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2018-2019

2018-2019 Academic Year Term Dates

(Subject to possible change according to Ministry of Education instructions) August 2018 September 2018 October 2018
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Autumn Term 2018
1 2 3 4 1 1 2 3 4 5 6
Sunday 12th to Thursday 16th August New Staff Induction 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Sunday 26th to Thursday 30th August All Staff Preparation
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Sunday 19th to Thursday 23rd August Eid Al Adha 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 28 29 30 31
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Wednesday 29th August New Student Orientation
November 2018 December 2018 January 2019
Thursday 30th August Grade 12 Extended Essay Prep
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Sunday 2nd September First Day of School
1 2 3 1 1 2 3 4 5
Wednesday 17 to Thursday 18 October
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School Closed for In‐service 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Sunday 21st to Thursday 25th October Half-Term Holiday
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Thursday 13 December
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End of Term 1 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 30 31
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Sunday 16 December to Thursday 3 January
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Winter Break
February 2019 March 2019 April 2019
Spring Term 2019 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S
1 2 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6
Sunday 6th January Start of Term 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Sunday 10th to Thursday 14th February Half-Term Holiday 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Tuesday 12 February
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National Sports Day
24 25 26 27 28 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30
Thursday 4 April
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End of Term 2 31
Sunday 7th to Thursday 11th April Spring Break May 2019 June 2019 July 2019
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Summer Term 2019 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Sunday 14 th April Start of Term 3 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Sunday 5th/Monday 6th May Start of Ramadan 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Eid Al Fitr 26 27 28 29 30 31 30 28 29 30 31
Tuesday 4 to Monday 10 June
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Thursday 27th June End of Term 3 Color Code: Staff Induction/Preparation Day Key Dates Term Starts Term Ends Holidays