Tamil Nadu School Holidays in November 2026: Check Full Holiday List, Diwali Break and Working Saturdays

Tamil Nadu School Holidays November 2026: Students in Tamil Nadu can expect a few holidays in November 2026, including the Deepavali festival and the additional holiday announced by the state government for November 9. Since Diwali 2026 falls on Sunday, November 8, the Tamil Nadu government has declared Monday, November 9, a public holiday for schools, colleges and other educational institutions across the state.

The government has also announced that Saturday, November 28, 2026, will be a working day to compensate for the additional holiday. The decision was taken following requests from students, parents, teachers and government employees who wanted an extra day to celebrate Diwali and travel to their hometowns.

Apart from Diwali, students will have their regular Sunday holidays during November. Parents and students should check the latest school circulars to confirm the monthly working-day schedule, particularly for private, CBSE and ICSE-affiliated institutions.

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Tamil Nadu School Holiday List November 2026: Full Dates

According to the Tamil Nadu School Education Department's 2026-27 academic calendar, November has nine scheduled holidays, including weekly offs and the Deepavali holiday. However, the state government's subsequent announcement has added November 9 as a holiday and designated November 28 as a working day.

Note: Saturday working arrangements can vary according to the school's academic calendar. November 28 has specifically been declared a working day for the educational institutions covered by the government order.

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Tamil Nadu Schools to Remain Closed on November 9 for Diwali

The Tamil Nadu government has announced an additional public holiday on November 9, 2026, for all schools, colleges and other educational institutions across the state.

The decision was announced on October 28 after students, parents, teachers and government employees requested an additional day off because Deepavali falls on Sunday this year.

The additional holiday will allow students and families travelling to their hometowns to celebrate the festival to return without rushing. The government has also directed the concerned authorities to make arrangements for implementing the revised schedule.

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November 28 Declared a Working Saturday

To compensate for the additional holiday on November 9, the Tamil Nadu government has declared November 28, 2026, a working Saturday for schools, colleges, government offices and other educational institutions covered by the order.

Students should therefore not assume that November 28 will be a regular weekend holiday. Schools will conduct classes according to the revised schedule.

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Tamil Nadu School Holiday Calendar 2026-27: What Does the Academic Calendar Say?

The Tamil Nadu School Education Department has released the academic calendar for the 2026-27 session, providing details of working days, weekly holidays, examinations and vacations.

According to the calendar:

• The academic year includes 210 working days.
• Schools have 155 holidays during the academic year.
• November originally had 21 working days and nine holidays.
• The second-term examinations are scheduled from December 15 to 23, 2026.
• The second-term vacation will begin on December 24 and continue until January 3, 2027.

Important Festivals and Holidays in November 2026

Apart from Diwali, November includes several festivals observed across India. However, not all festival dates are compulsory school holidays in Tamil Nadu.

Diwali is a public holiday in Tamil Nadu. The additional November 9 closure has also been specifically announced by the state government. Other festival dates in the table should not automatically be treated as statewide school closures. Individual institutions may issue separate holiday notices.

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Will Schools Remain Closed in Tamil Nadu on November 24?

November 24, 2026, marks Guru Nanak Jayanti. Although the occasion appears in the 2026 central government holiday calendar, students should check the Tamil Nadu school calendar and their respective institutional notices before assuming that schools will remain closed.

Private schools, matriculation schools and CBSE-affiliated institutions may follow different holiday schedules.

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