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

Here are the school holidays in Penang 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 Penang 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.

Penang School Opening Date Academic Session 2026

The following is the Penang 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 2026 Penang School Session

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

Penang school session start date 2026: – January 12, 2026
Penang Term 1 Holidays: – 21 March 2026 – 29 March 2026
Penang Mid-Year Break: – 23 May 2026 – 07 June 2026
Penang Term 2 Holidays: – 29 August 2026 – 06 September 2026
Penang school term end holiday 2026: – 05 December 2026 – 31 December 2026

Festive Holidays for the 2026 Session in Penang

The following are the festive holidays for the 2026 school session in Penang 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)

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
January 1 (Thursday)	New Year	All States except Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, 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
March 7 (Saturday)	Nuzul Al-Quran	All States except Johor, Kedah, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Sabah & Sarawak
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 31 (Sunday)	Wesak Day	All States
June 1 (Monday)	Agong's Birthday	All States
June 17 (Wednesday)	Awal Muharram	All States
July 7 (Tuesday)	Georgetown World Heritage City Day	Penang
July 11 (Saturday)	Penang Governor's Birthday	Penang
August 25 (Tuesday)	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday	All States
August 31 (Monday)	Merdeka Day	All States
September 16 (Wednesday)	Malaysia Day	All States
October 10 (Saturday)	Sarawak Governor's Birthday	Sarawak
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.