Kedah School Holidays 2026

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:

• Group A: – January 11, 2026 (Schools in the states: Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu)

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.

Academic Calendar for the Year 2026

• 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 Calendar Year 2026

The following are the Kedah school holidays for 2026 based on a calendar that displays the Ministry of Education's school holidays as well as Federal and State public holidays in Kedah.

Month 1 – January 2026

• January 17 – Isra’ Mikraj (Kedah, Negeri Sembilan, Perlis & Terengganu)

Month 2 – February 2026

• February 1 – Thaipusam Day (Johor, Kedah, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Penang, Selangor, WP Kuala Lumpur & Putrajaya)
• February 17 – Chinese New Year (All States)
• February 18 – Chinese New Year Day 2 (All States)
• February 19 – Early Ramadan (Johor & Kedah)

Month 3 – March 2026

• March 21 – Eid al-Fitr (All States)
• March 22 – Hari Raya Aidilfitri Day 2 (All States)

Month 5 – May 2026

• May 1 – Workers' Day / Labor Day (All States)
• 27 May – Eid al-Adha / Sacrifice (All States)
• 28 May – 2nd Day of Eid Al-Adha (Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis & Terengganu)
• May 31 – Wesak Day (All States)

Month 6 – June 2026

• June 1 – YDP Agong's Birthday (All States)
• June 17 – Awal Muharram (Maal Hijrah) (All States)
• June 21 – Birthday of the Sultan of Kedah (Kedah)

Month 8 – August 2026

• August 25 – Maulidur Rasul (All States)
• August 31 – National Day / Merdeka (All States)

Month 9 – September 2026

• September 16 – Malaysia Day (All States)

Month 12 – December 2026

• December 25 – Christmas Day (All States)

Malaysian Calendar Source: calendar-malaysia.com

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.

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