August 17, 2020
School Terms and Holidays for 2021
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
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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.
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JUNIOR COLLEGE (JC) & MILLENNIA INSTITUTE (MI) Year 1
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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:
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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 |
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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.
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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.