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The 2026–2027 school calendar.

Find BSA’s published calendar to plan the start of school, holidays, and key moments in the year.

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Almadies · School year 2026–2027

The whole year, in one place.

Find BSA’s published dates, from the first term to the start of school in September 2027.

Printable annual calendar (PDF, French)

23 events · All year

First Term

Sept. 2026 – Déc. 2026

7 Sep 2026

Start of school

All pupils start at 09:00.

16 Oct. – 2 Nov. 2026

Autumn holidays

Happy holidays to all pupils!

7 – 11 Dec 2026

First-term exams

Assessments for elementary classes.

17 Dec 2026

End-of-year celebration

Celebratory potluck from 09:00 to 15:00.

18 Dec 2026

Elementary progress reports

Progress reports handed out from 09:00 to 12:00.

18 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027

Year-end holidays

School closed for the year-end holidays.

Second Term

Janv. 2027 – Mars 2027

5 Jan 2027

Classes resume

Regular timetable for all classes.

26 Feb – 15 March 2027

Winter holidays

No classes during the winter break.

9 March 2027

Korité

Date subject to confirmation against the official calendar.

29 March 2027

Easter Monday

Public holiday.

30 March – 2 Apr 2027

Second-term exams

Elementary exams.

Third Term

Avr. 2027 – Juin 2027

16 April 2027

Elementary progress reports

Progress reports handed out from 09:00 to 12:00.

16 Apr – 3 May 2027

Spring holidays

Enjoy the spring holidays!

6 May 2027

Ascension

Public holiday.

17 May 2027

Pentecost / Tabaski

Public holiday. Tabaski date to be confirmed.

15 June 2027

Tamkharit / Achoura

Date subject to confirmation against the official calendar.

21 – 23 June 2027

Third-term exams

Final assessments of the year.

24 June 2027

End-of-year celebration

Celebration from 09:00 to 15:00.

25 June – 1 Jul 2027

Cultural week

Activities from 09:00 to 15:00; Friday from 09:00 to 13:00 (Jummah).

Summer

Juil. 2027 – Sept. 2027

2 Jul 2027

Progress reports for all levels

End of classes for the academic year.

2 Jul – 3 Sep 2027

Summer holidays

End of classes for the academic year.

5 – 30 Jul 2027

Summer camp

Optional summer activities programme.

6 Sep 2027

Start of school 2027

All pupils start at 09:00.

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