PRIMARY SCHOOL CALENDAR · 2026–27
Kingdom of Bahrain school calendar 2026-27 (primary schools)
Dates checked against official sources on 24 September 2026.
The school year this calendar covers has ended. The next calendar is published once the ministry releases it.
Ministry of Education unified calendar (government schools)
Applies to: All government (public) primary schools in Bahrain, following the Ministry of Education's unified academic calendar for all educational stages. Private and international schools set their own calendars and are NOT covered by this file.
Dates
- Break
- Public holiday
- Exam
- School days
September 2026
-
Return of Teaching and Administrative Staff [1]
19 ربيع الأول 1448هـ
School days -
Orientation Days for the New School Year (Government Schools) [1]
Overlaps with the first day of Term 1 (3 September).
من 20 ربيع الأول 1448هـ إلى 21 ربيع الأول 1448هـ
School days 2 days -
Start of Term 1 (All Stages, Including Primary) [1]
21 ربيع الأول 1448هـ
School days
December 2026
-
National Day and Accession Day Holiday [1]
Marks the founding of the Bahraini state under Ahmed Al Fateh in 1783 and the accession of His Majesty the King.
من 07 رجب 1448هـ إلى 08 رجب 1448هـ
Public holiday 2 days -
Term 1 Final Exams (Promotion Grades, Including Primary) [1]
The official calendar's own exam window for non-terminal ('promotion') grades, which includes primary. Secondary and preparatory-certificate tracks sit Term 1 exams on different, overlapping windows (21 Dec-12 Jan and 24 Dec-12 Jan respectively) not modeled here as they don't apply to primary.
من 22 رجب 1448هـ إلى 04 شعبان 1448هـ
Exam 13 days
January 2027
February 2027
-
Holy Month of Ramadan [1]
Marked as a distinct period on the official calendar; the source does not state that schools close or that hours change during Ramadan.
Provisional: depends on moon sighting
من 01 رمضان 1448هـ إلى 29 رمضان 1448هـ
School days 29 days
March 2027
-
Eid Al-Fitr Holiday [1]
The ministry's calendar states Hijri dates are subject to official moon sighting, so the actual Eid Al-Fitr dates may shift by a day.
Provisional: depends on moon sighting
من 01 شوال 1448هـ إلى 03 شوال 1448هـ
Public holiday 3 days
May 2027
-
Labour Day [1]
24 ذو القعدة 1448هـ
Public holiday -
Term 2 Final Exams (Promotion Grades, Including Primary) [1]
The official calendar's own exam window for non-terminal ('promotion') grades, which includes primary; other tracks (secondary, preparatory and religious certificates) sit Term 2 exams on different, overlapping windows not modeled here as they don't apply to primary.
من 07 ذي الحجة 1448هـ إلى 21 ذي الحجة 1448هـ
Exam 15 days -
Arafah Day [1]
Falls on a Saturday, already outside Bahrain's Sunday-Thursday school week. Hijri date subject to moon sighting per the ministry's own calendar.
Provisional: depends on moon sighting
09 ذي الحجة 1448هـ
Public holiday -
Eid Al-Adha Holiday [1]
The ministry's calendar states Hijri dates are subject to official moon sighting, so the actual Eid Al-Adha dates may shift by a day.
Provisional: depends on moon sighting
من 10 ذي الحجة 1448هـ إلى 12 ذي الحجة 1448هـ
Public holiday 3 days -
Last School Day of the Year (All Students) [1]
Teaching and administrative staff continue working until 30 June 2027. The ministry calendar also lists supplementary ('second-round') exams and Islamic New Year (6 Jun) / Ashoura (14-15 Jun) after this date; none affect primary students' attendance and none are modeled here.
21 ذي الحجة 1448هـ
School days
No more dates this school year.
Planning parent communication around these dates
Each date is a message: reminders before breaks, and a welcome-back note after them.
Official sources
- Academic Calendar Guide for the 2026-2027 School Year , Bahrain Ministry of Education (MOE)
- Academic Calendar , Bahrain Ministry of Education (MOE)
- Ministry of Education Approves and Publishes Academic Calendar for the 2026-2027 School Year , Bahrain Ministry of Education (MOE)