Calendar and Holidays |Park House English School in Doha

TERM 1	(30 August - 17 December 2026)
30 Aug	Term 1 Starts
6 Sep	Meet the teacher primary
8 Sep	Int Literacy Day
9 Sep	Year 12 Welcome Evening
30 Sep	Parents Coffee Morning
1 Oct	Black History week / New Staff Thursday Evening Duper
4- 7 Oct	Mental Health Awareness Week
5 Oct	World Teachers Day
8 Oct	Yellow Day
22 Oct	Pink Day
23 – 24 Oct	MUN at Park House
25 - 29 Oct	Holidays
1 Nov	Back to School
3 Nov	KS2 Move
1-5 Nov	Science Week
11 Nov	Blue Day- World diabetes Day
12 Nov	KS3 Move
15-19 Nov	Antil Bullying Week
16 Nov	Odd Socks Day
7-8 Dec	Winter Concert
11 Dec	Park House Winter Fair 4pm-9pm (SSL) / Winter Jumpers and Winter bakes
16 Dec	Secret Santa/Staff Raffle
17 Dec	Qatar National Day / End of Term
18 Dec	Qatar Public Holidays
20 Dec 2026 - 2 Jan 2027	Holidays

TERM 1	30 Aug	6 Sep	8 Sep	9 Sep	30 Sep	1 Oct	4- 7 Oct	5 Oct	8 Oct	22 Oct	23 – 24 Oct	25 - 29 Oct	1 Nov	3 Nov	1-5 Nov	11 Nov	12 Nov	15-19 Nov	16 Nov	7-8 Dec	11 Dec	16 Dec	17 Dec	18 Dec	20 Dec 2026 - 2 Jan 2027
(30 August - 17 December 2026)	Term 1 Starts	Meet the teacher primary	Int Literacy Day	Year 12 Welcome Evening	Parents Coffee Morning	Black History week / New Staff Thursday Evening Duper	Mental Health Awareness Week	World Teachers Day	Yellow Day	Pink Day	MUN at Park House	Holidays	Back to School	KS2 Move	Science Week	Blue Day- World diabetes Day	KS3 Move	Antil Bullying Week	Odd Socks Day	Winter Concert	Park House Winter Fair 4pm-9pm (SSL) / Winter Jumpers and Winter bakes	Secret Santa/Staff Raffle	Qatar National Day / End of Term	Qatar Public Holidays	Holidays

TERM 2	(5 January - 12 March 2027)
3 Jan	Term 2 Start
4-7 Jan	Year 11 Mocks
17-21 Jan	Year 12/13 Mocks
25-26 Jan	EYFS Assessments
27 Jan	Move EYFS
28 Jan	International Day
1 Feb	EYFS Stay & Play
3 Feb	Admissions Open Day (Whole School)
8 Feb	Start of Ramadan
9 Feb	Qatar Sports Day
10 Feb	Sport Day / Qatar Public Holidays
11 - 12 Feb	Holidays
21 Feb	Mother Language Day
22 Feb	Garango
24 Feb	Iftar community
7 – 18 Mar	Eid El Fitr/ Holiday
12 Mar	End of Term
8 Mar	International Womans Day
29 Mar	EYFS Stay & Play in term 2
31 Mar - 3 April	Long Weekend Holiday

TERM 2	3 Jan	4-7 Jan	17-21 Jan	25-26 Jan	27 Jan	28 Jan	1 Feb	3 Feb	8 Feb	9 Feb	10 Feb	11 - 12 Feb	21 Feb	22 Feb	24 Feb	7 – 18 Mar	12 Mar	8 Mar	29 Mar	31 Mar - 3 April
(5 January - 12 March 2027)	Term 2 Start	Year 11 Mocks	Year 12/13 Mocks	EYFS Assessments	Move EYFS	International Day	EYFS Stay & Play	Admissions Open Day (Whole School)	Start of Ramadan	Qatar Sports Day	Sport Day / Qatar Public Holidays	Holidays	Mother Language Day	Garango	Iftar community	Eid El Fitr/ Holiday	End of Term	International Womans Day	EYFS Stay & Play in term 2	Long Weekend Holiday

TERM 3	(29 March - 30 June 2026)
15 Apr	Crossing Guard Appreciation Day
19 Apr	EYFS Stay & Play
22 Apr	Earth Day/ Intl Dance Day Move (Whole School)
25-29 Apr	External Exams
16 - 20 May	Eid Al-Adha/ Holidays
23 May	EYFS Stay & Play
10 Jun	End of Year Staff Party/ Primary Transition Day
12 Jun	Year 13 Graduation
13 Jun	Year 6 & Reception Graduation
14 Jun	KS Awards
15 Jun	Pride Awards Year 8
16 Jun	Pride Awards Year 9
17 Jun	EOY Awards
23 Jun	End of Term
27 Jul - 28 Aug	Summer Holidays
29 Aug	First Day of Term

TERM 3	15 Apr	19 Apr	22 Apr	25-29 Apr	16 - 20 May	23 May	10 Jun	12 Jun	13 Jun	14 Jun	15 Jun	16 Jun	17 Jun	23 Jun	27 Jul - 28 Aug	29 Aug
(29 March - 30 June 2026)	Crossing Guard Appreciation Day	EYFS Stay & Play	Earth Day/ Intl Dance Day Move (Whole School)	External Exams	Eid Al-Adha/ Holidays	EYFS Stay & Play	End of Year Staff Party/ Primary Transition Day	Year 13 Graduation	Year 6 & Reception Graduation	KS Awards	Pride Awards Year 8	Pride Awards Year 9	EOY Awards	End of Term	Summer Holidays	First Day of Term

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