The academic year in the UAE starts in September and ends in June. There are two shorts breaks and a long summer vacation.
The academic year has been divided into trimesters since the academic year 2010-2011. All public and private schools in the UAE must offer the minimum number of instruction days set out by Ministry of Education.
Find the dates of the school calendar for the academic years 2023-2024, 2024-2025 and 2025-2026.
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2023-2024 |
2024-2025 |
2025-2026 |
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Start of the academic year |
28 August 2023 |
26 August 2024 |
25 August 2025 |
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Winter break |
11 December 2023 - 1 January 2024 |
16 December 2024 - 5 January 2025 |
15 December 2025 - 4 January 2026 |
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Spring break |
25 March – 14 April 2024 |
24 March – 13 April 2025 |
23 March – 12 April 2026 |
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Find the Academic Calendar for Government Schools 2024- 2025 (PDF, 349 KB).
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