KHDA Academic Calendar 2020-21 - Official UAE School Holidays list
The KHDA Academic Calendar 2020-21 lists the mandatory school holidays and various other academic dates for private schools in UAE and Dubai to follow in correspondence with the prescribed curriculum released by the UAE Ministry of Education (MoE.)
In 2010-11, the MoE passed a proclamation to divide every academic year into three terms with not more than 180 working days and, urged the KHDA (Knowledge and Human Development Authority) and other private educational authorities to follow and adapt their school terms according to the Ministry’s curriculum.
For the academic year 2018-19, the UAE School calendar mandated two breaks and a summer vacation holidays for students and teachers. For the academic year 2020-21, the follwoing same three term breaks follows.
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For: |
Winter Break Holidays |
Spring Break Holidays |
Summer Vacation |
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Students |
4 Weeks |
2 Weeks |
2 Months |
|
Teachers |
2 Weeks |
1 Week |
6 Weeks |
The KHDA Academic Calendar 2019-20 for UAE Schools
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Academic Year 2019-20 |
Academic Holiday Dates |
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Start of 2019-20 Academic Year |
April 1, 2019 |
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Summer Break |
June 30, 2019 |
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End of summer Break |
Aug 31, 2019 |
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Winter Break |
December 15, 2019 |
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End of Winter Break |
Case 1: Dec 28, 2019 (two weeks). Case 2: Jan 4, 2020 (three weeks). Case 3: Jan 11, 2020 (four weeks) |
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End of academic year |
March 15-19, 2020 |
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Beginning of academic year 2020/2021 |
April 1, 2020 |
Note: The CBSE, ICSE and other private schools following different foreign curricula calendar are regulated to flexibly adjust to their dates for one week here and there.
13 Mar 2020
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