1. The school year for 2018 for all MOE primary and secondary schools will start from Tuesday, 2 January and end on Friday, 16 November 2018.
School Calendar 2018
| PRIMARY & SECONDARY | |
|---|---|
| Semester I | |
| Term I | Tue 2 Jan to Fri 9 Mar |
| Term II | Mon 19 Mar to Fri 25 May |
| Semester II | |
| Term III | Mon 25 Jun to Fri 31 Aug |
| Term IV | Mon 10 Sep to *Fri 16 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 26 October 2018.
| JUNIOR COLLEGE (JC) Year 1 & Millennia Institute (MI) Year 1 | MI Year 2 | JC Year 2 & MI Year 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester I | |||
| Term I | Fri 2 Feb to Fri 9 Mar | Mon 8 Jan to Fri 9 Mar | |
| Term II | Mon 19 Mar to Fri 25 May | ||
| Semester II | |||
| Term III | Tue 25 Jun to Fri 31 Aug | ||
| Term IV | Mon 10 Sep to Fri 23 Nov | Mon 10 Sep to end of ‘A’-Level exams | |
School Vacation 2018
2. The four vacation periods for schools, junior colleges and centralised institute for 2018 will be as follows:
| PRI & SEC | |
|---|---|
| Between Terms I & II | Sat 10 Mar to Sun 18 Mar |
| Between Semesters I & II | Sat 26 May to Sun 24 Jun |
| Between Terms III & IV | Sat 1 Sep to Sun 9 Sep |
| At End of School Year | Sat 17 Nov to Mon 31 Dec |
| JC Year 1, MI Year 1 & MI Year 2 | JC Year 2 & MI Year 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Between Terms I & II | Sat 10 Mar to Sun 18 Mar | |
| Between Semesters I & II | Sat 26 May to Sun 24 Jun | |
| Between Terms III & IV | Sat 1 Sep to Sun 9 Sep | |
| At End of School Year | Sat 24 Nov to Mon 31 Dec | End of ‘A’ Level exams to Mon 31 Dec |
3. The scheduled school holidays and public holidays for 2018 will be as follows:
| Youth Day | Sun 1 Jul (The following Monday, 2 Jul 2018 will be a scheduled school holiday) |
| Day after National Day | Fri 10 Aug |
| Teachers’ Day | Fri 31 Aug |
| Children’s Day (for primary schools and primary sections of full schools only) |
Fri 5 Oct |
Public Holidays 2018
| Term I | New Year’s Day | Mon 1 Jan |
| Chinese New Year | Fri 16 Feb | |
| *Sat 17 Feb | ||
| Term II | Good Friday | Fri 30 Mar |
| Labour Day | Tue 1 May | |
| Vesak Day | Tue 29 May | |
| Term III | Hari Raya Puasa | Fri 15 Jun |
| National Day | Thu 9 Aug | |
| Term IV |
Hari Raya Haji | Wed 22 Aug |
| Deepavali | Tue 6 Nov | |
| Christmas Day | Tue 25 Dec | |
| * Monday, 19 February, will be a school holiday. | ||
4. The school terms and holidays for 2018 is available on the MOE website at www.moe.gov.sg/education/school-terms-and-holidays.