Teachers and school administrators in both public and private schools have confirmed that the school calendar during the holy month of Ramadan has been carefully designed to ease academic pressure on students, while ensuring continuity of the educational process with minimal disruption.

According to educators, Ramadan—expected to begin on February 18 or 19—will include 12 official days off, in addition to four Fridays featuring either highly reduced school hours or distance learning, helping to limit the number of full in-person school days.

They explained that the month will include six weekly holidays, while the last six days of Ramadan will coincide with the second-term spring break, significantly reducing classroom attendance. Furthermore, the remaining school days will include eight days allocated to second-term final assessments, meaning that actual teaching days will not exceed eight days throughout the month.

Detailed academic schedules show that weekly holidays fall on the 4th, 5th, 11th, 12th, 18th, and 19th of Ramadan, while spring break runs from the 25th to the 30th of Ramadan. Fridays—the 3rd, 10th, 17th, and 24th—will follow a shortened school day lasting between 90 and 150 minutes, or distance learning, depending on each school’s approved plan.

Schools have designated the period from 15 to 24 Ramadan for end-of-term assessments across all educational stages during the current academic year.

Teachers including Hisham Rifaat, Islam Samir, Najwan Elias, Reem Mokhtar, and Afaf Dweih noted that schools rely on a Ramadan academic planning guide, which serves as a structured reference for organizing timetables and redistributing lesson periods in a way that respects the nature of the holy month while maintaining educational quality.

Meanwhile, educators and administrators such as Marwan Al-Budaiwi, Moaz Abdullah, Nora Batti, and Wafaa Radwan expect the Ministry of Education to reintroduce the “Ramadan with the Family” initiative, allowing students to study remotely on Fridays. The initiative aligns with the designation of the current year as the Year of the Family, aiming to strengthen family bonds and reinforce Ramadan values while supporting students’ core skills.

They highlighted the ease of implementing the initiative, supported by a comprehensive guideline for students and parents that includes educational, cultural, and religious activities derived from school curricula.

Additionally, private schools offering foreign curricula have urged parents to ensure regular attendance immediately after the mid-term break ending on February 15, advising against extended holidays, especially as the first week of return coincides with Ramadan.

School administrations also stressed strict attendance policies, the suspension of extracurricular activities and cafeteria services during Ramadan, continued access to water dispensers, and the importance of providing meals for non-fasting students attending school.