and now, on to the School holidays!Did you know that most -- but not all! -- of the states in Malaysia go by the "usual work week of Monday to Friday with Saturday and Sunday as the weekend? The states of Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu -- read: the more, shall we say, conservative? ones -- have their work week start on Sunday, with Friday and Saturday being the weekend (this is in order to make sure Fridays are free for the mandatory communal prayer.
Back when I was a corporate drone, coordinating best meeting days/times between my company's headquarters in Kuala Lumpur with its branches/subsidiaries in Terengganu posed a lot of challenges; all too often I could only schedule meetings for Fridays, so the unfortunate CEOs and/or Plant Managers often had to sacrifice their weekend for me.
Where is this going? Well, the above explains why I have to provide you with two sets of School Holiday dates for Malaysia in 2011, one for Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu; the other for the rest of Malaysia. ... and here they are:
Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu
- School Commences : 2nd January 2010
1st Mid Term Break : 11th March - 19th March 2011 (9 days)
2nd Mid Term Break : 27th May - 11th June 2011 (16 Days)
3rd Mid Term Break : 26th Aug - 3rd Sept 2011 (9 Days)
End of the Year Break : 18th November 2011 - 31st Dec 2011 (44 Days)
All States Except Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu
- School Commences : 3rd January 2011
1st Mid Term Break : 12th March - 20th March 2011 (9 Days)
2nd Mid Term Break : 28th May - 12th June 2011 (16 Days)
3rd Mid Term Break : 27th Aug - 4th Sept 2011 (9 Days)
End of the Year Break : 19th November 2011 - 1st January 2012 (44 Days)
In case you didn't notice, as a result of the difference in how the week is divided, the school holidays of Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu start a day earlier than the rest of the country.
I hope this helps with your holiday planning! Because, you really really really do NOT want to be a tourist in Malaysia during school vacation time! Trust me! :D
Image credit: 2011 by grietgriet
Musalmah Shaari
ReplyDeleteYou are right, by all mean avoid the school holidays. I am a Malaysian, living in KL, my husband and I both retiree, will avoid travelling during school holidays but unfortunately at times we have to. The reason being, most of the weddings in the kampongs are during this school break. Being the elderly, we always received invitations.