ACADEMIC CALENDAR

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
MAL, REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES

MONTH

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

MARCH

27
3
10
17
24
31
7
14
21
28
6
13
20

29
5
12
19
26
2
9
16
23
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

30
6

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

28
4
11
18
25
1
8
15
22
29
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

20
27
3
10
17
24
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

31
7
14
21
28
4
11
18
25
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

1
8
15
22
29
5
12
19
26
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

2
9
16
23
30
6
13
20
27
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

10

11

12

13

14

27
3
10
17
24
1
8
15
22
29
5
12

APRIL

MAY

JUNE

19

JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

JANUARY
2017

2016

School days

13

Exam days

Professional Development Day

CALENDAR DATES

Term

Duration

No. of Days

Term 1
Term 2

13 Jan to 9 June
19 June to 17 Nov
Total

101
99
200

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
1 January, New Year 2016

7 January 2016, Teachers' Reporting Day

13 January 2016, Beginning of Term 1

12 January, The Day Maldives Embraced Islam

11 February, Professional Development Day 1

14 - 18 February, Health Screening Week

6 - 10 March, Disaster Preparedness Week 1

20 - 24 March, First Term Mid-Term Holidays
27 March, Beginning of High. Sec. Academic Year

21 April, Professional Development Day 2

A'Level (Edexcel) & HSC Examinations
10 May, Children's Day

1 May, Labour Day

22 May - 2 June, First Term Test

6 June, First of Ramazan

9 June, End of Term 1

12 - 16 June, First Term Holidays
19 June, Beginning of Term 2

6 July, Eid-ul Fithr

7 - 8 July, on the Occasion of Eid-ul Fithr
26 July, Independence Day
27 July, on the Occasion of Independence Day

4 August, Professional Development Day 3

14 - 18 August, Disaster Preparedness Week 2
14 - 25 August, 2nd Term Test for Gr. 10

10 Sep., Hajju Day; 11 Sep., Eid-ul Al'haa

11 Sep. - 15 Sep., Second Term Mid-Term Holidays

12-14 Sep., on the Occasion of Eid-ul Al'haa

GCE O'Level, IGCSE & SSC Examinations

5 October, Teachers' Day

2 Oct., Islamic New Year (1 Mu'harram 1438)

30 October - 10 November, 2nd Term Test

3 November, Victory Day

11 November, Republic Day

17 November, End of Term 2

20 Nov. 2016 - 9 Jan. 2017, 2nd Term Holidays
20 November, Expatriate teachers' departure

30 Nov., National Day (1 Rabee'ul Awwal 1438)

11 Dec., Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (1438)

4 January 2017, Teachers' Reporting Day

1 January 2017, New Year

8 January, Beginning of Term 1 (2017)

Weekends
Disaster Preparedness Week

Term holidays

Public holidays

Health Screening Week