Academic Calendar 2015

ACADEMIC CALENDAR
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
MALÉ, REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES
MONTH
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
M
T
W
T
F
S
21
28
5
12
19
26
2
9
16
23
30
6
13
20
27
4
11
18
25
1
8
15
22
29
6
13
20
27
3
24
29
5
12
19
26
2
9
16
23
2
9
16
23
30
6
13
20
27
4
11
18
25
1
8
15
22
29
6
13
20
27
3
10
17
24
31
7
14
21
28
5
12
19
26
2
9
16
23
30
7
14
21
28
4
23
30
6
13
20
27
3
10
17
24
3
10
17
24
31
7
14
21
28
5
12
19
26
2
9
16
23
30
7
14
21
28
4
11
18
25
1
8
15
22
29
6
13
20
27
3
10
17
24
1
8
15
22
29
5
24
31
7
14
21
28
4
11
18
25
4
11
18
25
1
8
15
22
29
6
13
20
27
3
10
17
24
1
8
15
22
29
5
12
19
26
2
9
16
23
30
7
14
21
28
4
11
18
25
2
9
16
23
30
6
25
1
8
15
22
29
5
12
19
26
5
12
19
26
2
9
16
23
30
7
14
21
28
4
11
18
25
2
9
16
23
30
6
13
20
27
3
10
17
24
1
8
15
22
29
5
12
19
26
3
10
17
24
31
7
26
2
9
16
23
30
6
13
20
27
6
13
20
27
3
10
17
24
1
8
15
22
29
5
12
19
26
3
10
17
24
31
7
14
21
28
4
11
18
25
2
9
16
23
30
6
13
20
27
4
11
18
25
1
8
27
3
10
17
24
31
7
14
21
28
7
14
21
28
4
11
18
25
2
9
16
23
30
6
13
20
27
4
11
18
25
1
8
15
22
29
5
12
19
26
3
10
17
24
31
7
14
21
28
5
12
19
26
2
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
18
25
1
8
15
22
1
8
15
22
29
5
12
19
26
3
10
17
24
31
7
14
JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
JANUARY
2016
S
23
28
4
11
JANUARY
2015
School days
Exam days
Professional Development Day
CALENDAR DATES
Term
Duration
No. of Days
Term 1
Term 2
11 Jan to 4 June
14 June to 24 Nov
Total
98*
104
202
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
1 January, New Year 2015
2 January, Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (1436)
6 January 2015, Teachers' Reporting Day
11 January, Beginning of Term 1
22 January, The Day Maldives Embraced Islam
12 February, Professional Development Day 1
15 - 19 February, Health Screening Week
… March, Opening of the Citizen's Majlis
8 - 12 March, Disaster Preparedness Week 1
22 - 26 March, First Term Mid-Term Holidays
23 April, Professional Development Day 2
1 May, Labour Day
A'Level (Edexcel) & HSC Examinations
10 May, Children's Day
24 May, First Term Test
4 June, End of Term 1
7 - 11 June, First Term Holidays
17 June, First of Ramazan
14 June, Beginning of Term 2
14 June, Beginning of H. Sec. Academic Year
17 July, Eid-ul Fithr
18 - 19 July, on the Occasion of Eid-ul Fithr
26 July, Independence Day
27 July, on the Occasion of Independence Day
6 August, Professional Development Day 3
16 - 20 August, Disaster Preparedness Week 2
23 - 27 August, 2nd Term Test for Gr. 10
22 Sep., Hajju Day; 23 Sep., Eid-ul Al'haa
24-26 Sep., on the Occasion of Eid-ul Al'haa
10 Oct., Islamic New Year (1 Mu'harram 1437)
GCE O'Level, IGCSE & SSC Examinations
5 October, Teachers' Day
3 November, Victory Day
11 November, Republic Day
15 November, 2nd Term Test
24 November, End of Term 2
25 Nov. 2015 - 7 Jan. 2016, 2nd Term Holidays
25 November, Expatriate teachers' departure
12 Dec., National Day (1 Rabee'ul Awwal 1437)
23 Dec., Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (1437)
1 January, New Year (2016)
7 January 2016, Teachers' Reporting Day
12 January, Beginning of Term 1 (2016)
Weekends
Disaster Preparedness Week
Term holidays
Public holidays
Health Screening Week
* One day is reduced from the total number of days of First Term as the Opening of the Citizen's Majlis falls in the First Term.