1. The school year for 2021 for all MOE primary and secondary schools will start on Monday, 4 January 2021 and end on Friday, 19 November 2021.
School Calendar 2021
| PRIMARY & SECONDARY | |
|---|---|
| Semester I | |
| Term I | Mon 4 Jan to Fri 12 Mar |
| Term II | Mon 22 Mar to Fri 28 May |
| Semester II | |
| Term III | Mon 28 Jun to Fri 3 Sep |
| Term IV | Mon 13 Sep to *Fri 19 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, 29 October 2021.
| JUNIOR COLLEGE (JC) & MILLENNIA INSTITUTE (MI) Year 1 | MI Year 2 | JC Year 2 & MI Year 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester I | |||
| Term I | Fri 29 Jan to Fri 12 Mar | Mon 11 Jan to Fri 12 Mar | |
| Term II | Mon 22 Mar to Fri 28 May | ||
| Semester II | |||
| Term III | Mon 28 Jun to Fri 3 Sep | ||
| Term IV | Mon 13 Sep to Fri 26 Nov | Mon 13 Sep to end of A-Level exams | |
School Vacation 2021
2. The four vacation periods for schools, junior colleges and Millennia Institute for 2021 will be as follows:
| PRIMARY & SECONDARY | |
|---|---|
| Between Terms I & II | Sat 13 Mar to Sun 21 Mar |
| Between Semesters I & II | Sat 29 May to Sun 27 Jun |
| Between Terms III & IV | Sat 4 Sep to Sun 12 Sep |
| At End of School Year | Sat 20 Nov to Fri 31 Dec |
| JC Year 1, MI Year 1 & MI Year 2 | JC Year 2 & MI Year 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Between Terms I & II | Sat 13 Mar to Sun 21 Mar | |
| Between Semesters I & II | Sat 29 May to Sun 27 Jun | |
| Between Terms III & IV | Sat 4 Sep to Sun 12 Sep | |
| At End of School Year | Sat 27 Nov to Fri 31 Dec | End of A-Level exams to 31 Dec |
3. The scheduled school holidays and public holidays for 2021 will be as follows:
Scheduled School Holidays 2021
| Youth Day | Sun 4 Jul (The following Monday, 5 Jul 2021 will be a scheduled school holiday) |
| Day after National Day | Tue 10 Aug |
| Teachers’ Day | Fri 3 Sep |
| Children’s Day (for primary schools and primary sections of full schools only) | Fri 8 Oct |
Public Holidays 2021
| Term I | New Year’s Day | Fri 1 Jan |
| Chinese New Year | Fri 12 Feb | |
| *Sat 13 Feb | ||
| Term II | Good Friday | Fri 2 Apr |
| Labour Day | **Sat 1 May | |
| Hari Raya Puasa | Thu 13 May | |
| Vesak Day | Wed 26 May | |
| Term III | Hari Raya Haji | Tue 20 Jul |
| National Day | Mon 9 Aug | |
| Term IV | Deepavali | Thu 4 Nov |
| Christmas Day | Sat 25 Dec | |
| *Monday, 15 Feb, will be a school holiday. **Monday, 3 May, will be a school holiday. | ||
4. The school terms and holidays for 2021 are also listed on the MOE's website at https://www.moe.gov.sg/education/school-terms-and-important-dates.