Here are all the dates you need for school holidays and term times in Dubai
6 January 2014
| Last updated on 25 July 2019
We have scoured the websites of the different schools to give you all the up-to-date information on the different school holidays. Click on anyone of the anchors below to find the holiday dates of your preferred school.
The new dates are as follows:
Academic Year 15/16 |
Academic Year 16/17 | Academic Year 17/18 |
Begins: August 30th, 2015 | Begins: August 28th, 2016 | Begins: September 10th, 2017 |
Staff begin: August 23rd, 2015 | Staff begin: August 21st, 2016 | Staff begin: September 3rd, 2017 |
Winter holiday: 3 weeks Starts on December 20th, 2015 |
Winter holiday: 3 weeks Starts on December 18th, 2016 |
Winter holiday: 3 weeks Starts on December 17th, 2017 |
Schools reopen: January 10th, 2016 | Schools reopen: January 8th, 2017 | Schools reopen: January 7th, 2018 |
Spring vacation: 2 weeks Starts on March 27th, 2016 |
Spring vacation: 2 weeks Starts on March 26th, 2017 |
Spring vacation: 2 weeks Starts on March 25th, 2018 |
School reopen: April 10th, 2016 | School reopen: April 9th, 2017 | School reopen: April 8th, 2018 |
Year ends: June 23rd, 2016 | Year ends: June 22nd, 2017 | Year ends: June 28th, 2018 |
Staff finish: July 5th, 2016 | Staff finish: July 6th, 2017 | Staff finish: July 5th, 2018 |
For Indian, Pakistani and Japanese curriculum schools, the academic year is from April to March. For all other curricula, as mentioned above, it begins in September and ends in June or July.
Addition to the above information from KHDA, we've gathered a list of all the Dubai schools and links to their academic calendars for your use here, as well as the official KHDA public holidays. Please use our alphabetised contents to help find the school you're looking for:
A - C | D - F | G - I | J - L | M - O | P - R | S - U | V - Z
A - C
Al Ameen Private School | Al Diyafah High School | Al Noor Centre for Children with Special Needs | Al Mawakeb School | Al Mizhar American Academy | Al Sadiq Islamic English School | Al Salam Private School | American School of Dubai | Arab Unity School | Bilva Indian School | Bradenton Preparatory Academy Dubai | Cambridge International School Dubai | Capital School Dubai | The Children's Garden | The City School International Dubai | Clarion School | Collegiate American School | Credence High School | | The International School of Choueifat
D - F
Deira International School | Deira Private School | Dovecote Green Primary School | Dubai American Academy | Dubai British School | Dubai British Foundation | Dubai Centre for Special Needs | Dubai College | Dubai English Speaking School | Dubai English Speaking College | Dubai International Academy | Durham International School | Emirates English Speaking School | Emirates International School | English College Dubai | Foremarke School
G - I
GEMS FirstPoint School | GEMS Metropole School | GEMS The Millenium School | GEMS Modern Academy | GEMS Royal Dubai School | GEMS Wellington Academy | GEMS World Academy | German International School Dubai | Greenfield Community School | Hartland International School | Horizon School Dubai | Horizon International School | Indian High School | International Concept for Education (ICE)
J - L
Japanese School Dubai | Jebel Ali Primary School | Jumeira Baccalaureate School | Jumeirah College | Jumeirah English Speaking School (JESS) | Jumeirah Primary School | K12 International Academy | Kent College Dubai | Kings School Dubai | Lycee Francais International Dubai |Lycee Francais International Georges Pompidou | Lycee Libanais Francophone Prive
M - O
Nord Anglia International School | North American International School | Ontario International Canadian School | The Oxford School
P - R
Queen International School | Raffles International School | Raffles World Academy | Regent International School | Repton School Dubai | Royal School Dubai | Russian School Dubai
S - U
Sabari Indian School | The Sheffield Private School | Safa British School | Safa Community School | Springdales School Dubai | St. Mary's Catholic High School | Star International School | Universal American School | Uptown School
V - Z
Victory Heights Primary School | GEMS Wellington International School | GEMS Wellington Primary School | GEMS The Westminster School
*Last updated on March 2016. All Islamic Holidays are subject to change as per Lunar Calendar.