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Qatar School DaysQatar school calendar: October 2026
A month-focused public-school calendar showing normal school days, mid-term exam windows, the October break and the return date.
25–29 OctoberFirst-semester mid-term break · students return 1 November
October 2026 school calendar at a glance
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 October | Regular school day |
| 2–3 October | Friday–Saturday weekend |
| 4–8 October | Regular school days |
| 9–10 October | Weekend |
| 11–12 October | Regular school days before mid-terms |
| 13 October | Mid-term exams begin — Grades 10–11 |
| 14 October | Mid-term exams begin — Grades 1–9 |
| 13/14–22 October | Mid-term exam window, depending on grade |
| 23–24 October | Weekend |
| 25–29 October | Official first-semester mid-term break |
| 30–31 October | Weekend |
| 1 November | Students return to school |
Planning shortcut: there are 9 consecutive no-school days from Friday, 23 October through Saturday, 31 October because the official break sits between two regular weekends.
Is 25 October a school day in Qatar?
No. Sunday, 25 October 2026 is the first day of the public-school mid-term break.
Is 22 October the last school day before the break?
It is the end of the published mid-term exam windows and the last school-week day before the 23–24 October weekend and the official break.
Public schools vs private schools
This page covers the public-school framework. Private and international schools can use different internal calendars; use the private-school calendar finder for school-specific dates.
School calendar vs university academic calendar
This is a school calendar. Qatar University and other universities publish separate academic calendars with different semester and break dates.