Here’s the school holidays for private schools in Dubai, starting April –
Dubai has a diverse educational system. Dubai’s education system adheres to a traditional academic calendar, with the school year divided into three terms.
The first term usually begins in early April and lasts until mid-December, followed by a two to three-week winter break.
The second term begins in early January and ends in late March or early April, followed by a two-week spring break.
The final term begins in mid-April and ends in late June, with a two-month summer break in between.
Each term is typically 10 to 12 weeks long, with breaks in between.
The academic year in Indian-curriculum schools in Dubai is divided into two terms, with the first term beginning in April. The second semester usually starts in August.
Private schools in Dubai
That being said, here are the holidays for private schools in Dubai, starting April, according to the academic calendar by the emirate’s Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA):
| Academic Year 2023/2024 | Date |
| Start of academic year | Monday, April 3, 2023 |
| Start of summer break | Monday, July 3, 2023 |
| Return from summer break | Monday, August 28, 2023 |
| Winter break | Monday, December 11, 2023 – Friday, December 29, 2023 |
| End of academic year | March 2024, Subject to the school fulfilling the stipulated number school days |
| Minimum no. of school days required | 182 days |
| Academic Year 2024/2025 | Date |
| Start of academic year | Monday, April 1, 2024 |
| Start of summer break | Monday, July 1, 2024 |
| Return from summer break | Monday, August 26, 2024 |
| Winter break | Monday, December 16 2024 – Friday, January 3, 2025 |
| End of academic year | March 2025, Subject to the school fulfilling the stipulated number school days |
| Minimum no. of school days required | 182 days |
| Academic Year 2024/2025 | Date |
| Start of academic year | Tuesday, April 1, 2025 |
| Start of summer break | Monday, June 30, 2025 |
| Return from summer break | Monday, August 25, 2025 |
| Winter break | Monday, December 15, 2025 – Friday, January 2, 2026 |
| End of academic year | March 2026, Subject to the school fulfilling the stipulated number school days |
| Minimum no. of school days required | 182 days |
