The Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) has announced the academic calendar for the year starting from September 2018 to April 2019.
The complete table of working days including holidays and vacation periods has been published on the KHDA website.
KHDA has made it mandatory for all private schools in the UAE to communicate Public holidays as as Eid and National holidays and other similar holidays to parents and confirm the holidays to the parents once declared by the UAE government.
| Start of academic year | Monday, April 02, 2018 |
| Summer break begins | Sunday, July 01, 2018 |
| Return from summer break | Sunday, September 02, 2018 |
| Winter break begins | Sunday, December 16, 2018 |
| Return from winter break (three weeks) | Sunday, January 06, 2019 |
| End of academic year (based on KHDA instructions and approvals) | Between March 14-21, 2019 |
| New academic year begins | Monday, April 01, 2019 |
More details can be found on the KHDA website.
KHDA is the educational quality assurance and regulatory authority of the Government of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It oversees the private education sector in Dubai, including early childhood education centres, schools, higher education providers, and training institutes.
KHDA was established by decree in 2006, under the directive of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and the Ruler of Dubai), with the aim of developing the education and human resource sectors in the Dubai emirate to the level of international standards and best practice.
