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The year ahead, 2026–27

Term dates, holidays, examinations and events — the official school calendar as submitted to CBSE.

Interactive calendar

The 2026–27 school year

Filter by term or type of event — term dates, tests, meetings, celebrations and holidays, all in one place.

Next up — 16 November 2026: 1st Unit Test / Class Test begins

UT for Grades 1–5 · CT for Grades 6–8

1st Term

April 2026 · 3 events

  • 7

    Tue

    Staff Meeting

    Meetings
  • 8

    Wed

    New Academic Session begins

    Term dates
  • 24

    Fri

    Parents–Teacher Meeting

    Nursery – Grade 10

    Meetings

May 2026 · 5 events

  • 1

    Fri

    Labour Day — school closed

    Holidays & closures
  • 8

    Fri

    Creative Writing Competition

    Grades 2–8

    Competitions
  • 11

    Mon

    Unit Test 1 / Class Test 1

    UT-1 for Grades 1–5 · CT-1 for Grades 6–8

    Tests & exams
  • 14

    Thu

    Ascension Day

    Holidays & closures
  • 22

    Fri

    Class Party & last working day — summer vacation begins

    Term dates

July 2026 · 1 event

  • 20

    Mon

    School re-opens

    Playgroup – Grade 11

    Term dates

August 2026 · 6 events

  • 3

    Mon

    Unit Test 2 / Class Test 2

    UT-2 for Grades 1–5 · CT-2 for Grades 6–8

    Tests & exams
  • 14

    Fri

    Drawing Competition

    Grades 1–11

    Competitions
  • 15

    Sat

    India's Independence Day celebration & prize distribution

    Celebrations
  • 18–21

    Tue–Fri

    Outdoor & Indoor Games Days

    Activities
  • 25

    Tue

    Maouloud / Onam

    Tentative

    Celebrations
  • 26

    Wed

    Parents–Teacher Meeting

    Nursery – Grade 11

    Meetings

September 2026 · 3 events

  • 4

    Fri

    Teacher's Day celebration

    Celebrations
  • 9

    Wed

    1st Term examinations begin

    Grades 1–8

    Tests & exams
  • 25

    Fri

    End of 1st Term — reports out, school closed

    Term dates

2nd Term

October 2026 · 3 events

  • 5

    Mon

    Staff Meeting

    Meetings
  • 6

    Tue

    2nd Term begins

    Term dates
  • 9

    Fri

    Recitation / Speech Competition

    UKG – Grade 11

    Competitions

November 2026 · 4 events

  • 5

    Thu

    Parent–Teacher Meeting

    Playgroup – Grade 11

    Meetings
  • 6

    Fri

    Diwali celebration

    Celebrations
  • 7–9

    Sat–Mon

    Diwali holidays — school closed

    Holidays & closures
  • 16

    Mon

    1st Unit Test / Class Test begins

    UT for Grades 1–5 · CT for Grades 6–8

    Tests & exams

December 2026 · 2 events

  • 5

    Sat

    Annual Day

    Celebrations
  • 11

    Fri

    Christmas celebrations — school closes for vacation

    Celebrations

January 2027 · 4 events

  • 12

    Tue

    School re-opens

    Term dates
  • 18

    Mon

    Inter-house Mental Maths Competition

    Competitions
  • 26

    Tue

    Republic Day — flag hoisting in school

    Celebrations
  • 28

    Thu

    2nd Unit Test / Class Test begins

    UT for Grades 1–5 · CT for Grades 6–8

    Tests & exams

February 2027 · 2 events

  • 18

    Thu

    Kaushal Bodh Mela — Art & Craft / Science Exhibition

    Activities
  • 18

    Thu

    Parent–Teacher Meeting

    Playgroup – Grade 11 · listed under February in the printed calendar

    Meetings

March 2027 · 2 events

  • 8

    Mon

    2nd Term examinations begin

    Nursery – Grade 9

    Tests & exams
  • 25

    Thu

    End of academic session — reports out, school closed

    Term dates
Academic Calendar 2026–27, Indian International School Benin

At a Glance

The two terms

  • 1st Term

    8 April – 25 September 2026

    Session opens, unit & class tests, term exams and reports.

  • 2nd Term

    6 October 2026 – 25 March 2027

    Festivals, competitions, unit & class tests, final exams.