UAE announces 2025 school calendar for public and private schools

The UAE school and universities calendar for the 2025-2026 academic year has been announced. The calendar, which applies to all public and private schools and universities in the UAE, sets unified dates for the start of the academic year, the end of the three terms and end of term breaks. The new structure was announced separately by the Ministry of Education, for schools, and the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, for universities. August 25 marks the start of the academic year, with the end of the school year pencilled in for July 3, 2026.The winter break will be from December 8 to January 4, 2026. Spring break will be from March 16 to March 29. For private schools in Sharjah, the spring break will be from March 16 to March 22.Mid-term breaksThe new calendar also specifies mid-term breaks for public and private schools.