Kuwait Shifts School Calendar to Include Ramadan Break

Kuwait’s Ministry of Education is looking at making key changes to the upcoming 2025/2026 academic calendar, including starting the school year a week earlier and giving students time off during the last 10 days of Ramadan.

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What’s being proposed?

According to educational sources, the Ministry is working with relevant authorities to finalize a new academic schedule. Under the current proposal:

• Administrative staff would return to work on September 1, 2025
• Students would go back to school on September 7, 2025

This shift would bring the school year forward by one week. The goal? To allow for a break during the final 10 days of Ramadan, letting students and teachers focus on worship and community values during this spiritually important time.

Minister of Education, Eng. Sayed Jalal Al-Tabtabaei, is said to be fully behind the move, aiming to create an environment that supports both academic performance and emotional wellbeing.

Supervisory Role Applications Now Open

In other updates from the Ministry:

• Applications for educational supervisory positions will be open from Sunday, April 27, to May 8, 2025.
• Interested applicants can register online via the Ministry’s website under "Electronic Services – Educational Supervisory Positions Services."

Twelfth Grade Exam Process Gets a Revamp

There’s also been a major revision to the twelfth-grade final exam control process for the second semester of the current academic year (2024/2025). This update, in line with Ministerial Resolution No. 115/2025, includes:

• Control work start date moved to April 13, 2025 (originally March 16)
• Schools must review student lists by April 17
• Exams for off-schedule subjects: May 11–15
• Grade entry system closes: May 19
• Seating numbers uploaded: May 22
• Committee cards and roll-call lists online: May 26
• Second-round seating numbers issued: June 30

Reminders for Students and Schools

• Off-schedule subject exams (like the Holy Quran and Constitution & Human Rights) will be unified at the ministry level.
• Schools must ensure accurate entry and approval of all grades to avoid issues during central review.
• Students without standardized 10th or 11th-grade certificates (especially those who studied abroad or in private/foreign schools) must submit equivalency documents.
• Religious education students and home-school students must also provide proper certifications.

Stay tuned for official confirmation of the academic calendar changes and further details as they are released by the Ministry.