Singapore Public Holidays, School Holidays, 2017-18

Singapore’s Ministry of Education is responsible for determining the school calendar for Public schools, but private schools can largely determine their own. Private schools may also choose whether to follow the calendar year (January to December) in line with the Public schools, or to follow the academic calendar of their school’s curriculum - WhichSchoolAdvisor.com tries to clarify the key dates for 2017-18.

By Lyn Soppelsa

First Published:

Monday 28 August, 2017

Updated:

10th Aug 2022

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Singapore Public Holidays, School Holidays, 2017-18

By Lyn Soppelsa

First Published:

Monday 28 August, 2017

Updated:

10th Aug 2022

Below are the Official Public Holidays 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 .

2017 holidays look like this:

1 January	New Year’s Day
*3 January*	*Semester 1, term 1 start*
28 January	Chinese New Year
*10 March*	*Semester 1, term 1 end*
*20 March*	*Semester 1, term 2 start*
14 April	Good Friday
1 May	Labour Day
10 May	Vesak Day
*26 May*	*Semester 1, term 2 end*
25 June	Hari Raya Puasa
*27 June*	*Semester 2, term 3 start*
2 July	Youth Day
3 July	In lieu of Youth Day
9 August	National Day
10 August	In addition to National Day
31 August	Teachers’ Day
*31 August*	*Semester 2, term 3 end*
1 September	Hari Raya Haji
*11 September*	*Semester 2, term 4 start*
6 October	Children’s Day*
*17 November*	*Semester 2, term 4 end*
18 October	Deepavali
25 December	Christmas Day

^{*for primary schools and primary sections of full schools only}

2018 holidays are expected to be as follows:

1 January	New Year’s Day
*2 January*	*Semester 1, term 1 start*
16 February	Chinese New Year
17 February (Saturday)	Chinese New Year
*9 March*	*Semester 1, term 1 end*
*19 March*	*Semester 1, term 2 start*
30 March	Good Friday
1 May	Labour Day
*25 May*	*Semester 1, term 2 end*
29 May	Vesak Day
15 June	Hari Raya Puasa
*25 June*	*Semester 2, term 3 start*
1 July	Youth Day
2 July	In lieu of Youth Day
9 August	National Day
10 August	Day after National Day
22 August	Hari Raya Haji
31 August	Teachers’ Day
*31 August*	*Semester 2, term 3 end*
*10 September*	*Semester 2, term 4 start*
5 October	Children’s Day
6 November	Deepavali
*16 November*	*Semester 2, term 4 end*
25 December	Christmas Day

Schools following the Indian curriculum tend to follow the April to March calendar of their home country and incorporate local holidays within this:

*10 April*	*Term 1 end*
1 May	Labour Day
10 May	Vesak Day
*16 June*	*Term 1 end*
25 June	Hari Raya Puasa
2 July	Youth Day
3 July	In lieu of Youth Day
*23 July*	*Term 2 start*
9 August	National Day
10 August	In addition to National Day
31 August	Teachers’ Day
6 October	Children’s Day*
*13 October*	*Term 2 end*
18 October	Deepavali
*30 October*	*Term 3 start*
*15 December*	*Term 3 end*
25 December	Christmas Day
1 January	New Year’s Day
*8 January*	*Term 4 start*
16 February	Chinese New Year
17 February (Saturday)	Chinese New Year
*30 March*	*Term 4 end*
30 March	Good Friday

^{*for primary schools and primary sections of full schools only}

2018 holidays

*3 April*	*Term 1 starts*
1 May	Labour Day
29 May	Vesak Day
*31 May*	*Term 1 ends*
15 June	Hari Raya Puasa
1 July	Youth Day
2 July	In lieu of Youth Day
*5 July*	*Term 2 starts*
9 August	National Day
10 August	Day after National Day
22 August	Hari Raya Haji
31 August	Teachers’ Day
*25 – 29 September*	*Mid-term break*
5 October	Children’s Day
6 November	Deepavali
*30 November*	*Term 2 ends*
25 December	Christmas Day
1 January	New Year’s Day
*3 January*	*Term 3 starts*
12-16 February	Mid-term break (Chinese New Year)
*23 March*	*Term 3 ends*

Schools following the Northern hemisphere Academic calendar (UK, European and North American schools) from September to June/July, will follow these indicative dates.

2017-18 holidays look like this

*14 August*	*Term 1 Start*
31 August	Teachers’ Day
1 September	Hari Raya Haji
6 October	Children’s Day*
*16-20 October*	*Mid-term break*
18 October	Deepavali
*15 December*	*Term 1 end*
25 December	Christmas Day
1 January	New Year’s Day
*7 January*	*Term 2 start*
*12-16 February*	*Mid-term break (inc. Chinese New Year)*
16 February	Chinese New Year
17 February (Saturday)	Chinese New Year
*23 March*	*Term 2 end*
30 March	Good Friday
*9 April*	*Term 3 start*
1 May	Labour Day
*28-31 May*	*Mid-term break*
29 May	Vesak Day
15 June	Hari Raya Puasa
*22 June*	*Term 3 end*
1 July	Youth Day