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Sharjah Private Education Announces School Calendar Details

by Belinda Breeze

The Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA) has announced the details of the school calendar for the next three years for various curricula, whether the academic year begins in August or April.

Where the academic year begins in August, the next academic year 2023-2024 will begin 28 August, while the winter vacation begins on 18 December. Students return to school on 2 January, and the spring vacation begins on 1 April and continues until 15 April. The academic year ends on 4 July and the summer vacation begins on 8 July and lasts for seven weeks.

The academic year 2024-2025 will starts on 26 August 2024, with the winter vacation beginning on 23 December and ending on 6 January 2025. The spring vacation begins on 24 March and lasts until 7 April 2025, with the academic year ending on 3 July and the summer vacation beginning on 7 July and lasting for seven weeks.


The academic year 2023-2024 kicks off next 28 August


The authority has said that the academic year 2025-2026 will start earlier than the previous two years, on 25 August 2025, while the winter vacation begins on 22 December and lasts two weeks until students return returning 5 January 2026. The spring vacation begins on 23 March and lasts for one week only, with students returning on 30 March. The academic year ends and the summer vacation begins on 2 July 2026.

SPEA announced that schools whose academic year begins in April will see 2023-2024 start 10 April, with the summer vacation from 23 July to 28 August. The winter vacation begins on 18 December and lasts two weeks until 21 January. The academic year ends on 25 March 2024 and the spring vacation lasts for three weeks.


SPEA announced that schools whose academic year begins in April will see 2023-2024 start 10 April


The academic year 2024-2025 starts on 15 April 2024 and the summer vacation begins on 8 July, lasting until 26 August. The winter vacation begins on 23 December with students returning on 6 January 2025, while the academic year ends on 20 March and the spring vacation begins on 24 March.

The authority revealed that the academic year 2025-2026 will start 7 April 2025 and the summer vacation begins on 7 July, lasting until 25 August. The winter vacation begins on 22 December and students return to work on 5 January 2026. The academic year ends on 19 March and the spring vacation lasts for two weeks, while the academic year 2026-2027 begins early on 30 March and the summer vacation begins on 6 July.