Academic Calendar 2024 - 2025

Please Note: Dates are subject to change based on approvals and other contingencies.

Date	Description
01 April	Start Of the Academic Year (KG2 to Gr 8)
02 April	World Autism Awareness Day
04 April	Start Of the Academic Year (KG1)
07 April	World Health Day
08 to 12 April	Eid Al Fitr Holidays
15 April	World Art Day - Art Activities - KG to Grade 9
15 April	GLS Rising Star - Western Solo Singing Competition (Selections) Grades 1 to 5
16 April	CAT 4¹ - Grade 1 and 6
17 April	CAT 4¹ - Grade 1 and 7
18 April	CAT 4¹ - Grade 1, 2 and 8
19 April	CAT 4¹ - Grade 1, 2 and 9
21 April	World Creativity and Innovation Day
22 April	International Mother Earth Day - Environment Activities
22 April	CAT 4¹ - Grade 3
23 April	CAT 4¹ - Grade 3 and 4
23 April	World Book Day (DEAR - Drop Everything and Read)
24 April	Fitness Day (You and Me) - Grade 3 and 4 - Family First
25 April	Fitness Day (You and Me) - Grade 5 - Family First
26 April	GLS Rising Star - Western Solo Singing Competition (Finals) Grades 1 to 5
26 April	Investiture Ceremony - Secondary
30 April	Investiture Ceremony - Primary
01 May	Zayed Humanitarian Day
01 May	CAT 4¹ - Grade 5
02 May	CAT 4¹ - Grade 5
03 May	CAT 4¹ - Grade 1, 2, 6 and 7
03 May	Investiture Ceremony - Kindergarten
06 May	CAT 4¹ - Grade 3, 4, 5, 8 and 9
07 May	NGRT² Form A - Grade 1 and 6
08 May	NGRT² Form A - Grade 1, 4 and 7
09 May	NGRT² Form A - Grade 2 and 8
10 May	NGRT² Form A - Grade 2 and 9
13 May	Inter House Sports Competition - Grade 3
14 May	World Migratory Bird Day
14 May	Origami Craft - Grade 2
15 May	International Day of Families Grades KG and 2 - Family First
16 to 17 May	PASS³ 2024
16 May	International Day of Families Grades 3 to 5 - Family First
17 May	Family First TEDx-Style Talks for Parents
20 May	World Bee Day
20 May	Inter House Sports Competition - Grades 1 and 2
20 May	Poster Making Competition - Grade 6
21 May	World Day for Cultural Diversity
21 May	Grade 3 Inter-House Coding Competition
22 May	Grade 4 Inter-House Coding Competition
23 May	Grade 5 Inter-House Coding Competition
24 May	English As An Additional Language - Coffee morning Grade 2
27 May to 5 June	Periodic Test 1
01 June	Global Day of Parents
05 June	World Environment Day Eco Activities KG - Grade 9
08 June	World Oceans Day
10 June	Poster Making Competition - Grade 7
14 June	EAL - Coffee morning Grade 3
17 to 18 June	Eid Al Adha Holidays
20 June	Aavishkar / Cross Curricular Exhibition
20 June	Open House - Grade 3 to 9
24 to 28 June	Inter House Chess Championship - Grade 1 to 9
24 to 25 June	Open House and Reggio Emilia Inspired Exhibition - Kindergarten
25 to 27 June	Right to Read 1 - Kindergarten, Grade 1 and 2
26 June	Open House and Reggio Emilia Inspired Exhibition - Grade 1
27 June	Open House and Reggio Emilia Inspired Exhibition - Grade 2
28 June	Inter House Chess Championship - Grade 1 to 9
28 June	UAE Women's Day
01 July	Summer Vacation Begins
01 to 26 July	Summer Camp
26 August	School Reopens After Summer Vacation
05 September	Teacher's Day
08 September	International Grandparents' Day
08 September	International Literacy Day
09 September	Grade 9 Inter-House Coding Competition
09 September	NGRT² Form B - Grade 9
10 September	Grade 8 Inter-House Coding Competition
10 September	NGRT² Form B - Grade 8
11 September	Grade 7 Inter-House Coding Competition
11 September	NGRT² Form B - Grade 7
12 September	Grade 6 Inter-House Coding Competition
12 September	NGRT² Form B - Grade 6
12 September	Maker's Market - Grade 1 and 2
13 September	Inter-House Coding Competition Finals - Grade 6 to 9
13 September	NGRT² Form B - Grade 6
13 September	Maker's Market - Grade 3, 4 and 5
15 September	International Dot Day
16 September	Onam Holiday
19 to 20 September	Expression in Song - KG1
20 September	EAL Coffee Morning - Grade 6 to 9
21 September	International Day of Peace
23 September to 4 October	Half Yearly Exams - Grade 6 to 9
23 to 30 September	NGRT² Form B - Grade 1 to 5
25 September	Study Leave for Grade 6 to 9
27 September	EAL Coffee Morning - Grades 4 and 5
02 October	Study Leave for Grade 6 to 9
10 October	World Mental Health Day
16 October	World Food Day
16 October	Art Competition - Grade 4
17 October	Tell a Tale Final Round - Grade 1
22 to 24 October	Sports Day - Grade 5 to 9
28 October	Malhaar Performing Arts Event - Primary
29 October	Family First Digi Session - Kindergarten
30 October	Malhaar Performing Arts Event - Secondary
31 October to 01 November	Diwali Holiday
05 November	Sports Day - Grade 3
07 November	Sports Day - Grade 4
08 November	Career Fair - Grade 8 and 9
11 to 15 November	Arabic Standardized Assessment - Round 1
12 November	Families First - Reading Time - Kindergarten
13 November	World Kindness Day
14 November	Childrens' Day
16 November	International Day of Tolerance
18 to 27 November	Term 2 Exams - Grade 1 to 5
18 to 27 November	Periodic Test 2 - Grade 6 to 9
19 November	Choral Recitation - Grade 2
20 November	Universal Children's Day
21 November	Cooking Without Fire - Grades 1 and 2
28 to 29 November	Expression in Verse - Kindergarten
01 December	Commemoration Day
02 to 03 December	National Day Holidays
05 December	International Volunteering Day - Grades 1 to 5
06 December	GLS Music Festival
09 to 10 December	Right to Read 2
09 December	Nukkad Natak - Abhivyakti - Grades 6 and 7
10 December	Nukkad Natak - Abhivyakti - Grades 8 and 9
11 December	Maker's Market - Grade 6 to 7
11 December	Open House - Grade 1 to 2
12 December	Maker's Market - Grade 8 to 9
12 December	Open House - Grade 3 to 9
13 December	Families First - Little Scientists - Kindergarten
14 December	Winter Vacation Begins
14 December to 03 January	Winter Camp
18 December	Arabic Language Day
01 January	New Year's Day
06 January	School Reopens After Winter Break
10 to 20 January	GEMS Legacy Cup - Season 9
13 to 17 January	Islamic Standardised Assessment
14 to 15 January	Reggio Exhibition & Open House - Kindergarten
15 January	NGRT² Form C - Grade 1 and 9
16 January	NGRT² Form C - Grade 1 and 8
17 January	NGRT² Form C - Grade 2
20 January	NGRT² Form C - Grade 2, 4 and 7
21 January	NGRT² Form C - Grade 3 and 6
22 January	NGRT² Form C - Grade 5 and 6
23 January	NGRT² Form B - Grade 1 and 9
22 January	GLS Primary Concert
24 January	International Day of Education
27 January - 14 February	ASSET⁴
27 to 31 December	Sports Day - Kindergarten
03 February	Coding Competition - Grade 2
05 February	Dayboarding Club Expo
11 to 20 February	Arabic Standardised Assessment - Round 2
11 February	Sports Day - Grade 1
13 February	Sports Day - Grade 2
19 February	World Class Test
21 February	Open House - Grade 1 and 2
24 February - 7 March	Term 3 Exams - Grade 1 to 5
24 February - 7 March	Yearly Exams - Grade 6 to 9
26 February	Study Leave for Grade 5 to 9
26 to 27 February	GLS Concert - Kindergarten
03 March	World Wildlife Day
05 March	Study Leave for Grade 5 to 9
06 March	Coding Competition - Grade 1
10 March	Right to Read 2 - Kindergarten to Grade 2
11 March	Right to Read 2 - Grades 3 to 5
12 March	Right to Read 2 - Grades 6 to 9
22 March	World Water Day
25 to 26 March	Open House
29 March to 1 April	Eid Al Fitr Holidays

¹ Cognitive Ability Test
² New Group Reading Test
³ The Pupil Attitudes to Self and School
⁴ Assessment of Scholastic Skills through Educational Testing