MOE announces 2017 school terms, holidays
SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Education (MOE) on Monday (Sept 5) announced next year’s school terms for primary and secondary schools, as well as junior colleges and Millenia Institute.
SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Education (MOE) on Monday (Sept 5) announced next year’s school terms for primary and secondary schools, as well as junior colleges and Millenia Institute.
The school year starts on Tuesday, Jan 3, and ends on Friday, Nov 17.
SCHOOL TERMS FOR PRIMARY & SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Semester I
Term I: Jan 3 (Tue) – March 10 (Fri)
Term II: March 20 (Mon) – May 26 (Fri)
Semester II
Term III: June 27 (Tue) – Aug 31 (Thu)
Term IV: Sept 11 (Mon) – Nov 17* (Fri)
*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 Oct 27 (Friday).
SCHOOL TERMS FOR JUNIOR COLLEGES (JC) & MILLENNIA INSTITUTE (MI)
Semester I
Term I: Feb 3 (Fri) – March 10 (Fri) for Year 1 students, Jan 9 (Mon) – March 10 (Fri) for Year 2 and Year 3 MI students
Term II: March 20 (Mon) – May 26 (Fri)
Semester II
Term III: June 27 (Tues) – Aug 31 (Thu)
Term IV: Sept 11 (Mon) – Nov 24 (Fri) for Year 1 students and Year 2 MI students, Sept 11 (Mon) to end of A-Level exams for Year 2 JC students and Year 3 MI students
SCHOOL VACATION
The four vacation periods for schools, junior colleges and Millenia Institute for next year will be as follows:
Primary and Secondary Schools
Between Terms I & II: March 11 (Sat) – March 19 (Sun)
Between Semesters I & II: May 27 (Sat) – June 25 (Sun)
Between Terms III & IV: Sept 2 (Sat) – Sept 10 (Sun)
At end of school year: Nov 18 (Sat) – Dec 31 (Sun)
Junior Colleges and Millenia Institute
Between Terms I & II: March 11 (Sat) – March 19 (Sun)
Between Semesters I & II: May 27 (Sat) – June 25 (Sun)
Between Terms III & IV: Sept 2 (Sat) – Sept 10 (Sun)
At end of school year: Nov 25 (Sat) – Dec 31 (Sun) for Year 1 JC students and Year 1 & 2 MI students (For Year 2 JC students and Year 3 MI students, term ends when A-Level exams end)
Scheduled school holidays
Youth Day: July 2 (Sun). July 3 will be a scheduled school holiday.
Day after National Day: Aug 10 (Thu)
Teachers' Day: Aug 31 (Thu)
Childrens' Day: Oct 6 (Fri). Note: This is for primary schools and primary sections of full schools only.
Public holidays
Term 1
New Year's Day: Jan 1 (Sun). Jan 2 (Mon) will be a public holiday.
Chinese New Year: Jan 28-29 (Sat-Sun). Jan 30 (Mon) will be a public holiday. Jan 31 (Tue) will be a school holiday.
Term 2
Good Friday: April 14 (Fri)
Labour Day: May 1 (Mon)
Vesak Day: May 10 (Wed)
Term 3
Hari Raya Puasa: June 25 (Sun). June 26 (Mon) will be a public holiday.
National Day: Aug 9 (Wed)
Term 4
Hari Raya Haji: Sept 1 (Fri)
Deepavali: Oct 18 (Wed)
Christmas Day: Dec 25 (Mon)