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# The Egyptian school year.

التقويم الدراسي ٢٠٢٦ / ٢٠٢٧

Helalia follows the Ministry of Education map for official and private language schools, plus the national holidays every campus in Egypt closes for — and Helalia's own campus days.

### Term 1

Saturday 12 September 2026 → Thursday 21 January 2027. Mid-year holiday Saturday 23 January – Thursday 4 February 2027.

### Term 2

Saturday 6 February 2027 → Thursday 24 June 2027. About 39 weeks and 183 school days across the full year.

Ministry / term National holiday Exams Campus programme
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 First day of school Opening week 13 Opening week 14 Opening week 15 Opening week 16 Opening week 17 Opening week 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 World Teachers' Day 6 Armed Forces Day 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Parent conferences 13 Parent conferences 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Sports day 27 28 29 30
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Arabic Language Day 18 19 20 21 Winter concert 22 Winter concert 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Coptic Christmas 8 9 Transfer exams 10 Transfer exams 11 Transfer exams 12 Transfer exams 13 Transfer exams 14 Transfer exams 15 16 Prep certificate 17 Prep certificate 18 Prep certificate 19 Prep certificate 20 Prep certificate 21 Prep certificate 22 23 Mid-year holiday 24 Mid-year holiday 25 Mid-year holiday 25 January 26 Mid-year holiday 27 Mid-year holiday 28 Mid-year holiday 29 Mid-year holiday 30 Mid-year holiday 31 Mid-year holiday
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Mid-year holiday 2 Mid-year holiday 3 Mid-year holiday 4 Mid-year holiday 5 6 Second term begins 7 8 9 Ramadan begins 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Eid al-Fitr 11 Eid al-Fitr 12 Eid al-Fitr 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Mother's Day 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Science week 30 Science week 31 Science week
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Science week 2 Science week 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Parent conferences 16 Parent conferences 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Sinai Liberation 26 27 28 29 30
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Labour Day 2 3 Sham El-Nessim 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Eid al-Adha 17 Eid al-Adha 18 Eid al-Adha 19 Eid al-Adha 20 21 22 Transfer exams 23 Transfer exams 24 Transfer exams 25 Transfer exams 26 Transfer exams 27 Transfer exams 28 29 Prep certificate 30 Prep certificate 31 Prep certificate
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Prep certificate 2 Prep certificate 3 Prep certificate 4 5 6 7 Islamic New Year 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 End-of-year 23 End-of-year 24 End-of-year Last day of school 25 26 Thanaweya Amma 27 Thanaweya Amma 28 Thanaweya Amma 29 Thanaweya Amma 30 Thanaweya Amma
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Thanaweya Amma 2 Thanaweya Amma 3 Thanaweya Amma 4 Thanaweya Amma 5 Thanaweya Amma 6 Thanaweya Amma 7 Thanaweya Amma 8 Thanaweya Amma 9 Thanaweya Amma 10 Thanaweya Amma 11 Thanaweya Amma 12 Thanaweya Amma 13 Thanaweya Amma 14 Thanaweya Amma 15 Thanaweya Amma 16 Thanaweya Amma 17 Thanaweya Amma 18 Thanaweya Amma 19 Thanaweya Amma 20 Thanaweya Amma 21 Thanaweya Amma 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Gold days carry an event. Select a day to read it.

Islamic dates (Ramadan, Eid, Muharram) move with moon sighting and the presidency's holiday circular. Ministry exam windows are the official 2026/2027 map for language schools. Helalia campus days can shift a week if the office posts a notice.

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