Sarawak Public Holidays 2025 & MOE School Holidays

Here are the public holidays in Sarawak for 2025. Find out the public holiday dates for all festivals and celebrations in Sarawak to help you plan and prepare in advance.

Apart from public holidays, term holidays and end-of-year holidays in Sarawak according to the 2025 / 2026 School Calendar based on announcements from the Ministry of Education Malaysia (KPM) can also be referred to when planning holidays and tourism with the family.

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

Schedule of Public Holiday Dates 2025 in Sarawak

The following are public holidays & school holidays based on the 2025 calendar in Sarawak which displays Federal and State public holidays.

Please make sure to check the public holiday dates in Sarawak 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
31 March (Monday)	Hari Raya Aidilfitri	All States
1 April (Tuesday)	Hari Raya Aidilfitri Day 2	All States
18 April (Friday)	Good Friday	Sabah & Sarawak
1 May (Thursday)	Labour Day	All States
12 May (Monday)	Wesak Day	All States
1 June (Sunday)	Hari Gawai	Sarawak
2 June (Monday)	Hari Gawai Day 2	Sarawak
2 June (Monday)	Agong's Birthday	All States
7 June (Saturday)	Hari Raya Haji	All States
27 June (Friday)	Awal Muharram	All States
22 July (Tuesday)	Sarawak Day	Sarawak
31 August (Sunday)	Merdeka Day	All States
5 September (Friday)	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday	All States
16 September (Tuesday)	Malaysia Day	All States
11 October (Saturday)	Sarawak Governor's Birthday	Sarawak
25 December (Thursday)	Christmas	All States

Sarawak Calendar 2025

Here are the Sarawak 2025 public holidays & school holidays based on the horse calendar which displays Federal and State public holidays in Sarawak.

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)

March 2025

• March 31 – Eid al-Fitr (All States)

April 2025

• April 1 – Hari Raya Aidilfitri Day 2 (All States)
• April 18 – Good Friday (Sabah & Sarawak)

May 2025

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

June 2025

• June 1 – Gawai Day (Sarawak)
• June 2 – Gawai Day 2 (Sarawak)
• June 7 – Eid al-Adha / Sacrifice (All States)
• June 27 – Awal Muharram (Maal Hijrah) (All States)

July 2025

• July 22 – Sarawak Independence Day (Sarawak)

August 2025

• August 31 – Merdeka Day (All States)

September 2025

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

October 2025

• October 11 – Birthday of the Governor of Sarawak (Sarawak)

December 2025

• December 25 – Christmas Day (All States)

Federal and State Public Holidays in Sarawak

Schedule of Federal Public Holidays in Sarawak

Here is the schedule of federal public holidays in Sarawak to help you plan your holiday.

State Public Holiday Schedule in Sarawak

The following is a schedule of state public holidays in Sarawak to help you plan your holiday.

Schedule of Federal and State Public Holidays in Sarawak

Below is a schedule of federal and state public holidays in Sarawak, hopefully it will help you plan your holiday.

Sarawak School Calendar & Term Holiday Dates 2025

The following is the MOE school calendar in Sarawak which can be used as a reference to help plan your vacation in addition to the Sarawak 2025 public holiday calendar presented previously as above.

Group B

Group B are from schools in the states of: Melaka, Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, WP Kuala Lumpur, WP Labuan and WP Putrajaya.

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

Sarawak Festival Holidays for the 2025 / 2026 Session

The following are the festive holidays for the Sarawak 2025 / 2026 school session 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)
• Dayak Gawai Day Celebration (Sarawak only) – 1 and 2 June 2025 (During Term 1 Holiday, Session 2025/2026)
• Christmas Day Celebration – 25 December 2025 (During the Final School Holiday of the 2025/2026 Session)