Icon | Event | Definition | Academic Year (Total School Days) |
Summer break | Students are not in attendance in summer break. | No | |
Winter break | Students are not in attendance in winter break. | No | |
Spring break | Students are not in attendance in Spring break |
No | |
First academic day for pre-primary students | The first day of the academic year for pre-primary students (not including term breaks) (where this applies to your school) |
Yes | |
Last academic day for pre-primary students | The last day of the academic year for pre-primary students (not including term breaks) ((where this applies to your school) |
Yes | |
First academic day for students | The first day of the academic year for students | Yes | |
Last academic day for students | The last day of the academic year for students . |
Yes | |
First working day of the year for teachers | The first day of the academic year for teachers | N/A | |
Last working day of the year for teachers | The last day of the academic year for teachers | N/A | |
First day for school admin operation | The first day of the academic year for administrative office/staff . |
N/A | |
Last day for school admin operation | The last day of the academic year for administrative office/staff | N/A | |
Term examination revision | Days when students revise for the upcoming term examinations | Yes | |
Term examination days (External) | Term external examinations (for example, board examinations) that are part of the learning assessment. (Students do not resume classes after the examination) | Yes | |
Examination occurring parallel with regular classes | External or internal examination days when students have lessons in parallel with the exams | Yes | |
Sports day | Athletic competition where all students are engaged. If only some phases are having sports day, kindly use ‘ Other events’ | Yes | |
Term examination revision | Days when students revise for the upcoming term examinations | Yes | |
Graduation day | The day when all students cerebrate their graduation. If only some phases are celebrating their graduation, kindly use ” Other events” | Yes | |
Term examination revision | Days when students revise for the upcoming term examinations | Yes | |
Open day | Parent-teachers meeting are held for all phases during the official school hours . The normal timetable is suspended. If the meeting is for a specific grade/grades or of it is scheduled after the school hours, kindly use the “other events” icon. | Yes | |
Principal/ superintendent unavailability | Days when the principal/superintendent of the school is unavailable for any reason (e.g., recruitment days, conferences, training, etc) | N/A | |
Unavailability of any phase due to educational purposes for students | Days when students are away on educational mission or field trips (Please specify the phase and the event). Kindly refer to the updated KHDA “GUIDELINES FOR SCHOOLS” on the website while planning internal/international trips. | Yes | |
Other holiday | Any other holiday (not public holiday) in which the school is off and/or students are not in school(Please specify) | No | |
Other events | Any other events in school occurring in parallel with regular classes; such as celebrations, graduation of a phase etc. (Please specify) | Yes | |
Professional Development (Students are not in School) –8 days max | Professional Development Days: A maximum of 8 days within the academic year for continuous professional development and training for staff when students are not in school. These days should not be attached to designated public holidays and term breaks | Yes | |
Professional Development (Students are in School) | Days for continuous professional development and training for staff when students are in school | Yes |