ACADEMIC CALENDAR Term Duration No.

of Days
Term 1 09 Jan to 2 June 97*
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
MALÉ, REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES 2011 Term 2 12 June to 17 Nov
Total
100
197

MONTH S M T W T F S CALENDAR DATES PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

26 27 28 29 30 31 1 1 January, New Year
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 4 January 2011, Teachers' Reporting Day
JANUARY 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 09 January, Beginning of Term 1
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 A'Level (Edexcel) Examinations
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 January, Professional Development - Day 1
30 31 1 2 3 4 5 4 February, National Day
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
FEBRUARY
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 Feb, Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 07 March, Maldives Embracement to Islam
MARCH
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 20 - 24 March, First Term Mid-Term Holidays
27 28 29 30 31 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
APRIL
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 April, Professional Development - Day 2
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 A' Level (Edexcel) & HSC Examinations
MAY 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 15 May - 26 May, First Term Test (Secondary)
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 May - 26 May, First Term Test (Primary)
29 30 31 1 2 3 4 2 June, End of Term 1
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 05 - 09 June, First Term Holidays
JUNE
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 12 June, Beginning of Term 2
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 12 June, Beginning of H. Sec. Academic Year
26 27 28 29 30 1 2 30 June, Professional Development - Day 3
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
JULY 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 July, Independence Day
31 1 2 3 4 5 6 27 Jul, on the Occasion of Independence Day
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 01 August, First of Ramazan
AUGUST
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 14 Aug - 18 Aug, 2nd Term Mid-Term Holidays
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21-30 Aug, 2nd Term Test for Gr. 10
28 29 30 31 1 2 3 31 August, Eid-ul Fithr
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 01 Sept, on the Occasion of Eid-ul Fithr
SEPTEMBER
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
OCTOBER 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 GCE O' Level, IGCSE & SSC Examinations
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 23 Oct-2 Nov, Second Term Test (Secondary)
30 31 1 2 3 4 5 27 Oct-2 Nov, Second Term Test (Primary) 3 Nov, Victory Day,05 Nov, Hajju Day
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 11 Nov, Republic Day, 6 Nov Eid-ul Alh'aa
NOVEMBER
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 17 November, End of Term 2 07-09 Nov, on the Occasion of Eid-ul Alh'aa
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 18 Nov Expatriate teachers departure date 26 November, Islamic New Year (1433)
27 28 29 30 1 2 3 18 Nov 2011 - 5 Jan 2012, 2nd Term Holidays
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
DECEMBER
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
JANUARY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 3 January 2012, Teachers' Reporting Day 1 January, New Year (2012)
2011 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 8 January, Beginning of Term 1 (2012)
15 16 17 18 19 20 21

School days Exam days Weekends Term holidays Public holidays Professional development

* 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.