School Timings and Academic Calendar

Overview:

8:00am - 9:00am Before School Bloom Enrichment Learning Activities (BELAs)

9:00am - 4:00pm Core School Day (optional finishing time of 2pm for Primo students)

4:00pm - 5:00pm After School Bloom Enrichment Learning Activities (BELAs)

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Mondays - Thursdays

 Primo/Early Years
(Pre-KG - KG2)

Junior School
(Grades 1 - 5)

Before School Bloom Enrichment Learning Activities (BELAs)

8.00am - 8.45am

Morning Registration

8.45am - 9.00am

Lesson 1

9.00am - 9.40am

Lesson 2

9.40am - 10.20am

Morning Snack

10.20am - 10.40am

Lesson 3

10.40am - 11.20am

Lesson 4

11.20am - 12.00pm

Lesson 5

12.00pm - 12.40pm

Lunch

12.40pm - 1.20pm 

Lesson 6

1.20pm - 2.00pm

Optional early finish for Primo (Pre-KG - KG2 students)

2.00pm

Personal Pathway Lesson 1

2.00pm - 2.40pm

Afternoon Snack

2.40pm - 3.00pm

Personal Pathway Lesson 2

3.00pm - 4.00pm

Afternoon Dismissal

4.00pm - 4.15pm

After School Bloom Enrichment Learning Activities (BELAs)

4.15pm - 5.00pm

Student BELA Collection

5.00pm - 5.15pm

Fridays

 Primo/Early Years
(Pre-KG - KG2)		 Junior School
(Grades 1 - 5)

Morning Registration

8.45am - 9.00am

Lesson 1

9.00am - 9.40am

Lesson 2

9.40am - 10.20am

Morning Snack

10.20am - 10.40am

Lesson 3

10.40am - 11.20am

Lesson 4

11.20am - 12.00pm

Afternoon Dismissal

12.00pm - 12.15pm

Mondays - Thursdays

 Senior School
(Grades 6 - 9)

Before School Bloom Enrichment Learning Activities (BELAs)

8.00am - 8.45am

Morning Registration

8.45am - 9.00am

Lesson 1

9.00am - 9.40am

Lesson 2

9.40am - 10.20am

Lesson 3

10.20am - 11.00am

Morning Snack

11am - 11.20am

Lesson 4

11.20am - 12.00pm

Lesson 5

12.00pm - 12.40pm

Lesson 6

12.40pm - 1.20pm

Lunch

1.20pm - 2.00pm

Lesson 7

2.00pm - 2.40pm

Lesson 8

2.40pm - 3.20pm

Lesson 9

3.20pm - 4.00pm

Afternoon Dismissal

4.00pm - 4.15pm

After School Bloom Enrichment Learning Activities (BELAs)

4.15pm - 5.00pm

Student BELA Collection

5.00pm - 5.15pm
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Fridays

 Senior School
(Grades 6 - 9)

Morning Registration

8.45am - 9.00am

Community Registration

9.00am - 9.40am

Lesson 1

9.40am - 10.20am

Lesson 2

10.20am - 11.00am

Morning Snack

11.00am - 11.20am

Lesson 3

11.20am - 12.00pm

Afternoon Dismissal

12.00pm - 12.15pm

Academic Calendar AY2025/26

Term 1, 2025

Monday, 25th August

New family orientation day

Tuesday, 26th August

First day of term for all students

Thursday, 4th September*

Prophet Muhammed's Birthday*

Monday, 13th - Friday, 17th October

Mid-term break (school closed)

Tuesday, 2nd - Wednesday, 3rd December*

UAE National Day Weekend*

Friday, 12th December

Last Day of Term (School day ends at 12pm)

 

Term 2, 2026

Monday, 5th January

First day of term for all students

Monday, 9th - Wednesday, 11th February

Mid-term break (school closed)

Thursday, 12th - Friday, 13th February

Staff Professional Development Training

Thursday, 12th February*

Ramadan starts*

Friday, 2oth March

Last day of term

 

Term 3, 2026

Monday, 6th April

First day of term for all students

Monday, 25th May

Staff Professional Development Training

Tuesday, 26th - Friday, 29th May*

Eid al-Adha*

Tuesday, 16th June*

Islamic New Year*

Friday, 3rd July

Last Day of Academic Year

 

*Government holidays are tentative and subject to governmental declaration

*BWA reserves the right to make amendments to dates as and when necessary due to government approvals and announcements, Islamic holiday dates may change. We will endeaveour to give as much notice as possible. We advise you not to book any immovable flights or holidays for Islamic/National holidays that are subject to change.