Term 1
Saturday 12 September 2026 to Thursday 21 January 2027. Mid-year holiday: Saturday 23 January to Thursday 4 February 2027.
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School calendar 2026/2027
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The main dates of our school year: terms, holidays and exams. We follow the Ministry of Education calendar for private language schools.
Term 2
Saturday 6 February to Thursday 24 June 2027. The whole year has 183 school days.
Term dates
Holidays
Exams
September 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat123456789101112Start of the school year131415161718192021222324252627282930
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat123456Armed Forces Day78910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat1234567Coptic Christmas89First-term exams10First-term exams11First-term exams12First-term exams13First-term exams14First-term exams1516Prep certificate exams17Prep certificate exams18Prep certificate exams19Prep certificate exams20Prep certificate exams21Prep certificate exams2223Mid-year holiday24Mid-year holiday25Mid-year holiday26Mid-year holiday27Mid-year holiday28Mid-year holiday29Mid-year holiday30Mid-year holiday31Mid-year holiday
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat1Mid-year holiday2Mid-year holiday3Mid-year holiday4Mid-year holiday56Second term begins789Ramadan begins (expected)10111213141516171819202122232425262728
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat12345678910Eid al-Fitr (expected)11Eid al-Fitr (expected)12Eid al-Fitr (expected)13141516171819202122232425262728293031
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat12345678910111213141516171819202122232425Sinai Liberation Day2627282930
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat1Labour Day23Sham El-Nessim45678910111213141516Eid al-Adha (expected)17Eid al-Adha (expected)18Eid al-Adha (expected)19Eid al-Adha (expected)202122End-of-year exams23End-of-year exams24End-of-year exams25End-of-year exams26End-of-year exams27End-of-year exams2829Prep certificate exams30Prep certificate exams31Prep certificate exams
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat1Prep certificate exams2Prep certificate exams3Prep certificate exams4567Islamic New Year (expected)89101112131415161718192021222324Last day of the school year2526Thanaweya Amma exams begin27282930
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All dates
- Start of the school yearThe Ministry of Education's start date for private language schools.
- Armed Forces DayOfficial holiday. School is closed.
- Coptic ChristmasOfficial holiday. School is closed.
- First-term examsExams for the transfer years (صفوف النقل), following the Ministry calendar.
- Prep certificate examsFirst-term exams for Middle 3 (الشهادة الإعدادية). The Alexandria education directorate sets the final timetable.
- Mid-year holidayNo school. Term 2 starts after the holiday.
- Second term beginsThe Ministry start date for Term 2. Welcome back after the holiday.
- Ramadan begins (expected)School stays open. The school day may be shorter, following the Ministry's instructions.
- Eid al-Fitr (expected)School is closed. The exact days follow the official announcement.
- Sinai Liberation DayOfficial holiday.
- Labour DayOfficial holiday.
- Sham El-NessimOfficial holiday. School is closed.
- Eid al-Adha (expected)School is closed. The exact days follow the official announcement.
- End-of-year examsExams for the transfer years, following the Ministry calendar.
- Prep certificate examsEnd-of-year exams for Middle 3. The Alexandria education directorate sets the final timetable.
- Islamic New Year (expected)Official holiday. The exact day follows the official announcement.
- Last day of the school yearThe last day of 2026/2027 in the Ministry calendar.
- Thanaweya Amma exams beginGeneral Secondary exams for Senior 3, set by the Ministry of Education.
Islamic holidays depend on the moon sighting and the official government announcement. Exam dates are set by the Ministry of Education and the Alexandria education directorate. If a date changes, we will post it on the Notices page.