Public Holidays and Malaysian School Holidays

Calendar 2026: Public Holidays and Malaysian School Holidays

If you are planning a holiday or want to know when next year’s holiday, you can refer to Calendar 2026 shared by on the official website:

The schedule is very useful for you to plan your vacation, family activities, school programs, outings with friends or anything else that takes time.

Also Read: MRSM 2026 Application Forms 1 & 4 – Program & Location List

Horse Calendar 2026 – Public Holidays & School Holidays List

The following is a list of public holidays and school holidays based on the horse calendar for 2026 by month:

January 2026

• January 1 – New Year (all states except Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis & Terengganu)
• January 14 –Negeri Sembilan General Birthday (Negeri Sembilan only)
• January 17 – Israk and Mikraj (Kedah, N. Sembilan, Perlis & Terengganu)
• * January 2 – January 11: School holidays

February 2026

• February 1 –Thaipusam Day (Johor, Kuala Lumpur, Negeri Sembilan, Penang, Perak, Putrajaya & Selangor)
• February 17 & 18 February –Chinese New Year
• February 19 – 1 Ramadan
• February 20 – DAY DAYS OF ACTIVITIES (MELAKA ONLY)

MARCH 2026

• 2 Mac – Early Ramadan (Johor, Kedah & Malacca)
• 4 Mac – Sultan of Terengganu Sultan (Terengganu only)
• 7 Mac – Nuzul Al-Quran Day (all states except Johor, Kedah, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Sabah & Sarawak)
• 21, 22, 23 Mac – Hari Raya Aidilfitri (all states)
• 23 Mac– Johor’s Birthday (Johor only)

APRIL 2026

• 3 April – Good Friday (Sabah & Sarawak only)
• 26 April –Sultan Terengganu (Terengganu only)

MAY 2026

• 1 Mei –Workers’ Day (all states)
• 17 Mei – King of Perlis’s Birthday (Perlis only)
• 22 Mei – HOLD DAY (PAHANG ONLY)
• 26 & 27 –Hajj Hari Raya (all states)
• 30 Mei – Employment Party (Labuan & Sabah Sahaja)
• 31 Mei – The second day of the day party (Labuan & Sabah Sahaja)
• 31 Mei – Wesak Day (all states)

JUNE 2026

• 1 Jun – The Yang di-Pertuan Agong (all states)
• 2 Jun– Gawai Day (Sarawak)
• 17 Jun – Early Muharram (all states)
• 6 Jun –Arafat Day (Terengganu)
• 7 Jun –Hajj Hari Raya (all states)
• 21 Jun –The Sultan of Kedah’s Birthday (Kedah only)

JULY 2026

• July 7 – Georgetown World Heritage Day (Penang)
• July 11 – The Penang State Speaker (Penang)
• 21– Hol Hol Day Sultan Iskandar
• July 22 – Sarawak Day (Sarawak only)
• July 30 – Sultan of Pahang’s Birthday (Pahang only)

August 2026

• August 24 – Melaka State Speaker (Malacca only)
• 2August 5 – Maulidur Messenger
• August 31 – National Day (all states)

SEPTEMBER 2026

• 16 September – Malaysia Day (all states)
• 29 September – Kelantan Sultan’s Birthday (Kelantan only)
• 30 September – The Sultan of Kelantan’s second day (Kelantan only)

October 2026

• October 3 – Sabah State Speaker (Sabah only)
• October 10 – Sarawak State Speaker (Sarawak only)

NOVEMBER 2026

• 6 November – The Sultan of Perak’s Birthday (Perak only)
• 8 November – Deepavali Day of all states except (Sarawak only)

DECEMBER 2026

• December 11 –Sultan of Selangor’s Birthday (Selangor only)
• December 24 – Christmas Day Holidays (Sabah only)
• December 25 –Christmas Day (all states)

Calendar source: GT App Malaysia Calendar

Academic Session 2026/2027 KPM

As of the date of this review (August 12, 2025), Academic Session 2026/2027 The Ministry of Education Malaysia (KPM) has not been officially released on the KPM portal.

[AKAN DIKEMASKINI]

School Start Date 2025

• Group a: [AKAN DIKEMASKINI]
• Group B: [AKAN DIKEMASKINI]

Distribution of Group A and B Schools Session 2025

The 2025 school session in Malaysia is divided into two main groups, namely Group a And Group B. This division is based on the difference in weekends for states in Malaysia to facilitate the management of school and school holidays more efficiently and efficiently.

• Group a consisting of schools in state that have weekend holidays on day Friday and Saturday. The state included in this group is:
  • Kedah
  • Kelantan
  • Terengganu
• Group B includes schools in the states whose weekend holidays fall on the day Saturday and Sunday. The states in this group are:
  • Perlis
  • Perak
  • Penang
  • Selangor
  • Johor
  • Negeri Sembilan
  • Melaka
  • Pahang
  • Sarawak
  • Sabah
  • Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya

With this division, each group initiates and ends school sessions and holidays differently according to the prescribed calendar, enabling better resource management and helping parents and schools plan their children’s education and holiday activities more organized.

School holidays 2026

For 2026, school holidays in Malaysia are generally divided into three terms and school holidays.

The official schedule for term holidays and school holidays for the 2025/2026 session has not been fully finalized, but the following is a description based on the latest academic calendar and the previous year pattern:

• School holidays: The date will be updated, usually last for two to three weeks from the end of December to early January next year.
• Holidays 1: The exact date will still be updated. In previous years it was usually within the end of May to early June.
• Holidays 2: The date will also be updated, usually around mid -September.
• Division Holidays 3: Not yet official, usually the last term leave before the end of the year.

Federal & State General Release Day 2026

Malaysia is well known as one of the most public holidays in the world.

This is because we have many federal and state general holidays for various celebrations and important days.

Federal and State General Release Day Schedule 2026

• New Year: Jan 1 (Thursday)
• Federal Territory Day: Feb 1 (Sunday)
• Thapusam Day: Feb 1 (Sunday)
• Chinese New Year: 17-18 FEB (Tuesday-Wednesday)
• Nuzul Quran Day: March 7 (Saturday)
• Hari Raya Fasting: March 21-22 (Saturday-Ahad)
• Labor Day: May 1 (Friday)
• Qurban Hari Raya: May 27 (Wednesday)
• Wesak Day: May 31 (Sunday)
• His Majesty’s Official Birthday of the YDPA: June 1 (Monday)
• Early Muharam: June 17 (Wednesday)
• Maulidur Messenger: August 25 (Tuesday)
• National Day: August 31 (Monday)
• Malaysia Day: 16 Sep (Wednesday)
• Deepavali Day: Nov 8 (Sunday)
• Christmas Day: Dec 25 (Friday)

Federal Level General Relation Day

To facilitate the planning for vacation, you can also refer to the table below which details the Federal Level General Holidays as follows:

State Level General Relation Day

To facilitate the planning for vacation, you can also refer to the table below which details the state -level general holidays as follows:

Download the Federal and State General Release Day Schedule 2026 (PDF):

An important date in Islam 2026

Frequently Asked Questions – Calendar 2026