ACADEMIC CALENDAR

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
MAL, REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES

MONTH

FEBRUARY

MARCH

APRIL

MAY

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

22
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
21
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

99*
103
202

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
1 January, New Year 2015
3 January, Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (1436)

6 January 2015, Teachers' Reporting Day

11 January, Beginning of Term 1

23 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 - Secondary
31 May, First Term Test - Primary
4 June, End of Term 1
7 - 11 June, First Term Holidays

18 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
16 - 27 August, 2nd Term Test for Gr. 10
30 Aug. - 3 Sep., Second Term Mid-Term Holidays

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

24-26 Sep., on the Occasion of Eid-ul Al'haa
GCE O'Level, IGCSE & SSC Examinations
5 October, Teachers' Day

14 Oct., Islamic New Year (1 Mu'harram 1437)

3 November, Victory Day

11 November, Republic Day

8 November, 2nd Term Test - Secondary

15 November, 2nd Term Test - Primary
24 November, End of Term 2
25 Nov. 2015 - 11 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.