Dubai schools are likely to close for a bumper nine-week summer holiday on June 26, ahead of Eid Al Fitr. According to a calendar on the Knowledge and Human Development Authority website, schools in Dubai will end for summer on Monday, June 26.

Dubai’s Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) says that all schools are to close on June 26. In a previous update according to the KHDA academic calendar, schools were not to end the academic year until June 28. However, due to the predicted Eid Al Adha and Arafat Day holidays, schools will be closed from Monday, June 26. Eid Al Adha is predicted to fall at the end of June, with predicted dates of June 28, 29, 30, subject to the sighting of the moon by official authorities. Arafat Day has already been announced as a public holiday on June 27. Students across the UAE will official break for Eid Al Adha followed by summer holidays during the months of July and August.Detailed information regarding the academic calendars of Dubai schools can be found on the KHDA website. According to the Emirates Astronomical Society, Eid Al Adha will fall on Wednesday, June 28. Alongside students, employees in the private and public sectors can also expect a six-day break for the Eid Al Adha period at the end of June.

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