MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

MAL, REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES

MONTH

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

4
11
18
25
1
8
15
22
1
8
15
22
29
5
12
19
26
3
10
17
24
31
7
14
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
10

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
11

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
12

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
13

4 January 2017, Teachers' Reporting Day

8 January 2017, Beginning of Term 1

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

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

FEBRUARY

14

15

16

17

18

12

13

14 January, Beginning of Term 1 (2018)

15
22
29
5
12
19
26

5
MARCH

12
19
26
2
9
16
23
30
7
14
21
28
4
11

APRIL

MAY

JUNE

18

JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

JANUARY
2018

School days

Exam days

Professional Development Day

Duration

No. of Days

8 Jan to 8 June
18 June to 23 Nov
Total

104
102
206

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

JANUARY

CALENDAR DATES

Term
Term 1
Term 2

1 January, New Year 2017

2 February, Professional Development Day 1

5 February - 11 May, Health Screening
Gr. 1 Risk Assessment

5 Mar., Beginning of Higher Sec. Academic Year

12 - 16 March, Disaster Preparedness Week 1
19 - 23 March, First Term Mid-Term Holidays

27 April, Professional Development Day 2

A'Level (Edexcel) & HSC Examinations
10 May, Children's Day
14 - 31 May, First Term Test

1 May, Labour Day

27 May, First of Ramazan

8 June, End of Term 1
11 - 15 June, First Term Holidays
18 June, Beginning of Term 2
25 June, Eid-ul Fithr
26 - 27 June, on the Occasion of Eid-ul Fithr

26 July, Independence Day

27 July, on the Occasion of Independence Day
10 August, Professional Development Day 3
20 - 24 August, Disaster Preparedness Week 2
15 - 30 Aug., 2nd Term Test for Gr. 10 and Gr. 12
3 - 7 Sep., Second Term Mid-Term Holidays

31 August, Hajju Day

1 September, Eid-ul Al'haa
2 - 4 September, on the Occasion of Eid-ul Al'haa
21 Sept, Islamic New Year (1 Mu'harram 1439)

5 October, Teachers' Day

GCE O'Level, IGCSE & SSC Examinations
IAL (Edexcel) Examinations
25 October - 13 November, 2nd Term Test
3 November, Victory Day
11 November, Republic Day
19 Nov., National Day (1 Rabee'ul Awwal 1439)
30 Nov., Prophet Muhammad's (SAW) Birthday

23 November, End of Term 2

26 Nov. 2017 - 11 Jan. 2018, 2nd Term Holidays

20 Dec., The Day Maldives Embraced Islam

1 January 2018, New Year
9 January 2018, Teachers' Reporting Day

Weekends
Disaster Preparedness Week

Term holidays

Health Screening

Public holidays