Education
Egypt sets first-term exam dates and mid-year break for 2026–2027 school year
October 31, 2026 at 01:27 PM
Egypt's Ministry of Education has set the 2026–2027 academic timeline, scheduling first-term exams, a two-week mid-year holiday, and second-term exam dates.
- Transfer-grade first-term exams run January 9–14, 2027, and preparatory certificate exams follow January 16–21, 2027.
- The mid-year holiday runs January 23–February 4, 2027, with second-term classes resuming February 6.
- No exams are held January 6–8, 2027, for Coptic Christmas, and universities begin their first-term exams January 2.
- Second-term transfer-grade exams run May 22–27, 2027, and preparatory certificate exams May 29–June 3, ending the academic year June 24.