Private schools in Abu Dhabi have informed parents of students to disable the whole week, starting from Sunday until Thursday, and described the decision as a mid-term vacation, while parents of students expressed their objection to the frequent stoppage, which contributes to the length of time for the academic year, demanding By canceling such leave to finish the school year early.

A number of parents of students in private schools in Abu Dhabi, who were affected by the school decisions to stop the study, pointing out that this caused them confusion, especially for families where parents work, where young children will not find them to look after during the presence of parents in their time, in addition to the different holidays Among the siblings whose schools did not approve this leave.

Parents of students pointed out that the academic year started on the first of September last, and ends on the second of July 2020, while the actual study days, including the days of tests, 185 days, compared to 90 days of weekly and official holidays and quarterly holidays, stressing that the addition of a week of mid-semester vacation In addition to the days of celebrations and activities held by schools periodically, the actual school days are reduced to about 160 days at most, which means that about 40% of the duration of the school year holidays, and that the actual school days after the deduction of exams and collective absence in schools in Ramadan and before Holidays and Exams a Less than half the time scheduled for the school year.

They called for the need to reconsider recurring vacations, and to shorten the duration of the school year by reducing the days of holidays between the semesters, so that the duration of winter leave is two weeks instead of a month, and the duration of spring leave one week, until the end of the school year early, and include this period to end leave Year.

University students take a summer break between academic years of at least three months. The academic year at the UAE universities starts in mid-August and ends in mid-May, while younger students continue to study in schools until July.

On the other hand, the Department of Education and Knowledge in Abu Dhabi determined that the school calendar and the minimum hours of teaching, not less than 175 school days per academic year, and the principal can discuss the school calendar with the Board of Trustees of the school, provided that each school submit its school calendar eight months before Start the academic year to obtain the approval of the Department.

The Department explained in the Guide to the policies of private schools, schools are obliged to submit the annual school calendar to obtain the approval of the Department within the specified period, and to inform the school staff, students and parents on the annual school calendar.