Malaysia Public Holidays 2018

List of national and regional public holidays of Malaysia in 2018. On this page you can find
the School Holidays 2018 Malaysia here.
 

 

National Holiday State Holiday Not A Public Holiday
 
 
Date Day Holiday Comment
Jan 1 Monday New Year's Day All except Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis & Terengganu
Jan 14 Sunday Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan's Birthday Negeri Sembilan
Jan 31 Wednesday Thaipusam Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Johor, Kedah, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Penang & Selangor
Feb 1 Thursday Federal Territory Day Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan & Putrajaya
Feb 16 Friday Chinese New Year National
Feb 17 Saturday Chinese New Year (2nd Day) National
Mar 4 Sunday Anniversary of Installation of Sultan of Terengganu Terengganu
Mar 23 Friday Sultan of Johor's Birthday Johor
Mar 30 Friday Easter - Good Friday Sabah & Sarawak
Apr 14 Saturday Israk & Mikraj Kedah, Negeri Sembilan & Perlis
Apr 15 Sunday Declaration of Malacca as a Historical City Malacca
Apr 26 Thursday Sultan of Terengganu's Birthday Terengganu
May 1 Tuesday Labour Day National. International Workers Day
May 7 Monday Hari Hol Almarhum of Pahang Pahang only. In remembrance with the death of the state Sultan
May 13 Sunday Mother's Day 2nd Sunday of May. Not a public holiday
May 17 Thursday Raja Perlis' Birthday Perlis only. Always celebrated on 17 May
May 17 Thursday Awal Ramadan Johor, Kedah & Melaka
May 29 Tuesday Vesak Day (Wesak Day) National. Birth of Buddha. Observed on the day of the full moon in May
May 30 Wednesday Harvest Festival Sabah and Labuan
May 31 Thursday Harvest Festival (2nd Day) Sabah and Labuan
Jun 1 Friday Hari Gawai Sarawak
Jun 2 Saturday Hari Gawai (2nd Day) Sarawak
Jun 2 Saturday Nuzul Al-Quran Kelantan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Selangor ,Terengganu and Federal Territories (Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan)
Jun 15 Friday Hari Raya Puasa National. Eid Al-Fitr1
Jun 16 Saturday Hari Raya Puasa (2nd Day) National. Second day of holiday for Eid Al-Fitr
Jun 17 Sunday Father's Day 3rd Sunday of June. Not a public holiday
Jul 7 Saturday Georgetown World Heritage City Day Penang
Jul 14 Saturday Penang Governor's Birthday Penang
Jul 22 Sunday Sarawak Day Sarawak. Sarawak Independence Day
Aug 22 Wednesday Hari Raya Haji National. Festival of Sacrifice
Aug 23 Thursday Hari Raya Haji (2nd Day) Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis & Terengganu
Aug 31 Friday National Day / Merdeka Day National. Malaysia 61th National Independence Day
Sep 8 Saturday Sarawak Governor's Birthday Sarawak. 2nd Saturday in September
Sep 9 Saturday Yang Dipertuan Agong's Birthday National
Sep 11 Tuesday Awal Muharram (Maal Hijrah) National. Islamic New Year
Sep 16 Sunday Malaysia Day National
Oct 6 Saturday Sabah Governor's Birthday Sabah
Oct 12 Friday Malacca Governors Birthday Malacca
Oct 15 Monday Hari Hol Almarhum Sultan Iskandar Johor. In remembrance with the death of the state Sultan
Oct 24 Wednesday Birthday of the Sultan of Pahang Pahang only. Always celebrated on 24 October
Nov 2 Friday Sultan of Perak's Birthday Perak. 1st Friday in November
Nov 6 Tuesday Deepavali National holiday except Sarawak. The festival of lights
Nov 11 Sunday Sultan of Kelantan's Birthday Kelantan. Always celebrated on 11 November
Nov 12 Monday Sultan of Kelantan's Birthday Kelantan. Second day. Always celebrated on 12 November
Nov 20 Tuesday Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Maulidur Rasul) National
Dec 11 Tuesday Sultan of Selangor's Birthday Selangor. Always celebrated on 11 December
Dec 25 Tuesday Christmas Day National holiday

 

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12 Long Weekend Holidays in Malaysia for 2018

Excluding state holidays, there will be 12 long weekends with 6 day leaves in 2018. This sums up a total of 43 days holidays.

 
Weekends Public Holiday Take Leave
 

JAN New Year's Day (3 Days)
SAT
30		 SUN
31		 MON
1
FEB Federal Territory Day WD (4 Days)
THU
1		 FRI
2		 SAT
3		 SUN
4
FEB Chinese New Year (3 Days)
FRI
16		 SAT
17		 SUN
18
APR Labour Day (4 Days)
SAT
28		 SUN
29		 MON
30		 TUE
1
MAY Vesak Day (4 Days)
SAT
26		 SUN
27		 MON
28		 TUE
29
JUN Hari Raya Puasa (3 Days)
FRI
15		 SAT
16		 SUN
17
AUG National Day (3 Days)
FRI
31		 SAT
1		 SUN
2
SEP Yang Dipertuan Agong's Birthday & Awal Muharram (4 Days)
SAT
8		 SUN
9		 MON (R)
10		 TUE
11
SEP Malaysia Day (3 Days)
SAT
15		 SUN
16		 MON (R)
17
NOV Deepavali (4 Days)
SAT
3		 SUN
4		 MON
5		 TUE
6
NOV Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (4 Days)
SAT
17		 SUN
18		 MON
19		 TUE
20
DEC Christmas Day (4 Days)
SAT
22		 SUN
23		 MON
24		 TUE
25


WD Wilayah Day (Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan & Putrajaya only)
 
(R) Replacement (If a public holiday falls on a Sunday, then a replacement is given the next day, on Monday)

 
 

 
Malaysia School Holidays for 2018

Complete list of school holiday 2018 dates for Malaysia (Kalendar Cuti Sekolah 2018).
 

 
 

Malaysia School Holidays and Term Dates 2018

Kumpulan A
Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu
TERM 1
School Days (11 Weeks) 01.01.2018 (Mon) 15.03.2018 (Thu) 54 Days
Term 1 Holidays (1 Week) 16.03.2018 (Fri) 24.03.2018 (Thu) 9 Days
School Days (11 Weeks) 25.03.2018 (Fri) 07.06.2018 (Thu) 55 Days
Mid-Year Holidays (2 Weeks) 08.06.2018 (Fri) 23.06.2018 (Sat) 16 Days
TERM 2
School Days (8 Weeks) 24.06.2018 (Sun) 16.08.2018 (Thu) 40 Days
Term 2 Holidays (1 Week) 17.08.2018 (Fri) 25.08.2018 (Sat) 9 Days
School Days (13 Weeks) 26.08.2018 (Sun)  22.11.2018 (Thu) 65 Days
Year-End Holidays (5 Weeks) 23.11.2018 (Fri) 31.12.2018 (Mon) 39 Days

Malaysia School Holidays and Term Dates 2018

Kumpulan B
Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perlis, Penang, Perak, Putrajaya, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor
TERM 1
School Days (11 Weeks) 02.01.2018 (Tue) 16.03.2018 (Fri) 54 Days
Term 1 Holidays (1 Week) 17.03.2018 (Sat) 25.03.2018 (Sun) 9 Days
School Days (11 Weeks) 26.03.2018 (Mon) 08.06.2018 (Fri) 55 Days
Mid-Year Holidays (2 Weeks) 09.06.2018 (Sat) 24.06.2018 (Sun) 16 Days
TERM 2
School Days (8 Weeks) 25.06.2018 (Mon) 17.08.2018 (Fri) 40 Days
Term 2 Holidays (1 Week) 18.08.2018 (Sat) 26.08.2018 (Sun) 9 Days
School Days (13 Weeks) 27.08.2018 (Mon) 23.11.2018 (Fri) 65 Days
Year-End Holidays (5 Weeks) 24.11.2018 (Sat) 31.12.2018 (Mon) 38 Days
 
 
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