Calendar 2015 - 2016

Work Days Month Weekend Month Year Count Term1 Diff. Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 1 Aug 30* 31** 1*** 2 3 4 5 Sep * Start of academic year for Grades 7 – 12 ** Start of academic year for Grades 1 – 6 *** Start of academic year KG1 & KG2

2015 5 2 2 Sep 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Sep 2015 5 3 3 Sep 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Sep 2015 5 Sep 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Sep Provisional – Eid Al Adha may start on Sep 23rd. (?). No school

and school will be closed from Sep 20 to Sep 26 inclusive. 2015 0

4 4 Sep 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 Oct 2015 5 5 5 Oct 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Oct CAT 1.1 2015 5

6 6 Oct 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Oct Provisional date for Moslem New Year: Oct 14th / 1 day will be off, to be announced 2015 4

7 7 Oct 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Oct 2015 5 8 8 Oct 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Oct 2015 5 9 9 Nov 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Nov CAT 1.2 2015 5

10 10 Nov 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Nov 2015 5 11 11 Nov 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Nov Revision period: Nov 15th – Nov 18th inclusive 2015 6 12 12 Nov 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Nov End of Term 1 exams: 19th Nov to 26th Nov inclusive 2015 5

60 Term 2 Diff. Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

13 1 Nov 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 Dec Nov 29th: No classes. Term 2 starts on Nov 30th 2015 4 14 2 Dec 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Dec 2015 5 15 3 Dec 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Dec 2015 5

Dec 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Dec No classes from Dec 18th to Jan 2nd inclusive 2015 0 Dec 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 Jan 2015/16 0

16 4 Jan 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Jan 2016 5 17 5 Jan 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Jan CAT 2.1 2016 5 18 6 Jan 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Jan 2016 5 19 7 Jan 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Jan 2016 5 20 8 Jan 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 Feb 2016 5 21 9 Feb 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Feb CAT 2.2 2016 5 22 10 Feb 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Feb 2016 5 23 11 Feb 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Feb 2016 5 24 12 Feb 28 29 1 2 3 4 5 Mar Revision period: Feb 28th – Mar 2nd 2016 5 25 13 Mar 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Mar End of Term 2 exams: Mar 3rd to Mar 10th inclusive 2016 5

64 Term 3 Diff. Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

26 1 Mar 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Mar Term 3 starts on Mar 13th 2016 5 Mar 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Mar No classes from Mar 20th to Apr 2nd inclusive (Nawroz Holiday) 2016 0 Mar 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 Apr 2016 0

27 2 Apr 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Apr 2016 5 28 3 Apr 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Apr 2016 5 29 4 Apr 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Apr Apr 20th: Yazidi new year day, CAT 3.1 2016 4 30 5 Apr 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Apr 2016 5 31 6 May 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 May May 1st: (Labour Day) 2016 4 32 7 May 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 May 2016 5 33 8 May 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 May CAT 3.2 2016 5 34 9 May 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 May 2016 5 35 10 May 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 Jun Provisional date for the start of Ramadan in Jun 6th 2016 5 36 11 Jun 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Jun Revision period: Jun 5th – Jun 9th 2016 6 37 12 Jun 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Jun End of Year exams: Jun 11th to Jun 16th 2016 5

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Total 183 Summer 2016 Diff. Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Jun 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Jun Summer School Starts Jun 23rd (including Saturdays) 2016 2 Jun 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 July 2016 July 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 July No classes from July 5th to July 8th. (Eid Holiday) 2016 3 July 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 July 2016 4 July 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 July 2016 5 July 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 July July 28th – Last Day of Summer School 2016

Provisional: Ramadan may start on June 6th (?) 2016 and Eid may be on July 6th (?)