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Operating from the school year 2020-2021, PennSchool is proud to be the ideal school for students to enhance students’ potential in an international environment.

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School Calendar

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.
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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)
22/08/2026 Parent – Teacher Conference & Orientation (Grades 1 – 11 & ADP-12)
24/08/2026 First Day of School (Grades 1 – 11 & ADP-12)
25/08 – 29/08/2026 Talent Club Audition Round
September 2026 01/09 – 02/09/2026 Independence Day
03/09 – 18/09/2026 IXL – Initial Diagnostic Testing Window
03/09 – 24/09/2026 Election of Student Council President & House Captain
05/09/2026 Opening Ceremony
(As scheduled by the Ministry of Education and Training)
07/09 – 11/09/2026 Wharton Global High School Investment Competition Registration
14/09 – 18/09/2026 Fundraising Club & Training Club Registration
14/09 – 18/09/2026 Kick-off: Penn Voice Master – Season 1
21/09 – 09/10/2026 Career Orientation Week – Secondary School
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
05/10/2026 Clubs & Tutoring Programs Begin
12/10 – 16/10/2026 Kick-off: Math Olympiad Competition
12/10 – 22/10/2026 Kick-off: Drone Challenge Competition
14/10 – 16/10/2026 End of Quarter I American Program Exams
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		 01/12 – 30/01/2027 Extended Field Trips (Tentative; subject to adjustment based on actual circumstances)
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
30/12 – 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
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 – 19/03/2027 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
12/04 – 23/04/2027 STEAM Week & STEM Expo
16/04/2027 Hung Kings Commemoration Day
19/04 – 29/04/2027 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 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 schedule)
10/05 – 12/05/2027 Keystone Exam
10/05 – 21/05//2027 IXL – End of year Diagnostic Testing Window
12/05/2027 Grade VAP-12: End of Academic Year
16/05/2027 Graduation Ceremony
17/05 – 23/05/2027 Annual Student Art Exhibition
24/05 – 28/05/2027 End-of-Year Parent-Teacher Conference & Student Project Exhibition
28/05/2027 Prom
June 2027
 01/06 – 02/06/2027 Closing Ceremony & House System Awards Ceremony
02/06/2027 Grades 1 – 11 and ADP-12: End of Academic Year

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