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Kuwait School Calendar 2026/2027
Plan the 2026/2027 school year with provisionally recorded Ministry calendar dates for school openings, exams, holidays, registration and results.
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- –Term 1 exams: Grades 4–5 and intermediateProvisional — check with your school
Important dates
| Date | Event and school stage |
|---|---|
| – | Kindergarten electronic registrationKindergartenProvisional — check with your school |
| Grade 1 startsPrimaryProvisional — check with your school | |
| Remaining school grades startPrimary, Intermediate, SecondaryProvisional — check with your school | |
| Kindergarten startsKindergartenProvisional — check with your school | |
| – | Term 1 exams: Grades 4–5 and intermediatePrimary, IntermediateProvisional — check with your school |
| – | Term 1 exams: Grades 10–11SecondaryProvisional — check with your school |
| Kindergarten: last day of term 1KindergartenProvisional — check with your school | |
| – | New kindergarten intake registrationKindergartenProvisional — check with your schoolA separate calendar window; check the Ministry service for the applicable intake and conditions. |
| – | Grade 12 term 1 exams: science and artsSecondaryProvisional — check with your school |
| – | Mid-year holidayKindergarten, Primary, Intermediate, SecondaryProvisional — check with your school |
| Second semester startsKindergarten, Primary, Intermediate, SecondaryProvisional — check with your school | |
| – | Ramadan special holiday: education staffKindergarten, Primary, Intermediate, SecondaryProvisional — check with your schoolThe calendar specifies staff. Ask your school about student attendance; this is not an Eid holiday forecast. |
| – | New primary intake registrationPrimaryProvisional — check with your school |
| – | Term 2 exams: Grades 4–5 and intermediatePrimary, IntermediateProvisional — check with your school |
| – | Term 2 exams: Grades 10–11SecondaryProvisional — check with your school |
| Kindergarten: last school dayKindergartenProvisional — check with your school | |
| Primary and intermediate results processingPrimary, IntermediateProvisional — check with your schoolResults processing is not a guaranteed online release time. Check the official results portal. | |
| Grades 10–11 results announcementSecondaryProvisional — check with your school | |
| Kindergarten staff summer break startsKindergartenProvisional — check with your school | |
| – | Resits: Grades 4–5 and intermediatePrimary, IntermediateProvisional — check with your school |
The calendar update adds Grade 4–5 exams. No Grade 12 second-semester exam date is listed here because it was absent from the calendar listing reviewed. Staff holidays are not automatically student leaving dates.
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An independent Kuwait247 guide. The Ministry may revise dates; check the source before arranging absences or travel.
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