2025-2026

First Semester

Date Day Event Type

August 13

Wednesday Proctors arrive for training
August 15 Friday

New international boarding students arrive

International boarding families reception and dinner

August 16 Saturday

New student registration (Upper School)

New and returning student registration (Middle School)

August 17 Sunday

First day of school (Upper School and Middle School)

Returning student registration (Upper School)

September 4 Thursday Prophet's Birthday* (no classes)/campus open
September 8 Monday Back-to-School Night (Upper School)
September 10 Wednesday Back-to-School Night (Middle School)
October 23-24 Thursday-Friday Fall Parents Weekend
October 26-27 Sunday-Monday Fall Break/no classes (boarding students return in time for Study Hall)/campus open
October 27 Monday Professional development day for faculty
November 20-22 Thursday-Saturday No classes (boarding students return in time for Study Hall)/campus open
December 13-16 Saturday-Tuesday End-of-Semester Assessments
December 16 Tuesday First semester ends; Winter Break begins after the last commitment
December 17 Wednesday Campus closes

First Semester Community Weekends

(boarding students remain on campus)

Date Day
August 21-23 Thursday-Saturday
August 28-30 Thursday-Saturday
September 18-20 Thursday-Saturday
October 16-18 Thursday-Saturday
November 13-15 Thursday-Saturday
December 11-13 Thursday-Saturday

Second Semester

Date Day Event Type
January 4 Sunday

Campus re-opens

Professional development day for faculty (no classes); boarding students return in
time for Study Hall/campus open

January 5 Monday

Second semester begins

First day of classes (Upper School and Middle School)

January 29 Thursday Parent-advisor meeting
February 19 Thursday

Ramadan begins*

No classes/campus open

March 20 Friday

Eid al Fitr* and Spring Break begins

Campus closes

March 28 Saturday

Spring Break ends (boarding students return in time for Study Hall)

Campus re-opens

March 29 Sunday Classes resume
April 5 Sunday Palm Sunday (no classes)/campus open
April 12-13 Sunday-Monday Easter (no classes)/campus open
May 1 Friday Labor Day
May 4-15 Monday-Friday AP Exams
May 18-21 Monday-Thursday End-of-Semester Assessments
May 20 Wednesday Senior Parents Dinner
May 21 Thursday Commencement
May 24-30 Sunday-Saturday Eid al Adha*
May 25 Monday Independence Day

Second Semester Community Weekends

(boarding students remain on campus)

Date Day
January 8-10 Thursday-Saturday
February 5-7 Thursday-Saturday
March 5-7 Thursday-Saturday
April 16-18 Thursday-Saturday
May 14-16 Thursday-Saturday

*This calendar is subject to change according to the Islamic lunar calendar and to government announcements.