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UAE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 2024 – 2026 REVEALED: FIND YOUR OFFICIAL SCHOOL’S ACADEMIC CALENDAR ONLINE

Schools are now publishing the dates for UAE school holidays in the 2024 academic term. You can find our guide to the most popular dates below. These are based on official guidance by the UAE’s MOE and confirmed by the KHDA, ADEK and SPEA, the school regulators in Dubai, Abu Dhabu and Sharjah respectively.

UAE School Holidays 2024 at a glance

Below is a guide to the major school holiday dates for UAE schools, based on the Ministry of Education’s requirements. However, as mentioned above, there is some leeway for international curriculum schools (i.e. private schools) to choose their own dates for certain breaks, so please follow the instructions below to find your individual school’s precise academic calendar.

The below is split into those schools that have an academic year starting in September, and those that start in April.

For those private schools in Dubai that kick off their academic year in September, these are the following dates for the upcoming academic session:

Start of the academic year: August 28, 2023
Winter break: December 11, 2023
Reopening of classes after the winter break: January 02, 2024
Spring break: March 25, 2024
Resumption of classes after the spring break: April 15, 2024

The academic year is set not to conclude before June 28, 2024.

For those Private Schools beginning their academic year in April, these alternative date for the academic year will apply

Students returning after the summer break: August 28, 2023
Winter break: December 11, 2023
Reopening of classes following the winter break: January 02, 2024
End of the academic year: March 01 – 31, 2024

The Predicted Dates for Most Schools +/-

WINTER TERM 2023
First Day of Term One	Monday 28^th August 2023
Prophet’s Birthday*	Friday 29^th September 2023
Half Term	Tuesday, 17^th to Friday 20^th October 2023
Commemoration Day*	Friday 1^st December 2023
National Day*	Saturday 2^ndDecember 2023
Last Day of Term One	Friday 8^th December 2023

* Subject to official confirmation/moon sightings

SPRING TERM 2024
First Day of Term Two	Tuesday 2^nd January 2024
Half Term	Monday 12^th to Friday 16^th February 2024
Ramadan starts*	Sunday 10^th March 2024
Last Day of Term Two	Friday 22^nd March 2024

* Subject to official confirmation/moon sightings

SUMMER TERM 2024
Eid Al Fitr Holiday*	Tuesday 9^th to Friday 12^th April 2024
First Day of Term Three	Monday 15^th April 2024
Eid Al Adha*	Monday 17^th to Tuesday 18^th June 2024
Last Day of Term Three	Friday, 5^th July 2024

* Subject to official confirmation/moon sightings

The Exact Dates for Individual Schools

Want to find out the exact dates for UAE School Holidays 2024? Although certain vacation dates are set by the UAE Ministry of Education and cannot be changed, there is some leeway for schools to choose their own dates for staff training days and holidays such as half term and Spring Break. This means that all UAE school calendars vary, and your child’s precise academic calendar will be unique to their individual school.

To find your child’s academic calendar in Dubai easily, and at any time, in just a couple of clicks, use the KHDA service. The Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) provides every school’s individual academic calendar. Here’s what you need to do…

Visit the KHDA Education Directory here.
Type the name of your child’s school in the ‘School Name’ box under the ‘Find Schools’ heading.
Click ‘Apply Filter’
Select the ‘Academic Calendar’ tab to reveal your child’s individual school calendar for the whole of next year.

The results will show the start and end date of the academic year, as well as the dates for Winter Break, Spring Break and the Summer Break.

It will also show half-terms, if your school has these, under the category ‘Other School Holidays’, as well as any teacher training days and predicted public holidays.

Because the public holidays are in line with Islamic holidays (and thus dependent on a lunar calendar that is determined by moon sightings), any dates given in advance are tentative and subject to government confirmation closer to the time.

UAE academic calendar 2024-2026 at a glance

School calendar
	2024-2025	2025-2026
Start of the academic year	26 August 2024	25 August 2025
Winter break	16 December 2024 – 5 January 2025	15 December 2025 – 4 January 2026
Spring break	24 March – 13 April 2025	23 March – 12 April 2026
For all public and private schools, school days must not be less than 182 days per academic year.