School Calendar
Information about test schedules, events, extracurricular activities and holidays in the academic year 2025 – 2026.
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 2025 | 01/08 – 14/08/2025 | Teacher Professional Development Week |
| 05/08/2025 | Parent-Teacher Conference for VAP-12 | |
| 16/08/2025 | Orientation Day for Parents | |
| 18/08/2025 | Orientation Day for Students | |
| 18/08 – 22/08/2025 | Kick-off New Academic Year & Orientation Week for Students | |
| 27/08 – 29/08/2025 | Election Activities of Student Council President & House Captain | |
| September 2025 | 25/08 – 12/09/2025 | Registration for Wharton Global High School Investment Competition |
| 01/09 – 02/09/2025 | Independence Day | |
| 01/09 – 15/09/2025 | Career Orientation Week | |
| 03/09 – 30/09/2025 | NWEA MAP Test – Fall | |
| 15/09 – 30/09/2025 | House System: House Sports Day | |
| 19/09/2025 | Peace Day The “Piggy Bank” |
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| 22/09/2025 | Kick-off Clubs and Talent Squads – Registration | |
| 25/09 – 29/09/2025 | Talent Squads – Admission Round | |
| October 2025 | 01/10 – 08/10/2025 | Kick-off Golden Bell Challenge |
| 01/10 – 20/10/2025 | Fire Safety Training Week | |
| 06/10/2025 | Mid-Autumn Festival | |
| 06/10 – 10/10/2025 | Mid-semester I Exam – MoET Program (Grade 12) | |
| 13/10 – 17/10/2025 | End of Quarter I Exam | |
| 20/10/2025 | Vietnamese Women’s Day | |
| 20/10 – 05/11/2025 | Mid-semester I Exam – MoET Program (Grades 4 – 11) | |
| 23/10 – 25/10/2025 | PENN Model United Nations Conference | |
| 27/10 – 15/11/2025 | Kick-off Drone Challenge Competition | |
| 28/10 – 30/10/2025 | Uni Tour | |
| 31/10/2025 | Halloween | |
| November 2025 | 01/11/2025 | Kick-off Penn Project Runway (Season 2) |
| 03/11 – 07/11/2025 | Book Week | |
| 17/11/2025 | TEDxYouth@PennSchool – School Round | |
| 20/11/2025 | Vietnamese Teacher’s Day | |
| 24/11 – 28/11/2025 | Final Round of the Golden Bell Challenge | |
| 24/11 – 28/11/2025 | End of Semester I Exam – MoET Program (Grade 12) | |
| 27/11/2025 | Thanksgiving Day | |
| December 2025 | 01/12 – 05/12/2025 | Keystone Exam ADP |
| 08/12 – 12/12/2025 | End of Quarter II Exam | |
| 15/12 – 19/12/2025 | Kick-off of the Startup – Shark Tank Competition | |
| 15/12 – 26/12/2025 | End of Semester I Exam – MoET Program (Grades 1 – 11) (The timeline may be adjusted in accordance with the HCMC Department of Education and Training’s schedule) |
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| 19/12 – 31/12/2025 | Kick-off Master Chef Contest | |
| 22/12 – 24/12/2025 | Christmas Festival | |
| 29/12 – 31/12/2025 | End of Semester I Holiday
(The schedule will be updated and changed, basing on the timeline set by the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training) |
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| January 2026 | 01/01/2026 | New Year Holiday |
| 05/01 – 23/01/2025 | Kick-off Spelling Bee Championship | |
| 09/01/2026 | International Thank You Day | |
| 12/01 – 16/01/2026 | Start up – Shark Tank (Grades 9 – 12) – Final Round | |
| 12/01 – 30/01/2026 | Kick-off Debate Elite Tournament | |
| 17/01/2026 | TEDxYouth@PennSchool – Final Round | |
| 19/01 – 23/01/2026 | Mid-semester II Exam – MoET Program (Grade 12) | |
| 20/01 – 06/02/2026 | Field Trips | |
| 28/01 – 30/01/2026 | Parent Meeting – Student-Led Conference | |
| February 2026 | 09/02 – 10/02/2026 | Spring Festival |
| 09/02 – 20/02/2026 | 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) | |
| 25/02/2026 | Pink Day | |
| March 2026 | 01/03/2026 | Kick-off Math Olympiad |
| 06/03/2026 | International Women’s Day – March 8 | |
| 02/03 – 06/03/2026 | Kick-off Penn’s Talent Showcase (Performing Arts Competition) | |
| 02/03 – 05/03/2026 | Keystone Exam ADP | |
| 02/03 – 20/03/2026 | Mid-semester II Exam – MoET Program (Grades 4 – 11) | |
| 09/03 – 13/03/2026 | End of Quarter III Exam | |
| 16/03 – 20/03/2026 | Final round of the Spelling Bee Championship | |
| 16/03 – 31/03/2026 | Kick-off Penn’s Talent Showcase (Visual Arts & Graphic Design Competitions) | |
| 23/03 – 27/03/2026 | Final Round of the Project Runway (Season 2) | |
| 23/03 – 27/03/2026 | End of Semester II Exam – MoET Program (Grade 12) | |
| April 2026 | 30/03 – 03/04/2026 | Vietnamese Culture Week – UK Exchange |
| 30/03 – 17/04/2026 | NWEA MAP Test – Spring | |
| 05/04 – 06/04/2026 | Easter Day | |
| 13/04 – 17/04/2026 | Final Round of the Math Olympiad | |
| 13/04 – 17/04/2026 | End of Semester II Exam – MoET Program (Grade 9) | |
| 13/01 – 29/04/2026 | World Scholar’s Cup – Ho Chi Minh City Round | |
| 20/04 – 29/04/2026 | End of Semester II Exam – MoET Program (Grades 1 – 4, 6 – 11) |
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| 22/4/2026 | Earth Day | |
| 27/04/2026 | Hung Kings Commemoration Day | |
| 30/04/2026 | National Reunification Day | |
| May 2026 | 01/05/2026 | Labour Day |
| 28/04 – 08/05/2026 | End of Semester II Exam – MoET Program (Grade 5 following the DOET schedule) |
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| 04/05 – 08/05/2026 | End of Quarter IV Exam | |
| 04/05 – 15/05/2025 | AP Exam | |
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12/05 – 14/05/2026
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Keystone Exam ADP | |
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12/05 – 15/05/2026
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Prom | |
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20/05 – 22/05/2026
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Parent Meeting – Student-Led Conference | |
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23/05 – 24/05/2026
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Graduation Ceremony | |
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25/05/2026
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School Year Exhibition | |
| 26/05 – 29/05/2026 | Closing Ceremony & House System Closing |
