Kedah School Holidays 2026: Term Holiday Dates & End of Year Holiday MOE

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

Please make sure you check the Kedah 2026 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.

Kedah School Opening Date for Academic Session 2026

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

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School Calendar & Holiday Dates for the Kedah School Session 2026

The following is the school calendar for the 2026 Kedah school session announced by the Ministry of Education.

Kedah school session start date 2026: – January 11, 2026
Kedah Term 1 Holidays: – 20 March 2026 – 28 March 2026
Kedah Mid-Year Break: – 22 May 2026 – 06 June 2026
Kedah Term 2 Holidays: – 28 August 2026 – 05 September 2026
End of school term holidays in Kedah 2026: – 04 December 2026 – 31 December 2026

Festive Holidays for Session 2026 in Kedah

The following are the festive holidays for the 2026 school session in Kedah as announced by the MOE via the Academic Calendar on the official MOE portal.

Chinese New Year Celebration 2025 – 17 and 18 February 2026 (Three Days of Additional Ministry of Education Holidays for Group A and Group B)
Eid al-Fitr Celebration – 21 and 22 March 2026 (During Term 1 Holiday, Year 2026) & (One Day of Additional Ministry Holiday for Group A and Two Days of Additional Ministry Holiday for Group B)
Festival of Intensity (Sabah and Federal Territory of Labuan only) – 30 and 31 May 2026 (During Mid-Year Break 2026)
Dayak Gawai Day Celebration (Sarawak only) – 1 and 2 June 2026 (During Mid-Year Break 2026)
Deepavali Day Celebration – 8 November 2026 (One Day Additional Ministry of Education Holiday for Group A and Group B)
Christmas Day Celebration – 25 December 2026 (During the 2026 End of School Holidays)

Kedah Public Holiday

Schedule of Public Holiday Dates in Kedah

Please make sure you check the public holiday dates in Kedah 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
January 17 (Saturday)	Israk and Mikraj	Kedah, Negeri Sembilan, Perlis & Terengganu
February 1 (Sunday)	Thaipusam	Johor, Kedah, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Penang, Selangor, WP Kuala Lumpur & Putrajaya
February 17 (Tuesday)	Chinese New Year	All States
February 18 (Wednesday)	Chinese New Year Day 2	All States
February 19 (Thursday)	Awal Ramadan	Johor & Kedah
March 21 (Saturday)	Hari Raya Aidilfitri	All States
March 22 (Sunday)	Hari Raya Aidilfitri Day 2	All States
May 1 (Friday)	Labor Day	All States
May 27 (Wednesday)	Hari Raya Haji	All States
May 28 (Thursday)	Hari Raya Haji Day 2	Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis & Terengganu
May 31 (Sunday)	Wesak Day	All States
June 1 (Monday)	Agong's Birthday	All States
June 17 (Wednesday)	Awal Muharram	All States
June 21 (Sunday)	The Sultan of Kedah's Birthday	Kedah
August 25 (Tuesday)	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday	All States
August 31 (Monday)	Merdeka Day	All States
September 16 (Wednesday)	Malaysia Day	All States
November 8 (Sunday)	Deepavali	All States except Sarawak
December 25 (Friday)	Christmas	All States
The dates listed above are from various sources and are for initial reference only. Please check this page from time to time for the latest updates on public holidays in 2026 after the official announcement by the cabinet.