Calendar 2008-2009

Fall Term

12-Week Term at Tahrir Square, Zamalek and Heliopolis Campuses

Sep.	7	Sun	Classes begin for the Education Initiative Programs
Sep.	8	Mon	Classes begin for the SCE Regular Programs
Sep.	30	Tues-Fri	Eid El Fetr Holiday (H)*
Oct.	6	Mon	Armed Forces Day Holiday (H)
Dec.	4	Thurs	Last day of classes for the SCE Regular Programs
Dec.	31	Wed	Last day of classes for the Education Initiative Programs

6-Week Term, Session I: At Heliopolis Campus

Sep.	8	Mon	Classes begin for SCE Regular Programs
Sep.	30	Tues-Fri	Eid El Fetr Holiday (H)*
Oct.	6	Mon	Armed Forces Day (H)
Oct.	23	Thurs	Last day of SCE Classes

6-Week Term, Session II: at Tahrir Square and Heliopolis Campus

Oct.	25	Sat	Classes begin for SCE Regular Programs
Dec.	4	Thurs	Last day of SCE Classes
Holidays in between term break:
Dec.	7-11	Sun-Thurs	Eid Al Adha Holiday (H)*
Dec.	24-25	Wed-Thurs	Western Christmas (H)
Dec.	29	Mon	Islamic New Year (H)*
Jan.	1	Thurs	New Year’s Day (H)
Jan.	7	Wed	Eastern Christmas (H)
Jan.	19	Mon	Baptism Day (H)

Spring Term

12-Week Term: at Tahrir Square, Zamalek and Heliopolis Campuses

Jan.	15	Thurs	Classes begin for SCE Regular Programs
Jan.	27-29	Tues-Thurs	English Studies Skill Conference**
Feb.	1	Sun	Classes begin for the Education Initiative Programs
Mar.	10	Tues	El Mawled El Nabawi (H)*
Apr.	12	Sun	Western Easter (H) Palm Sunday (H)
Apr.	11	Sat	Last day of classes for SCE Business, Computer and Translation Programs
Apr.	15	Wed	Last day of classes for SCE English courses***
May	21	Thurs	Last day of classes for the Education Initiative Programs

6-Week Term, Session I: at Heliopolis Campus

Jan.	15	Thurs	Classes begin for SCE Regular Programs
Jan.	27-29	Tues-Thurs	English Studies Skill Conference**
Mar.	2	Mon	Last day of SCE Classes

6-Week Term, Session II: at Tahrir Square and Heliopolis Campuses

Mar.	3	Tues	Classes begin for SCE Regular Programs
Mar.	10	Tues	El Mawled El Nabawi (H)*
Apr.	12	Sun	Western Easter (H) Palm Sunday (H)
Apr.	15	Web	Last day of Classes

Holidays in between term break:

Summer Term

12-Weeks Term: at Tahrir Square, Zamalek and Heliopolis Campuses

May	4	Mon	Classes begin for SCE Regular Programs
Jun.	1	Mon	Classes begin for the Education Initiative Programs
Jul.	23	Thurs	Revolution Day (H)
Jul.	22	Wed	Last day of classes for the Education Initiative Programs
Jul.	27	Mon	Last day of SCE Classes Regular Programs

6-Week Term, Session I: at Heliopolis Campus

May	4	Mon	Classes begin for SCE Regular Programs
Jun.	14	Sun	Last day of SCE Classes

6-Week Term, Session II: at Tahrir Square and Heliopolis Campuses

Jun.	15	Mon	Classes begin for SCE Regular Programs
Jul.	23	Thrus	Revolution Day (H)
Jul.	27	Mon	Last day of SCE Classes

4-Week Term, August Session: at Tahrir Square and Heliopolis Campuses

Aug.	4	Tues	Classes begin for SCE Regular Programs
Aug.	31	Mon	Last day of SCE Classes

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*	Exact date to be confirmed by official notice.
**	English language classes will be suspended for the duration of the ESD Skill conference.
***	English courses will be extended for one session to compensate for days off during the ESD Skill conference.
N.B.	Ramadan is expected to begin on September 2, 2008. Additional sessions can be scheduled pending availability of classrooms. Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 27, 2008, is not an official holiday for SCE courses.