Malaysia Public Holidays 2023

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Date	Day	Holiday	States
1 Jan	Sun	New Year’s Day	National except Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis & Terengganu
2 Jan	Mon	New Year Holiday	National except Johor, Kedah, Kelantan & Terengganu
14 Jan	Sat	YDPB Negeri Sembilan’s Birthday	Negeri Sembilan
22 Jan	Sun	Chinese New Year	National
23 Jan	Mon	Chinese New Year Holiday	National
24 Jan	Tue	Chinese New Year Holiday	National except Johor, Kedah, Kelantan & Terengganu
1 Feb	Wed	Federal Territory Day	Kuala Lumpur, Labuan & Putrajaya
5 Feb	Sun	Thaipusam	Johor, Kuala Lumpur, Negeri Sembilan, Penang, Perak, Putrajaya & Selangor
6 Feb	Mon	Thaipusam Holiday	Kuala Lumpur, Negeri Sembilan, Penang, Perak, Putrajaya & Selangor
18 Feb	Sat	Israk and Mikraj	Kedah, Negeri Sembilan, Perlis & Terengganu
19 Feb	Sun	Israk and Mikraj Holiday	Terengganu
4 Mar	Sat	Installation of Sultan Terengganu	Terengganu
5 Mar	Sun	Installation of Sultan Terengganu Holiday	Terengganu
23 Mar	Thu	Awal Ramadan	Johor, Kedah & Melaka
23 Mar	Thu	Sultan of Johor’s Birthday	Johor
7 Apr	Fri	Good Friday	Sabah & Sarawak
8 Apr	Sat	Nuzul Al-Quran	National except Johor, Kedah, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Sabah & Sarawak
9 Apr	Sun	Nuzul Al-Quran Holiday	Kelantan & Terengganu
15 Apr	Sat	Declaration of Melaka as a Historical City	Melaka
22 Apr	Sat	Hari Raya Aidilfitri	National
23 Apr	Sun	Hari Raya Aidilfitri Holiday	National
24 Apr	Mon	Hari Raya Aidilfitri Holiday	National except Johor & Kedah
26 Apr	Wed	Sultan of Terengganu’s Birthday	Terengganu
1 May	Mon	Labour Day	National
4 May	Thu	Wesak Day	National
17 May	Wed	Raja Perlis’ Birthday	Perlis
22 May	Mon	Hari Hol Pahang	Pahang
30 May	Tue	Harvest Festival	Labuan & Sabah
31 May	Wed	Harvest Festival Holiday	Labuan & Sabah
1 Jun	Thu	Hari Gawai	Sarawak
2 Jun	Fri	Hari Gawai Holiday	Sarawak
5 Jun	Mon	Agong’s Birthday	National
18 Jun	Sun	Sultan of Kedah’s Birthday	Kedah
28 Jun	Wed	Arafat Day	Kedah & Terengganu
29 Jun	Thu	Hari Raya Haji	National
30 Jun	Fri	Hari Raya Haji Holiday	Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis & Terengganu
7 Jul	Fri	Georgetown World Heritage City Day	Penang
8 Jul	Sat	Penang Governor’s Birthday	Penang
19 Jul	Wed	Awal Muharram	National
22 Jul	Sat	Sarawak Day	Sarawak
30 Jul	Sun	Sultan of Pahang’s Birthday	Pahang
31 Jul	Mon	Sultan of Pahang’s Birthday Holiday	Pahang
23 Aug	Wed	Hari Hol Almarhum Sultan Iskandar	Johor
24 Aug	Thu	Melaka Governor’s Birthday	Melaka
31 Aug	Thu	Merdeka Day	National
16 Sep	Sat	Malaysia Day	National
17 Sep	Sun	Malaysia Day Holiday	Kelantan & Terengganu
28 Sep	Thu	Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday	National
7 Oct	Sat	Sabah Governor’s Birthday	Sabah
14 Oct	Sat	Sarawak Governor’s Birthday	Sarawak
3 Nov	Fri	Sultan of Perak’s Birthday	Perak
11 Nov	Sat	Sultan of Kelantan’s Birthday	Kelantan
12 Nov	Sun	Deepavali	National except Sarawak
12 Nov	Sun	Sultan of Kelantan’s Birthday Holiday	Kelantan
13 Nov	Mon	Deepavali Holiday	National except Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Sarawak & Terengganu
13 Nov	Mon	Sultan of Kelantan’s Birthday Holiday	Kelantan
11 Dec	Mon	Sultan of Selangor’s Birthday	Selangor
24 Dec	Sun	Christmas Eve	Sabah
25 Dec	Mon	Christmas Day	National
26 Dec	Tue	Christmas Holiday	Sabah
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Malaysia School Holidays 2023 and 2024

The Malaysia school holidays 2023 and 2024 dates below are from the MOE website, so are considered the official dates. You can check all the dates by scrolling down, remembering to look at your correct table (whether Kumpulan A or Kumpulan B).

Kumpulan A

(Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu)

Academic Calendar Session 2022/2023

School Holidays	Starts	Finishes
First Day of School	21 Mar 2022 (Mon)
Term 1 Holidays	3 Jun 2022 (Fri)	11 Jun 2022 (Sat)
Term 2 Holidays	2 Sep 2022 (Fri)	10 Sep 2022 (Sat)
Term 3 Holidays	9 Dec 2022 (Fri)	31 Dec 2022 (Sat)
End of School Year Holidays	17 Feb 2023 (Fri)	18 Mar 2023 (Sat)

Academic Calendar Session 2023/2024

School Holidays	Starts	Finishes
First Day of School	19 Mar 2023 (Sun)
Mid Term Holidays	21 Apr 2023 (Fri)	29 Apr 2023 (Sat)
Term 1 Holidays	26 May 2023 (Fri)	3 Jun 2023 (Sat)
Term 2 Holidays	25 Aug 2023 (Fri)	2 Sep 2023 (Sat)
Term 3 Holidays	15 Dec 2023 (Fri)	1 Jan 2024 (Mon)
End of School Year Holidays	9 Feb 2024 (Fri)	9 Mar 2024 (Sat)

Kumpulan B

(Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perlis, Penang, Perak, Putrajaya, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor)

Academic Calendar Session 2022/2023

School Holidays	Starts	Finishes
First Day of School	21 Mar 2022 (Mon)
Term 1 Holidays	4 Jun 2022 (Sat)	12 Jun 2022 (Sun)
Term 2 Holidays	3 Sep 2022 (Sat)	11 Sep 2022 (Sun)
Term 3 Holidays	10 Dec 2022 (Sat)	31 Dec 2022 (Sat)
End of School Year Holidays	18 Feb 2023 (Sat)	19 Mar 2023 (Sun)

Academic Calendar Session 2023/2024

School Holidays	Starts	Finishes
First Day of School	20 Mar 2023 (Mon)
Mid Term Holidays	22 Apr 2023 (Sat)	30 Apr 2023 (Sun)
Term 1 Holidays	27 May 2023 (Sat)	4 Jun 2023 (Sun)
Term 2 Holidays	26 Aug 2023 (Sat)	3 Sep 2023 (Sun)
Term 3 Holidays	16 Dec 2023 (Sat)	1 Jan 2024 (Mon)
End of School Year Holidays	10 Feb 2024 (Sat)	10 Mar 2024 (Sun)

Other School Holidays in 2023 and 2024

School Holidays	Starts	Finishes	States
Chinese New Year Holidays	22 Jan 2023 (Sun)	24 Jan 2023 (Tue)	Kumpulan A
Chinese New Year Holidays	20 Jan 2023 (Fri)	23 Jan 2023 (Mon)	Kumpulan B
Hari Raya Aidilfitri Holidays	20 Apr 2023 (Thu)	23 Apr 2023 (Sun)	Kumpulan A
Hari Raya Aidilfitri Holidays	20 Apr 2023 (Thu)	24 Apr 2023 (Mon)	Kumpulan B
Hari Raya Haji Holidays	28 Jun 2023 (Wed)	29 Jun 2023 (Thu)	Kumpulan A
Hari Raya Haji Holidays	28 Jun 2023 (Wed)	30 Jun 2023 (Fri)	Kumpulan B
Deepavali Holidays	12 Nov 2023 (Sun)	13 Nov 2023 (Mon)	Kumpulan A and Sarawak
Deepavali Holidays	12 Nov 2023 (Sun)	14 Nov 2023 (Tue)	All States in Kumpulan B except Sarawak
Chinese New Year Holidays	9 Feb 2024 (Fri)	12 Feb 2024 (Mon)	Kumpulan B

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