By Rehab Halawa, Emirates 24|7
Dubai: The Ministry of Education announced that the mid-term break for the third semester and Eid Al Adha for students, administrative staff, and teaching staff will be from May 25 to 29, according to the timetable approved by the Ministry for the third and final semester of the current academic year, which specified in detail the dates of exams, announcement of results, and holidays until the end of the year.
This holiday comes as the first major stop before students enter the final assessment phase, as it represents a short break before important academic milestones. School administrations have confirmed that this timing gives students an opportunity to rearrange their academic priorities and better prepare for upcoming tests, especially with the end of the school year approaching.
According to the schedule, students will return to their classrooms on June 1 to resume the third semester, with mock exams being held on June 15 and 16. The aim is to measure the level of academic readiness before the final exams and to monitor areas for improvement and challenges among students, which will help schools provide the necessary support in a timely manner.
The schedule also included an official holiday on the occasion of the Islamic New Year on June 17, immediately followed by the start of the end-of-term exams, which extend from June 24 to July 3 and constitute the most important stage in evaluating the academic achievement of students in different grades.
The Ministry set July 3 as the last actual school day for students, signalling the end of the academic year. Immediately after that, the make-up exams for the third semester will begin during the period from July 6 to 9, to give students the opportunity to complete the requirements for passing the subjects they were unable to pass.
Also, the end-of-year results will be analysed and released on July 12 and 13, allowing students and parents to view the results early before entering the re-examination phase, which is scheduled for July 14 to 17.
This will be followed by the announcement of the results of the re-examination on July 20, after the completion of the correction and analysis processes, in a step that reflects the Ministry’s keenness to expedite procedures for ending the academic year without delay and to ensure a clear final picture of students’ performance.
The Ministry has allocated the period from July 13 to 17 to implement specialised training programmes for administrative and educational staff, with the aim of developing professional skills and raising the efficiency of educational staff in preparation for the new academic year, in line with the directions for developing the education system in the country.
The academic year concludes with the analysis and release of the results of the retakes on July 20, and the summer vacation for administrative and teaching staff begins on July 18, after the completion of all tasks related to tests, results, and training.