Heads Up: First Term School Break Will Be 12 Days Long This Year & It Includes Raya Haji!

Time to start planning where to take the kids for a holiday.

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According to the Education Ministry's 2025/2026 Academic Calendar, the dates for the Term 1 school holidays this year will be from 29 May to 9 June

This means students will get a total of 12 days off!

Even better, the break will include the celebration of Hari Raya Aidiladha (Hari Raya Haji), which is expected to fall on Saturday, 7 June.

This longer holiday will be a welcome break for both teachers and students after a busy school schedule.

Although the minsitry's Academic Calendar normally separates states into Group A and Group B, this time around, the Term 1 holidays fall on the same dates for schools in all states

Group A consists of schools in Kedah, Kelantan, and Terengganu.

Meanwhile, Group B includes schools in Melaka, Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, and Putrajaya.

Here are all the dates for public holidays and school holidays in 2025:

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