OFFICIAL DATES
School Holidays 2027 Calendar for Travel Agents
Every date in this section comes from the official calendar for that market, checked on 1 November 2026. Where a 2027 calendar isn't out yet, we say so and show the 2026 pattern, labelled as such. Private and international schools often set their own dates, so read these as the public-school baseline, not a promise about any one family.
School holidays 2027 at a glance
| Month (2027) | Who is on school holiday (public-school calendars) |
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| February | Chinese New Year falls on 6-7 February: Singapore schools also close on 8-9 February, Malaysian schools get extra KPM days; England has half-term on 15-19 February (Birmingham and Kent) |
| March | Malaysia 5/6-14 March; Singapore 13-21 March; Victoria from 26 March; England Easter holidays from 26 March |
| April | UAE 5-11 April; Victoria to 11 April; England to 9 April; New South Wales 12-23 April, which overlaps Songkran (13-15 April) |
| May to June | Malaysia 21/22 May to 5/6 June; Singapore 29 May to 27 June; England half-term 31 May to 4 June; north India summer vacation (in 2026, Delhi ran 11 May to 30 June) |
| July to August | UAE school year ends 2 July; Victoria to 11 July; New South Wales 5-16 July; England from 22 July; Singapore single days off on 5 July and 10 August |
| Late August to October | Malaysia 27/28 August to 4/5 September; Singapore 4-12 September; Victoria 18 September to 3 October; New South Wales 27 September to 8 October; UAE mid-term 11-17 October; England half-term 25-29 October (Birmingham) |
| November to December | Singapore from 20 November; Malaysia from 3/4 December; UAE from 13 December; England from 18 December (Birmingham); Victoria from 18 December; New South Wales from 21 December |
Singapore school holidays 2027 (MOE)
The Ministry of Education published the 2027 school terms and holidays in July 2026 (MOE press release). Term I starts on Monday 4 January 2027.
| Holiday | Dates 2027 |
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| March holidays | Saturday 13 to Sunday 21 March |
| June holidays | Saturday 29 May to Sunday 27 June |
| September holidays | Saturday 4 to Sunday 12 September |
| Year-end holidays | Saturday 20 November to Friday 31 December (junior colleges and Millennia Institute from 27 November) |
MOE also gives single school holidays on Monday 5 July (Youth Day), Tuesday 10 August (the day after National Day), Friday 3 September (Teachers' Day) and Friday 8 October (Children's Day, primary schools only). Teachers' Day runs straight into the September holidays. Chinese New Year falls on the weekend of 6-7 February 2027, with Monday 8 February a public holiday and Tuesday 9 February a day off for schools, so Singapore families get a four-day weekend. International schools in Singapore follow their own calendars. For Singapore hotels at net rates, see the Singapore B2B travel portal.
Malaysia school holidays 2027 (KPM)
Malaysia runs two calendars. Group A is Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu. Group B is every other state: Johor, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Sabah, Sarawak and Selangor, plus the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya. Both groups start the 2027 school year on Monday 4 January. The dates below are from the KPM Kalendar Akademik Tahun 2027.
| Break | Group A: Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu | Group B: all other states |
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| Term 1 break (Cuti Penggal 1) | 5-13 March | 6-14 March |
| Mid-year break | 21 May to 5 June | 22 May to 6 June |
| Term 2 break (Cuti Penggal 2) | 27 August to 4 September | 28 August to 5 September |
| End of school year | 3-31 December | 4-31 December |
| Extra KPM days for Chinese New Year | 8-11 February (Kelantan, Terengganu); 9-11 February (Kedah) | 5 February and 9-12 February |
Hari Raya Puasa (10-11 March 2027) falls inside the March break. Pesta Kaamatan in Sabah and Labuan (30-31 May) and Hari Gawai in Sarawak (1-2 June) also fall inside the mid-year break. Malaysian agents can book through the Malaysia B2B travel portal.
Australia school holidays 2027: NSW and Victoria
Each state sets its own dates. The two most populous states, New South Wales and Victoria, have both published 2027 (NSW Department of Education; Victorian Government). Victoria publishes term dates, so the Victorian column shows the gaps between terms.
| Holiday | New South Wales (Eastern division) | Victoria (gap between terms) |
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| Summer 2026-27 | Friday 18 December 2026 to Wednesday 27 January 2027 | Monday 21 December 2026 to Wednesday 27 January 2027 |
| Autumn (Easter) | Monday 12 to Friday 23 April | Friday 26 March to Sunday 11 April (Term 1 ends Thursday 25 March) |
| Winter | Monday 5 to Friday 16 July | Saturday 26 June to Sunday 11 July |
| Spring | Monday 27 September to Friday 8 October | Saturday 18 September to Sunday 3 October |
| Summer 2027-28 | Tuesday 21 December 2027 to Friday 28 January 2028 (students finish Friday 17 December) | From Saturday 18 December 2027 (Term 4 ends Friday 17 December) |
NSW students also miss school development days at the start of each term; in Term 2 they return on Thursday 29 April. Schools in the far west of NSW start Term 1 a week later. Victorian dates are for government schools, and Catholic and independent schools can differ. Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, the ACT and the Northern Territory publish their own calendars.
UK school holidays 2027 (England)
There is no single date list for England. Each council sets term dates for its maintained schools, and academies, free schools and independent schools can set their own. The pattern barely changes, though: a February half-term week, about two weeks around Easter, a half-term at the end of May, roughly six weeks in summer from late July, an October half-term and about two weeks at Christmas. Two of the largest councils have published 2027 dates (Birmingham City Council; Kent County Council):
| Holiday | Birmingham | Kent |
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| February half-term | 15-19 February 2027 | 15-19 February 2027 |
| Easter holidays | 26 March to 9 April 2027 (term ends Thursday 25 March) | Friday 26 March to Friday 9 April 2027 |
| May half-term | 31 May to 4 June 2027 | 31 May to 4 June 2027 |
| Summer holidays | From Thursday 22 July 2027 (term ends Wednesday 21 July) | Thursday 22 July to Tuesday 31 August 2027 |
| October half-term | 25-29 October 2027 | In the separate 2027-28 calendar |
| Christmas | From Saturday 18 December 2027 (term ends Friday 17 December) | In the separate 2027-28 calendar |
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland set their own dates. For any other English council, use the GOV.UK school term dates finder. UK agencies can register through the UK B2B travel portal page.
UAE school holidays 2027 (Ministry of Education)
The UAE Ministry of Education announced its calendars for 2026-27 to 2028-29 in February 2026 (MoE announcement).
| Break | Dates |
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| Winter break 2026-27 | 14 December 2026 to 3 January 2027 |
| Spring break | 5-11 April 2027 (schools reopen 12 April) |
| End of the 2026-27 school year | 2 July 2027 |
| Start of the 2027-28 school year | 30 August 2027 |
| Mid-term break | 11-17 October 2027 |
| Winter break 2027-28 | 13 December 2027 to 2 January 2028 |
One caveat for agents selling to South Asian families in the Gulf: the ministry says this calendar does not apply to private schools following other curricula, such as Indian, Pakistani or Bangladeshi. Those families may travel on different dates. See the UAE B2B travel portal for Gulf-market booking.
India summer vacation 2027
India has no national school calendar. States, boards and often individual schools set their own, and the 2027 summer vacation dates were not published by 1 November 2026. In 2026 Delhi issued its calendar in late March and Kerala confirmed its reopening date in mid-April, so expect the 2027 dates around the same time. Until then, use the 2026 pattern:
- North India: in 2026 the Delhi Directorate of Education gave its schools summer vacation from 11 May to 30 June. Much of the north breaks in a similar May-June window.
- South India: Kerala schools took April and May off and reopened on 1 June 2026. Southern states generally start the summer break earlier than the north.
- Autumn: Dussehra and Diwali breaks move with the lunar calendar each year, and states set their own length.
Indian agencies can register through the India B2B travel portal.
