2015 - 2016 Academic Year Calendar (subject to KHDA approval)

Year
##
Month
8
Start Day
1
2015-2016 Academic Year Calendar
2
Su
M
2
9
16
23
30
3
10
17
24
31
Su
1
8
15
22
29
M
2
9
16
23
30
August 2015
Tu W Th
4
11
18
25
5
12
19
26
6
13
20
27
F
7
14
21
28
Sa
1
8
15
22
29
Su
6
13
20
27
September 2015
Tu W Th
1
2
3
7
8
9
10
14 15 16 17
21 22 23 24
28 29 30
M
F
4
11
18
25
November 2015
Tu W Th
3
4
5
10 11 12
17 18 19
24 25 26
F
6
13
20
27
Sa
7
14
21
28
Su
7
14
21
28
M
1
8
15
22
29
February 2016
Tu W Th
F
2
3
4
5
9
10 11 12
16 17 18 19
23 24 25 26
Sa
6
13
20
27
Su
M
6
13
20
27
7
14
21
28
Su
M
6
13
20
27
7
14
21
28
December 2015
Tu W Th
1
2
3
8
9
10
15 16 17
22 23 24
29 30 31
F
4
11
18
25
Sa
5
12
19
26
March 2016
Tu W Th
1
2
3
8
9
10
15 16 17
22 23 24
29 30 31
F
4
11
18
25
Sa
5
12
19
26
18
19+
Su
1
8
15
22
29
M
2
9
16
23
30
May 2016
Tu W Th
3
4
5
10 11 12
17 18 19
24 25 26
31
F
6
13
20
27
Sa
7
14
21
28
19
22
Su
M
Sa
3
10
17
24
31
20
10
22
October 2015
Tu W Th
F
1
2
4
5
6
7
8
9
11 12 13 14 15 16
18 19 20 21 22 23
##
25 26 27 28 29 30
Sa
5
12
19
26
20
Subject to KHDA approval
Su
M
January 2016
Tu W Th
3
10
17
24
21 31
4
11
18
25
5
12
19
26
Su
M
April 2016
Tu W Th
3
10
17
24
4
11
18
25
5
12
19
26
Su
M
July 2016
Tu W Th
3
10
17
24
31
4
11
18
25
5
12
19
26
6
13
20
27
6
13
20
27
7
14
21
28
7
14
21
28
F
1
8
15
22
29
Sa
2
9
16
23
30
F
1
8
15
22
29
Sa
2
9
16
23
30
F
1
8
15
22
29
Sa
2
9
16
23
30
15
Su
M
5
12
19
26
6
13
20
27
June 2016
Tu W Th
1
2
7
8
9
14 15 16
21 22 23
28 29 30
F
3
10
17
24
Sa
4
11
18
25
6
13
20
27
7
14
21
28
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Weekend
School Holidays
Staff Inset (no students)
National Islamic Holidays
1st Term fee due
TERM 1
15 August
School year starts for students
30 August
IB students Induction
30-31 August
EY students and new PS students 31 August
*Eid al Adha holidays
*Islamic New Year
ESOL Conference
UAE National Day Holidays
End of Term
23 - 24 September
15 October
15 - 16 October
1 - 3 December
17 December
2nd Term fee due
15 November
Instructional days
74
TERM 2
*Prophet’s Birthday
Term starts
International Day
Half-term break
End of Term
2 January
3 January
6 February
17 - 18 February
24 March
3rd Term fee due
15 January
Instructional days
58 + 1 (Intl Day)
TERM 3
Term starts
*Al Isra W'al Miraj Day
*Ramadan starts
School Year ends (for students)
School Year ends (for teachers)
Instructional days
Teachers' Note:
New staff arrive
New staff Induction
All staff return
All staff Inset training
ESOL Conference
School Year ends (for teachers)
10 April
5 May
5 June
27 June
30 June
56
15 - 16 August
17 - 23 August
21 - 22 August
24 - 27 August
15 - 16 October
30 June
Total number of instructional days: 188 + 1 I(ntl Day)
are subject to the lunar calendar and Ministry of Education instructions

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