Term Duration No. of Days

Term 1 11 Jan to 4 June 99*

Term 2 14 June to 24 Nov 103

202

MONTH S M T W T F S

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29 30 31 1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30 31

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 31 1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30 1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 14 June, Beginning of Term 2

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 14 June, Beginning of H. Sec. Academic Year

28 29 30 1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30 31 1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

30 31 1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 1 2 3 24-26 Sep., on the Occasion of Eid-ul Al'haa

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30 31

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 1 2 3 4 5 25 Nov. 2015 - 11 Jan. 2016, 2nd Term Holidays

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 25 November, Expatriate teachers' departure

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31 1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

* 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.

NOVEMBER

3 November, Victory Day4 - 18 November, 2nd Term Test

11 November, Republic Day

24 November, End of Term 2

OCTOBER

GCE O'Level, IGCSE & SSC Examinations

14 Oct., Islamic New Year (1 Mu'harram 1437)5 October, Teachers' Day

JANUARY

2016

7 January 2016, Teachers' Reporting Day

12 January, Beginning of Term 1 (2016)

DECEMBER

12 Dec., National Day (1 Rabee'ul Awwal 1437)

23 Dec., Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (1437)

1 January, New Year (2016)

22 Sep., Hajju Day; 23 Sep., Eid-ul Al'haa

30 Aug. - 3 Sep., Second Term Mid-Term Holidays

AUGUST

6 August, Professional Development Day 3 27 July, on the Occasion of Independence Day

16 - 20 August, Disaster Preparedness Week 2

16 - 27 August, 2nd Term Test for Gr. 10

SEPTEMBER

JULY17 July, Eid-ul Fithr

18 - 19 July, on the Occasion of Eid-ul Fithr

26 July, Independence Day

JUNE

4 June, End of Term 1

7 - 11 June, First Term Holidays

18 June, First of Ramazan

MAY

A'Level (Edexcel) & HSC Examinations

10 May, Children's Day

17 May - 28 May, First Term Test

23 January, The Day Maldives Embraced Islam

APRIL23 April, Professional Development Day 2

1 May, Labour Day

MARCH

… March, Opening of the Citizen's Majlis

8 - 12 March, Disaster Preparedness Week 1

22 - 26 March, First Term Mid-Term Holidays

Total

CALENDAR DATES PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

FEBRUARY12 February, Professional Development Day 1

15 - 19 February, Health Screening Week

JANUARY

1 January, New Year 2015

6 January 2015, Teachers' Reporting Day 3 January, Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (1436)

11 January, Beginning of Term 1

ACADEMIC CALENDAR

2015 MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

MALÉ, REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES

School days Exam days Weekends Public holidays Term holidays

Disaster Preparedness Week Professional Development Day Health Screening Week