Penang School Holidays 2024: Term Break & End of Year Holidays MOE

Here are the school holidays in Penang for the 2024 school session in Malaysia. Find out the dates of term holidays, end-of-year holidays and festive and celebration holidays according to the 2024 / 2025 school holiday calendar based on announcements from the Ministry of Education Malaysia (KPM) and the government.

Please make sure you check the Penang 2024 school holiday dates listed on this page from time to time in case there are any latest amendments / updates to the MOE or government calendar.

Penang School Opening Date Academic Session 2024 / 2025

The following is the Penang school session for the 2024 / 2025 academic session which will begin on the date announced by the Ministry of Education:

• Group B: 11 March 2024 (Monday)

School Calendar & Holiday Dates for the Penang School Session 2024 / 2025

The following is the school calendar for the Penang school session 2024 / 2025 announced by the MOE.

• Start date of the 2024 school session / 2025: March 11, 2024
• Term 1 Holidays: 25 May 2024 – 2 June 2024
• Term 2 Holidays: September 14, 2024 – September 22, 2024
• Term 3 Holidays: December 21, 2024 – December 29, 2024
• End of session break schooling 2024 / 2025: 18 January 2025 – 16 February 2025

Festive Holidays for the 2024 / 2025 Session in Penang

The following are the festive holidays for the 2024 / 2025 school session in Penang as announced by the MOE through the Academic Calendar (Amendment) on the official MOE portal.

• Chinese New Year Celebration 2024 – 10 and 11 February 2024 (During the Final School Holidays of the 2023/2024 Session)
• Christmas Day Celebration – 25 December 2024 (During the 2024/2025 School Holidays)

Penang Calendar 2024

The following are Penang school holidays 2024 based on a calendar that displays MOE school holidays as well as Federal and State public holidays in Penang.

Month 1 – January 2024

• January 1 – New Year (All States except Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis & Terengganu)
• January 25 – Thaipusam Day (Johor, Kedah, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Penang, Selangor, WP Kuala Lumpur & Putrajaya)

Month 2 – February 2024

• February 10 – Chinese New Year (All States)
• February 11 – Chinese New Year Day 2 (All States)

Month 3 – March 2024

• March 28 – Nuzul Al-Quran Day (All States except Johor, Kedah, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Sabah & Sarawak)

Month 4 – April 2024

• April 10 – Eid al-Fitr (All States)
• April 11 – Hari Raya Aidilfitri Day 2 (All States)

Month 5 – May 2024

• May 1 – Workers' Day / Labor Day (All States)
• May 22 – Wesak Day (All States)

Month 6 – June 2024

• June 3 – YDP Agong's Birthday (All States)
• June 17 – Eid al-Adha / Sacrifice (All States)

Month 7 – July 2024

• July 7 – Awal Muharram (Maal Hijrah) (All States)
• July 7 – Anniversary of the Declaration of World Heritage Sites (Penang)
• July 13 – Birthday of the Governor of Penang (Penang)

Month 8 – August 2024

• August 31 – National Day / Merdeka (All States)

Month 9 – September 2024

• September 16 – Maulidur Rasul (All States)
• September 16 – Malaysia Day (All States)

Month 10 – October 2024

• October 31 – Deepavali Day (All States except Sarawak)

Month 12 – December 2024

• December 25 – Christmas Day (All States)

Penang Public Holiday

Schedule of Public Holiday Dates in Penang

Please make sure to check the public holiday dates in Penang listed on this page from time to time in case there are any latest amendments / updates from the Federal or State government.