With the start of the new academic year, students in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia look forward to familiarizing themselves with the academic calendar, which includes semester start and end dates, as well as the free days that separate school days and exam dates. .
In this context, the Saudi Ministry of Education announced the academic schedule for the new year, to allow students and parents to know the important dates related to study.
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A large number of students are asking if the Ministry will cancel the three-semester system and return to the two-semester system, but the Ministry confirmed that the three-semester system will continue, with assessment after the end of the new academic year, notes. that it has been successful so far, and details of the new academic calendar came as follows:
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Beginning of the academic year: 14 Safar 1446 AH.
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End of first semester: 5 Jumada al-Awwal 1446 AH.
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Second semester begins: 15 Jumada al-Awwal 1446 AH.
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End of second semester: 21 Shaban 1446 AH.
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beginning of the third semester: 2 Ramadan 1446 AH.
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End of academic year: 1 Muharram 1447 AH.
The number of school days in the new year is 180 days, spread over three semesters, each semester extending over 38 weeks The new academic calendar also includes ten official holidays spread over during the academic year:
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September 22: National Day Holiday.
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October 17: Extended holiday.
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8 November: Autumn holidays, introduced for the first time this year.
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December 11: Extended holiday.
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January 3: End of first semester vacation.
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February 23: Saudi Foundation Day Holiday.
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February 24: Winter vacation.
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March 20: Eid al-Fitr holiday.
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May 4: Extended holiday.
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May 30: Eid al-Adha holiday.
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1 Muharram: The end of the academic year holidays after the completion of examinations.
This timetable gives students the opportunity to plan their studies and holidays in advance, and it shows the commitment of the Ministry to organize the educational process in a way that meets the needs of the students and requirements the new academic year.
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