Saudi news officially announced 3 days extended leave for students and teachers

According to official Saudi news,

the beginning of the longer leave for both teachers and students, which will include:

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

three days off for workers and students
Saudi education declared the beginning of vacation in accordance with royal directives. This leave is three days long for those in the teaching and related fields, beginning five days from now. It is the first extended leave of the second semester, starting on Sunday, and lasting from Friday to Sunday at the following times:

Sunday, Jumada Al-Awwal 1444, which is equivalent to December 18, 2022

A second semester extension of leave
According to Saudi education, both male and female students are given two additional breaks during the second semester.
In total, the second semester has four breaks, but only two of them are lengthy. the dates of vacations are as follows:

• Sunday, December 18, 2022—the 24th day of Jumada Al-Ula, 1444—is a long weekend.
• Extended weekend on January 15 and 16, 2023, on Sunday and Monday.

Second semester 2023 academic calendar | 1444
We described the three-day vacation to you, which is more similar to an extended leave. For both students and employees, the second semester contains 13 academic weeks, and there are around four extended vacation days in the total amount of vacation days. The following is the schedule for the second semester:

• On Sunday, December 4, 2022, students in the second semester will start their studies.
• December 18, 2022, on Sunday, will be a long weekend.
• Sunday, January 15, and Monday, January 16, 2023, will be long weekends.
• The Foundation Day holidays are on February 22 and 23, 2023, respectively.

Academic year 2023’s second semester calendar | The second semester finishes on Thursday, March 2, 2023, and students enjoy a break before the third semester begins, which starts on Monday, March 4, 2023.