2026

  1. Parents Meeting (AY 2026-2027 Roadmap)
  2. Hijri New Year (TBC)
  3. KG Graduation + Study leave for MS/HS
  4. G12 Graduation + Study leave for MS/HS
  5. Grade 5 Completion Ceremony
  6. Grade 8 Completion Ceremony
  7. ES/MS Awards Ceremony
  8. Make up assessments
  9. Last Day for students and staff Report Cards

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