School Calendar

2026–2027 school year

School year: 1 September — 25 May

Four terms with autumn, winter and spring holidays, plus an extra week off in February for first-graders. The calendar page shows today’s date.

Term 1ITerm 2IITerm 3IIITerm 4IV

school termsschool holidaysextra holidays for grade 1

School Holidays

  • Autumn26 October – 1 November7 days
  • Winter28 December – 10 January14 days
  • For grade 18 – 14 February7 days · extra holidays, first-graders only
  • Spring22 – 28 March7 days
  • Summerfrom 26 Mayuntil 31 August

Terms

  1. ITerm 11 September – 23 October8 weeks
  2. IITerm 22 November – 25 December8 weeks
  3. IIITerm 311 January – 19 March10 weeks
  4. IVTerm 429 March – 25 May8 weeks

School year and holiday dates are set by the Order of the Ministry of Education of 29.07.2026. Final assessment: grade 9 — 31 May – 11 June 2027, grade 11 — 1–17 June 2027.

Public Holidays in the School Year

The gymnasium has a five-day school week. Public holidays are days off; if a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the next working day is a day off. Concerts and events are held at the gymnasium for national holidays.

  • 25Oct · Sun
    Republic DayNational holidayday off moved to 26 October (Mon)
    during holidays
  • 16Dec · Wed
    Independence DayPublic holiday
    day off
  • 1–2Jan · Fri–Sat
    New YearPublic holiday2 January day off moved to 4 January (Mon)
    during holidays
  • 7Jan · Thu
    Orthodox ChristmasDay off under the Labour Code
    during holidays
  • 8Mar · Mon
    International Women’s DayPublic holiday
    day off
  • 15Mar · Mon
    Constitution DayPublic holidaycelebrated on 15 March from 2027
    day off
  • 21–23Mar · Sun–Tue
    Nauryz MeyramiPublic holiday21 March day off moved to 24 March (Wed)
    during holidays
  • 1May · Sat
    Kazakhstan People’s Unity DayPublic holidayday off moved to 3 May (Mon)
    day off on 3 May
  • 7May · Fri
    Defender of the Fatherland DayPublic holiday
    day off
  • 9May · Sun
    Victory DayPublic holidayday off moved to 10 May (Mon)
    day off on 10 May
  • —date TBA
    Kurban AitDay off under the Labour Codefirst day; the date is announced every year
    to be confirmed

In summer, during the holidays, 6 July is Capital City Day. The government may also move days off — see the list of public holidays on gov.kz.

Public holidays on gov.kz Law “On Holidays in the Republic of Kazakhstan” (in Russian)

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