Since the 2010/2011 academic year, the academic calendar in Dubai has been divided into trimesters. All public and private schools in the UAE are required to offer a minimum of 182 school days per academic year.
For the 2025/2026 academic year, the school year begins on 25 August 2025. It has two scheduled breaks:
The first break spans from 15 December 2025 to 4 January 2026
The second break spans from 23 March to 12 April 2026