The School Year

Find out the timings of the academic year and school day in Singapore...

All Singaporean State schools (including kindergartens) follow the same school year.

• For details of the school year, term and holiday dates: Click here.

The school year starts on 2 January and consists of four 10-week terms. There is:

• a one-week holiday after the first and third terms (March and September)
• a four-week holiday after the second term (June)
• a six-week break at the end of the year (December)

These are the vacation dates for government schools in Singapore.

Note: Private international schools have different dates for the school vacations; check with the relevant school.

Schools are closed on National Public Holiday days.

Singapore School Holidays

Further Information

• Information from the Ministry of Education (MOE)