Penang School Holidays 2025: Term Break & End of Year Holidays MOE

Here are the school holidays in Penang for the 2025 school session in Malaysia. Find out the dates of term holidays, year-end holidays and festive and celebration holidays according to the 2025 / 2026 school holiday calendar based on announcements from the Ministry of Education Malaysia (KPM) and the government.

Please make sure you check the Penang 2025 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 Dates Academic Session 2025 / 2026

The following is the Penang school session for the 2025 / 2026 academic session which will begin on the date announced by the Ministry of Education:

• Group B: 17 February 2025 (Monday)

School Calendar & Holiday Dates for the Penang School Session 2025 / 2026

The following is the school calendar for the Penang school session 2025 / 2026 announced by the MOE.

• Penang school session start date 2025 / 2026: February 17, 2025
• Penang Term 1 Holidays: 29 May 2025 – 9 June 2025
• Penang Term 2 Holidays: September 13, 2025 – September 21, 2025
• Penang school session final holidays 2025 / 2026: December 20, 2025 – January 11, 2026

Festive Holidays for the 2025 / 2026 Session in Penang

The following are the festive holidays for the 2025 / 2026 school session in Penang announced by the MOE through the Academic Calendar (Amendment) on the official MOE portal.

• Chinese New Year Celebration 2025 – 29 and 30 January 2025 (During the Final School Holidays of the 2024/2025 Session)
• Christmas Day Celebration – 25 December 2025 (During the Final School Holiday of the 2025/2026 Session)

Penang Calendar 2025

The following are Penang school holidays 2025 based on a calendar that displays MOE school holidays as well as Federal and State public holidays in Penang.

Month 1 – January 2025

• January 1 – New Year (All States except Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis & Terengganu)
• January 29 – Chinese New Year (All States)
• January 30 – Chinese New Year Day 2 (All States)

Month 2 – February 2025

• February 11 – Thaipusam Day (Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Penang, Selangor, WP Kuala Lumpur & Putrajaya)

Month 3 – March 2025

• March 18 – Nuzul Al-Quran Day (All States except Johor, Kedah, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Sabah & Sarawak)
• March 31 – Eid al-Fitr (All States)

Month 4 – April 2025

• April 1 – Hari Raya Aidilfitri Day 2 (All States)

Month 5 – May 2025

• May 1 – Workers' Day / Labor Day (All States)
• May 12 – Wesak Day (All States)

Month 6 – June 2025

• June 2 – YDP Agong's Birthday (All States)
• June 7 – Eid al-Adha / Sacrifice (All States)
• June 27 – Awal Muharram (Maal Hijrah) (All States)

Month 7 – July 2025

• July 7 – Anniversary of the Declaration of World Heritage Sites (Penang)
• July 12 – Birthday of the Governor of Penang (Penang)

Month 8 – August 2025

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

Month 9 – September 2025

• September 5 – Maulidur Rasul (All States)
• September 16 – Malaysia Day (All States)

Month 10 – October 2025

• October 20 – Deepavali Day (All States except Sarawak)

Month 12 – December 2025

• 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.

Date	Holiday	State
1 January (Wednesday)	New Year	All States except Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis & Terengganu
29 January (Wednesday)	Chinese New Year	All States
30 January (Thursday)	Chinese New Year Day 2	All States
11 February (Tuesday)	Thaipusam	Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Penang, Selangor, WP Kuala Lumpur & Putrajaya
18 March (Tuesday)	Nuzul Al-Quran	All States except Johor, Kedah, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Sabah & Sarawak
31 March (Monday)	Hari Raya Aidilfitri	All States
1 April (Tuesday)	Hari Raya Aidilfitri Day 2	All States
1 May (Thursday)	Labour Day	All States
12 May (Monday)	Wesak Day	All States
2 June (Monday)	Agong's Birthday	All States
7 June (Saturday)	Hari Raya Haji	All States
27 June (Friday)	Awal Muharram	All States
7 July (Monday)	Georgetown World Heritage Day / Penang Heritage Day	Penang
12 July (Saturday)	Penang Governor's Birthday	Penang
31 August (Sunday)	Merdeka Day	All States
5 September (Friday)	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday	All States
16 September (Tuesday)	Malaysia Day	All States
20 October (Monday)	Deepavali	All States except Sarawak
25 December (Thursday)	Christmas	All States