Singapore Public Holidays & School Holidays, 2018-19
The biggest difference for school term times and holidays is the result of different curricula. Here we capture the key three school years.
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2019 term dates and holidays for MOE primary and secondary schools
Below are Singapore's official school term dates incorporating the Singapore public school holidays. These dates may also apply to Australian schools in particular and others whose academic year follows the calendar year.
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1 January |
New Year’s Day |
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2 January |
Semester 1, term 1 start |
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5-6 February |
Chinese New Year |
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15 March |
Semester 1, term 1 end |
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25 March |
Semester 1, term 2 start |
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19 April |
Good Friday |
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1 May |
Labour Day |
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19 May (20 May will be a public holiday) |
Vesak Day |
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31 May |
Semester 1, term 2 end |
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5 June |
Hari Raya Puasa |
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1 July |
Semester 2, term 3 start |
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7 July (8 July will be a public holiday) |
Youth Day |
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9 August |
National Day |
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6 August |
Teachers’ Day |
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6 September |
Semester 2, term 3 end |
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11 August (12 August will be a public holiday) |
Hari Raya Haji |
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16 September |
Semester 2, term 4 start |
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4 October |
Children’s Day* |
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15 November |
Semester 2, term 4 end |
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27 October (28 October will be a public holiday) |
Deepavali |
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25 December |
Christmas Day |
*for primary schools and primary sections of full schools only
2018-19 term dates and holidays for Indian curriculum primary and secondary schools
Schools following the Indian curriculum tend to follow the April to March calendar of their home country and incorporate local holidays within this.
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18 April |
Term 1 starts |
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1 May |
Labour Day |
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29 May |
Vesak Day |
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1 June |
Term 1 ends |
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15 June |
Hari Raya Puasa |
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7 July (8 July will be a public holiday) |
Youth Day |
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2 July |
Term 2 starts |
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9 August |
National Day |
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6 August |
Teachers’ Day |
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4 October |
Children’s Day* |
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21 September |
Term 2 ends |
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1 October |
Term 3 start |
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6-7 November |
Deepavali |
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7 December |
Term 3 ends |
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25 December |
Christmas Day |
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1 January |
New Year’s Day |
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7 January |
Term 4 starts |
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5-6 February |
Chinese New Year |
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15 March |
Term 4 ends |
2018-19 term dates and holidays for British/US/European primary and secondary schools
Schools following the Northern hemisphere academic calendar (UK, European and North American schools) from September to June/July, will follow these dates.
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20 August (this varies by school) |
Term 1 start |
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31 August |
Teachers’ Day |
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1 September |
Hari Raya Haji |
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6 October |
Children’s Day* |
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15-19 October |
Mid-term break |
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18 October |
Deepavali |
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14 December |
Term 1 end |
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25 December |
Christmas Day |
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1 January |
New Year’s Day |
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7 January |
Term 2 start |
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4-8 February |
Mid-term break (inc. Chinese New Year) |
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5-6 February |
Chinese New Year |
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5 April |
Term 2 end |
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19 April |
Good Friday |
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22 April |
Term 3 start |
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1 May |
Labour Day |
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20-21 May |
Mid-term break |
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19 May (20 May will be a public holiday) |
Vesak Day |
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5 June |
Hari Raya Puasa |
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28 June |
Term 3 end |
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7 July (8 July will be a public holiday) |
Youth Day |
* Some schools may postpone their academic year start to the last week of August and extend the third term to the first full week of July.
We advise you to check with individual schools before making any definite holiday plans.
