The Academic Year is divided into two terms
First Term
April to October
Second Term
November to March
Important Dates for the Academic Year 2026-27
The Indian International School · Dubai Silicon Oasis
Academic Calendar 2026–27
April 2026 – March 2027 · CBSE academic year
182School daysMeets the KHDA requirement
- Term dates
- Assessments
- H2H parent meetings
- Holiday or break
- Weekend
Hover over any highlighted date for details — on a phone or tablet, tap it.
April 202619 days
12345101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
May 202617 days
123456789101112131415161718192021222324253031
June 202621 days
16713141517181920212223262728
July 20263 days
345111218192526
August 20261 day
1289151622232930
September 202622 days
1234567891011121314151617181920262730
October 202622 days
3478910111213161718232425262728293031
November 202618 days
12345678121314152122282930
December 20267 days
145611121319202627
January 202720 days
239101617202122232425262728293031
February 202720 days
123456789131420212728
March 202712 days
671213142021232425262728293031
Term dates
- 6 April 2026
- Term begins · Grades 1–12
- 7–9 April 2026
- Staggered start · KG2, KG1, Pre-KG
- 6 July 2026
- Summer break begins
- 31 August 2026
- School reopens
- 14 December 2026
- Winter break begins
- 4 January 2027
- School reopens
- 22 March 2027
- Last working day for students
Assessments
- 2–12 June 2026
- Periodic Test 1 · Grades 6–12
- 21 September – 6 October 2026
- Half Yearly Assessment (Gr 6–8, 11–12), Periodic Test 2 (Gr 9–10), Review Assessment 1 (Gr 5)
- 16–27 November 2026
- Periodic Test 3 (Gr 10), Periodic Test 2 (Gr 11–12)
- 18–27 November 2026
- Periodic Test 2 (Gr 6–8), Periodic Test 3 (Gr 9)
- 5–19 January 2027
- Model Assessment · Grades 10 & 12
- 10–26 February 2027
- Annual Assessment · Grades 9 & 11
- 18 February – 4 March 2027
- Review Assessment 2 (Gr 5), Annual Assessment (Gr 6–8)
Holidays & breaks
- 26–29 May 2026
- Eid Al Adha*
- 16 June 2026
- Islamic New Year*
- 6 July – 30 August 2026
- Summer break
- 9–11 November 2026
- Other holidays
- 2–3 December 2026
- UAE National Day*
- 14 December 2026 – 3 January 2027
- Winter break
- 8–11 March 2027
- Eid Al Fitr*
H2H parent meetings
- 24 June 2026
- Grades 9–10
- 25 June 2026
- Grades 11–12
- 29 June 2026
- Grades 6–8
- 30 June 2026
- Grades 3–5
- 1 July 2026
- Grades 1–2
- 2 July 2026
- Pre-KG to KG2
- 14 October 2026
- Pre-KG to KG2
- 15 October 2026
- Grades 1–2
- 19 October 2026
- Grades 3–5
- 20 October 2026
- Grades 6–8
- 21 October 2026
- Grades 9–10
- 22 October 2026
- Grades 11–12
- 7 December 2026
- Pre-KG to Grade 2
- 8 December 2026
- Grades 3–5
- 9 December 2026
- Grades 6–8
- 10 December 2026
- Grades 10 & 12
- 7 January 2027
- Grades 9 & 11
- 5 March 2027
- Grades 9 & 11
- 15 March 2027
- Pre-KG
- 16 March 2027
- KG1
- 17 March 2027
- KG2
- 18 March 2027
- Grades 1–2
- 19 March 2027
- Grades 3–5
- 22 March 2027
- Grades 6–8
* Islamic holiday dates are subject to announcement by the UAE Government. Any revision will be communicated through the parent portal. As an Indian curriculum school, IIS DSO follows the CBSE academic year from April to March.
H2H — Parent meetings
iisdso.ihsdubai.org
iisdso.ihsdubai.org
Ready to apply?
Registration for academic year 2027-28 is open from 3rd September 2026 onward.