BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ten Points//UAE school year//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:UAE school year 2026–27 – Abu Dhabi and Al Ain X-WR-TIMEZONE:Asia/Dubai BEGIN:VEVENT UID:public-holiday-2026-08-28-abu-dhabi@tenpoints.io DTSTAMP:20260820T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260828 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260829 SUMMARY:Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday DESCRIPTION:Confirmed. Published by the Ministry of Education or announced by UAE government. Safe to plan around. Falls on the Friday before stude nts return. No school day lost. UAE school year 2026–27. Source: UAE Mini stry of Education – three-year academic calendar announcement. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:term-2026-08-31-abu-dhabi@tenpoints.io DTSTAMP:20260820T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260831 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260901 SUMMARY:Term 1 begins DESCRIPTION:Confirmed. Published by the Ministry of Education or announced by UAE government. Safe to plan around. 67 school days. UAE school year 2026–27. Source: UAE Ministry of Education – three-year academic calendar announcement. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:break-2026-10-12-abu-dhabi@tenpoints.io DTSTAMP:20260820T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261012 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261017 SUMMARY:Autumn half term DESCRIPTION:Confirmed. Published by the Ministry of Education or announced by UAE government. Safe to plan around. Private schools outside Sharjah may split this break into two shorter ones\, to a five-day maximum. This is the single most variable week in the year. UAE school year 2026–27. So urce: UAE Ministry of Education – three-year academic calendar announceme nt. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:public-holiday-2026-12-02-abu-dhabi@tenpoints.io DTSTAMP:20260820T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261202 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261205 SUMMARY:Eid Al Etihad (UAE National Day) DESCRIPTION:Confirmed. Published by the Ministry of Education or announced by UAE government. Safe to plan around. The government public holiday is Wednesday 2 and Thursday 3 December. The MOE school calendar closes Wedn esday to Friday\, 2–4 December\, which is what makes Term 1 total 67 days . Both statements are true\; they are different things. UAE school year 2 026–27. Source: UAE Ministry of Education – three-year academic calendar announcement. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:term-2026-12-11-abu-dhabi@tenpoints.io DTSTAMP:20260820T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261211 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261212 SUMMARY:Term 1 ends DESCRIPTION:Confirmed. Published by the Ministry of Education or announced by UAE government. Safe to plan around. UAE school year 2026–27. Source: UAE Ministry of Education – three-year academic calendar announcement. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:break-2026-12-14-abu-dhabi@tenpoints.io DTSTAMP:20260820T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270101 SUMMARY:Winter break DESCRIPTION:Confirmed. Published by the Ministry of Education or announced by UAE government. Safe to plan around. Students return Monday 4 January 2027. Public-school staff return earlier\, typically after a shorter bre ak from 21 December. UAE school year 2026–27. Source: UAE Ministry of Edu cation – three-year academic calendar announcement. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:public-holiday-2027-01-01-abu-dhabi@tenpoints.io DTSTAMP:20260820T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102 SUMMARY:New Year’s Day DESCRIPTION:Confirmed. Published by the Ministry of Education or announced by UAE government. Safe to plan around. Falls inside the winter break. U AE school year 2026–27. Source: UAE Ministry of Education – three-year ac ademic calendar announcement. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:term-2027-01-04-abu-dhabi@tenpoints.io DTSTAMP:20260820T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270104 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270105 SUMMARY:Term 2 begins DESCRIPTION:Confirmed. Published by the Ministry of Education or announced by UAE government. Safe to plan around. 60 school days. UAE school year 2026–27. Source: UAE Ministry of Education – three-year academic calendar announcement. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ramadan-2027-02-08-abu-dhabi@tenpoints.io DTSTAMP:20260820T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270208 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270308 SUMMARY:Ramadan (schools open\, shortened day) [expected] DESCRIPTION:Expected. Depends on moon sighting. Firm enough to plan around \, not firm enough to book non-refundable travel around. Some sources giv e 7 February. Schools remain open on shortened days: earlier dismissal\, reduced after-school activities\, adjusted PE. UAE school year 2026–27. S ource: UAE Ministry of Education – three-year academic calendar announcem ent. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:break-2027-03-08-abu-dhabi@tenpoints.io DTSTAMP:20260820T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270308 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270313 SUMMARY:Eid Al Fitr break [expected] DESCRIPTION:Expected. Depends on moon sighting. Firm enough to plan around \, not firm enough to book non-refundable travel around. The school break is 8–12 March (5 school days)\, which is what makes Term 2 total exactly 60 days. The public holiday itself is expected 9–12 March. Moon-sighting dependent: the whole block can shift by a day or two. UAE school year 20 26–27. Source: UAE Ministry of Education – three-year academic calendar a nnouncement. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:public-holiday-2027-03-09-abu-dhabi@tenpoints.io DTSTAMP:20260820T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270309 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270313 SUMMARY:Eid Al Fitr [expected] DESCRIPTION:Expected. Depends on moon sighting. Firm enough to plan around \, not firm enough to book non-refundable travel around. Moon-sighting de pendent. UAE school year 2026–27. Source: UAE Ministry of Education – thr ee-year academic calendar announcement. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:term-2027-04-02-abu-dhabi@tenpoints.io DTSTAMP:20260820T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270402 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270403 SUMMARY:Term 2 ends DESCRIPTION:Confirmed. Published by the Ministry of Education or announced by UAE government. Safe to plan around. UAE school year 2026–27. Source: UAE Ministry of Education – three-year academic calendar announcement. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:break-2027-04-05-abu-dhabi@tenpoints.io DTSTAMP:20260820T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270405 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270410 SUMMARY:Spring break DESCRIPTION:Confirmed. Published by the Ministry of Education or announced by UAE government. Safe to plan around. Sharjah schools list 5–8 April\, a day shorter on paper. UAE school year 2026–27. Source: UAE Ministry of Education – three-year academic calendar announcement. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:term-2027-04-12-abu-dhabi@tenpoints.io DTSTAMP:20260820T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270412 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270413 SUMMARY:Term 3 begins DESCRIPTION:Confirmed. Published by the Ministry of Education or announced by UAE government. Safe to plan around. 58 school days. UAE school year 2026–27. Source: UAE Ministry of Education – three-year academic calendar announcement. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:public-holiday-2027-05-15-abu-dhabi@tenpoints.io DTSTAMP:20260820T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270515 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270519 SUMMARY:Arafah Day and Eid Al Adha [expected] DESCRIPTION:Expected. Depends on moon sighting. Firm enough to plan around \, not firm enough to book non-refundable travel around. Moon-sighting de pendent. The first two days fall on a weekend. UAE school year 2026–27. S ource: UAE Ministry of Education – three-year academic calendar announcem ent. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:break-2027-05-17-abu-dhabi@tenpoints.io DTSTAMP:20260820T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270517 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270519 SUMMARY:Eid Al Adha break [expected] DESCRIPTION:Expected. Depends on moon sighting. Firm enough to plan around \, not firm enough to book non-refundable travel around. Arafah Day plus Eid Al Adha. Moon-sighting dependent. UAE school year 2026–27. Source: UA E Ministry of Education – three-year academic calendar announcement. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:public-holiday-2027-06-06-abu-dhabi@tenpoints.io DTSTAMP:20260820T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270606 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270607 SUMMARY:Hijri New Year [expected] DESCRIPTION:Expected. Depends on moon sighting. Firm enough to plan around \, not firm enough to book non-refundable travel around. Falls on a Sunda y. No school day lost. UAE school year 2026–27. Source: UAE Ministry of E ducation – three-year academic calendar announcement. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:term-2027-07-02-abu-dhabi@tenpoints.io DTSTAMP:20260820T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270702 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270703 SUMMARY:Term 3 ends DESCRIPTION:Confirmed. Published by the Ministry of Education or announced by UAE government. Safe to plan around. UAE school year 2026–27. Source: UAE Ministry of Education – three-year academic calendar announcement. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:break-2027-07-05-abu-dhabi@tenpoints.io DTSTAMP:20260820T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270705 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270828 SUMMARY:Summer break DESCRIPTION:Confirmed. Published by the Ministry of Education or announced by UAE government. Safe to plan around. 2027–28 begins Monday 30 August 2027. UAE school year 2026–27. Source: UAE Ministry of Education – three- year academic calendar announcement. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR