School Calendar

Information about test schedules, events, extracurricular activities and holidays in the academic year 2026 – 2027. The school calendar is for reference only and is subject to change. The official schedule will be continuously updated based on announcements from the School.

Month	Date	Content
August 2026	03/08 – 14/08/2026	Teacher Professional Development Week
	04/08/2026	Parent-Teacher Conference & Student Orientation (Grade VAP-12)
	04/08/2026	First Day of School (Grade VAP-12)
	15/08/2026	Parent – Teacher Conference & Orientation (Grades 1 – 11 & ADP-12)
	17/08/2026	First Day of School (Grades 1 – 11 & ADP-12)
	17/08 – 21/08/2026	Talent Club Audition Round
	17/08 – 28/08/2026	IXL – Initial Diagnostic Testing Window
	24/08 – 11/09/2026	Wharton Global High School Investment Competition Registration
	24/08 – 24/09/2026	Election of Student Council President & House Captain
	31/08 – 07/09/2026	Fundraising Club & Training Club Registration
September 2026	01/09 – 02/09/2026	Independence Day
	07/09 – 11/09/2026	Kick-off: Penn Voice Master – Season 1
	14/09 – 02/10/2026	Career Orientation Week – Secondary School
	21/09/2026	Clubs & Tutoring Programs Begin
	21/09/2026	Peace Day Piggy Bank Saving Activity
	21/09 – 02/10/2026	Mid-Semester I Exams – MoET Program (Grade 12)
	22/09 – 30/10/2026	House System: House Sports Day
	25/09/2026	Mid-Autumn Festival
October 2026	01/10 – 31/10/2026	Fire Safety Training Month
	12/10 – 14/10/2026	End of Quarter I American Program Exams
	12/10 – 16/10/2026	Kick-off: Math Olympiad Competition
	12/10 – 22/10/2026	Kick-off: Drone Challenge Competition
	14/10/2026	TEDxYouth@PennSchool – Qualifying Round
	15/10 – 19/10/2026	Uni Tour
	19/10 – 30/10/2026	Mid-Semester I Exams – MoET Program (Grades 4 – 11)
	20/10/2026	Vietnamese Women’s Day
	26/10 – 01/03/2027	First Lego League 2027
	31/10/2026	Halloween Festival
November 2026	02/11 – 06/11/2026	Book Week
	02/11 – 20/11/2026	Field Trips (Day Trips)
	04/11 – 10/11/2026	Kick-off: Penn Project Runway – Season 3
	16/11 – 20/11/2026	End of Semester I Exams – MoET Program (Grade 12)
	16/11 – 20/11/2026	Math Olympiad Competition – Final Round
	16/11 – 28/11/2026	PENN Model United Nations Conference (PENN MUN)
	20/11/2026	Teacher’s Day
	23/11 – 28/11/2026	Penn Voice Master – Season 1 – Final Round
	24/11/2026	Vietnamese Culture Day Holiday
	25/11/2026	TEDxYouth@PennSchool – Initial Round
	26/11/2026	Thanksgiving Day
	30/11 – 04/12/2026	K-12 Inter-School Sports Tournament
	30/11 – 04/12/2026	STEM Expo & Kick off STEM Week
December 2026	07/12 – 11/12/2026	End of Quarter II American Program Exams
	10/12 – 11/12/2026	Kick-off: NextGen Science Contest
	14/12 – 23/12/2026	End of Semester I Exams – MoET Program (Grades 1 – 11) (The timeline may be adjusted in accordance with the HCMC Department of Education and Training’s schedule)
	21/12 – 24/12/2026	Keystone ADP Exam
	21/12/2026	Kick-off: PennVenture Startup Competition
	24/12/2026	Christmas Festival – Mini Concert
	28/12 – 01/01/2027	End of Semester I Break and New Year’s Day Holiday
January 2027	04/01 – 08/01/2027	Kick-off: Spelling Bee Championship
	04/01 – 08/01/2027	Kick-off: Debate Elite Tournament
	04/01 – 30/01/2027	Extended Field Trips (Tentative)
	11/01/2027	International Thank-you Day
	11/01 – 15/01/2027	Start-up: PennVenture Competition – Final Round
	11/01 – 22/01/2027	Mid-Semester II Exams – MoET Program (Grade 12)
	11/01 – 23/01/2027	Kick-off: Penn Open Basketball League – P League
	16/01/2027	TEDxYouth@PennSchool – Final Round
	18/01 – 22/01/2027	End of Semester I Parent-Teacher Conference
	29/01/2027	Spring Festival
February 2027	01/02 – 12/02/2027	Lunar New Year Holiday (The schedule will be updated and changed, basing on the timeline set by the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training)
	16/02 – 26/02/2027	Kick-off: Penn’s Talent Showcase (Performing Arts Competition)
	20/02 – 30/03/2027	Field Trips (Day Trips)
	22/02 – 27/02/2027	NextGen Science Contest – Final Round
	22/02 – 05/03/2026	Mid-Semester II Exams – MoET Program (Grade 9)
	24/02/2027	Pink Day
March 2027	01/03 – 18/03/2027	Mid-Semester II Exam – MoET Program (Grades 4 – 8 & 10 – 11)
	06/03/2027	Penn Open Basketball League – P League – Final Round
	08/03/2027	International Women’s Day
	08/03 – 12/03/2027	End of Semester II Exams – MoET Program (Grade 12)
	15/03 – 19/3/2027	End of Quarter III American Program Exams
	15/03 – 19/03/2027	Spelling Bee Championship – Final Round
	22/03 – 25/03/2027	Keystone Exam ADP
	22/03 – 26/03/2027	Easter Day
	22/03 – 28/03/2027	Vietnamese Culture Week – UK Exchange
	22/03 – 31/03/2027	Kick-off: Penn’s Talent Showcase – Visual Arts
	29/03 – 02/04/2027	End of Semester II Exam – MoET Program (Grade 9)
April 2027	05/04 – 24/04/2027	Penn Chefs Competition – Season 2
	10/04/2027	Debate Elite Tournament – Final Round
	16/04/2027	Hung Kings Commemoration Day
	12/04 – 23/04/2027	STEAM Week & STEM Expo
	19/04 – 29/04/2027	End-of-Semester II Exams – MoET Program (Grades 1 – 4 & 6 – 8 & 10 – 11) (The timeline may be adjusted in accordance with the HCMC Department of Education and Training’s schedule)
	22/04/2027	Earth Day
	24/04/2027	Penn’s Project Runway – Season 3 – Final Round
	30/04/2027	Reunification Day
May 2027	01/05/2027	Labor Day
	05/05 – 07/05/2027	End of Quarter IV American Program Exams
	08/05/2027	Penn Talent Showcase & Visual Arts Competition – Final Round
	10/05 – 12/05/2027	End of Semester II Exams – MoET Program (Grade 5) (Exam schedule is subject to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training’s official calendar)
	10/05 – 12/05/2027	Keystone Exam
	10/05 – 21/05//2027	IXL – End of year Diagnostic Testing Window
	14/05/2027	Grade VAP-12: End of Academic Year
	16/05/2027	Graduation Ceremony
	19/05 – 21/05/2027	End-of-Year Parent-Teacher Conference & Student Project Exhibition
	17/05 – 23/05/2027	Annual Student Art Exhibition
	27/05/2027	Prom
	24/05 – 28/05/2027	Closing Ceremony & House System Awards Ceremony
	31/05/2027	Grades 1 – 11 and ADP-12: End of Academic Year