Deepavali School Holidays 2017

When is Deepavali in 2017?

This year, 2017, Deepavali falls on Wednesday 18th October, 2017.

When is Deepavali School Holidays 2017?

For Schools in Group A observing Friday and Saturday as weekend including Kedah, Johor, Kelantan and Terengganu, Deepavali 2017 School Holidays is on 15,16,17, and 19 October 2017. Add the weekends and you will have a stretch of holidays from Friday 13th October to Saturday 21 October 2017, a stretch of 9 days all together.

For Schools in Group B observing Saturday and Sunday as weekend including Perlis, Penang, Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Pahang, Sabah, Sarawak, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Labuan & Putrajaya, the 2017 Deepavali School Holidays falls on 16, 17, 19 and 20th October 2017. Include the weekends and you have a stretch of 9 days of holidays from Saturday 14th to 22nd October 2017.

Melaka has an extra holiday on 13th October for Birthday of YDP Melaka while those in Pahang may have a longer stretch of holiday if they take another day off on 23 October since 24 October is the Birthday of Sultan of Pahang.

It is now a practice to have longer holidays for the festive season also called Cuti Perayaan and shorter holidays during the year end.

Source of Information: Lampiran C of Surat Siaran Takwim Penggal Dan Cuti Persekolahan Tahun 2017 dated 13/12/2016 from Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia official website.