1. The school year for 2020 for all MOE primary and secondary schools will start on Thursday, 2 January 2020 and end on Friday, 20 November 2020.
School Calendar 2020
| PRIMARY & SECONDARY | |
|---|---|
| Semester I | |
| Term I | Thu 2 Jan to Fri 13 Mar |
| Term II | Mon 23 Mar to Fri 29 May |
| Semester II | |
| Term III | Mon 29 Jun to Fri 4 Sep |
| Term IV | Mon 14 Sep to *Fri 20 Nov |
*The last day of the final school term for schools which will be used as venues for the GCE O Level written examinations will be Friday, 23 October 2020.
| JUNIOR COLLEGE (JC) Year 1 & Millennia Institute (MI) Year 1 | MI Year 2 | JC Year 2 & MI Year 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester I | |||
| Term I | Wed 5 Feb to Fri 13 Mar | Mon 6 Jan to Fri 13 Mar | |
| Term II | Mon 23 Mar to Fri 29 May | ||
| Semester II | |||
| Term III | Mon 29 Jun to Fri 4 Sep | ||
| Term IV | Mon 14 Sep to Fri 27 Nov | Mon 14 Sep to end of ‘A’-Level exams | |
School Vacation 2020
2. The four vacation periods for schools, junior colleges and Millennia Institute for 2020 will be as follows:
| PRIMARY & SECONDARY |
|
|---|---|
| Between Terms I & II | Sat 14 Mar to Sun 22 Mar |
| Between Semesters I & II | Sat 30 May to Sun 28 Jun |
| Between Terms III & IV | Sat 5 Sep to Sun 13 Sep |
| At End of School Year | Sat 21 Nov to Thu 31 Dec |
| JC Year 1, MI Year 1 & MI Year 2 | JC Year 2 & MI Year 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Between Terms I & II | Sat 14 Mar to Sun 22 Mar | |
| Between Semesters I & II | Sat 30 May to Sun 28 Jun | |
| Between Terms III & IV | Sat 5 Sep to Sun 13 Sep | |
| At End of School Year | Sat 28 Nov to Thu 31 Dec | End of ‘A’ Level exams to Thu 31 Dec |
3. The scheduled school holidays and public holidays for 2020 will be as follows:
Scheduled School Holidays 2020
| Youth Day | Sun 5 Jul (The following Monday, 6 Jul 2020 will be a scheduled school holiday) |
| Teachers’ Day | Fri 4 Sep |
| Children’s Day (for primary schools and primary sections of full schools only) |
Fri 9 Oct |
Public Holidays 2020
| Term I | New Year’s Day | Wed 1 Jan |
| Chinese New Year | Sat 25 Jan | |
| *Sun 26 Jan | ||
| Term II | Good Friday | Fri 10 Apr |
| Labour Day | Fri 1 May | |
| Vesak Day | Thu 7 May | |
| Hari Raya Puasa | **Sun 24 May | |
| Term III | Hari Raya Haji | Fri 31 Jul |
| National Day | ***Sun 9 Aug | |
| Term IV |
Deepavali | ****Sat 14 Nov |
| Christmas Day | Fri 25 Dec | |
| *Monday, 27 Jan, will be a public holiday & Tuesday, 28 Jan, will be a school holiday. **Monday, 25 May, will be a public holiday. ***Monday, 10 Aug, will be a public holiday. ****Monday, 16 Nov, will be a school holiday. |
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4. The school terms and holidays for 2020 are also listed on the MOE’s website at www.moe.gov.sg/calendar/.