EDUCATIONUAE School Exam and Assessment Calendar 2026-27: 185 Teaching Days by Term

2026-27 Teaching Days and Exam Dates, Term by Term

The Ministry of Education’s 2026-27 calendar has 185 teaching days over 37 weeks, and sits inside a three-year plan running to 2028-29. It applies to public schools and private schools following the Ministry curriculum. The dates below are as reported from the ministry schedule, so check your school’s own planner.

Term 1: 13 weeks, 67 teaching days

• Arabic Baseline Assessment: 7 September to 2 October
• Diagnostic exams: 7 to 18 September
• Standardised Proficiency Assessment: 5 to 30 October
• Mid-term break: 12 to 16 October (staff training 12 to 14 October)
• Mock exams: 18 to 20 November; first end-of-term exams: 25 to 27 November
• National Day break: 2 to 4 December; remaining exams 7 to 11 December
• Winter break for pupils: 14 December to 1 January

Term 2: 12 weeks, 60 teaching days

• Classes resume 4 January 2027; term 1 results 6 to 8 January
• Eid Al Fitr: 8 to 12 March
• School-based final assessments: 22 March to 2 April
• Spring break: 5 to 9 April

Term 3: 12 weeks, 58 teaching days

• Classes resume 12 April 2027
• TIMSS 2027: 19 April to 14 May
• Standardised Proficiency Assessment, second session: 3 May to 11 June
• Mock exams: 14 to 18 June; end-of-year exams: 21 to 30 June
• Last day for pupils: 2 July; make-up exams 1 to 6 July; results 7 to 9 July

For the full break calendar and who it applies to, see our 2026-27 school calendar.