Singapore School Terms and Holidays for 2023
The school year for 2023 for all MOE primary and secondary schools will start on Tuesday 3 January 2023¹ and end on Friday 17 November 2023².
First Day of School Arrangements
*Similar to the arrangements in 2021 and 2022, Primary 1 and Kindergarten 1 students in primary schools and MOE Kindergartens will report on the first day of school on 3 Jan 2023. Primary 2 to 6 and Kindergarten 2 students will report to school on 4 Jan 2023.
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Primary and Secondary Schools Calendar 2023
| Semester I | |
|---|---|
| Term I | Tue 3 Jan¹ to Fri 10 Mar 2023 |
| Term II | Mon 20 Mar to Fri 26 May 2023 |
| Semester II | |
| Term III | Mon 26 Jun to Fri 1 Sep 2023 |
| Term IV | Mon 11 Sep to Fri 17 Nov 2023² |
¹ Primary 1 and Kindergarten 1 will start school on Tuesday, 3 January 2023. Primary 2 to 6 and Kindergarten 2 will start school on Wednesday, 4 January 2023.
² 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, 27 October 2023.
Primary and Secondary School Vacations 2023
The four vacation periods for Primary Schools, Secondary Schools for 2023 will be as follows:
| Primary and Secondary Schools | |
|---|---|
| Between Terms I & II | Sat 11 Mar to Sun 19 Mar 2023 |
| Between Semesters I & II | Sat 27 May to Sun 25 Jun 2023 |
| Between Terms III & IV | Sat 2 Sep to Sun 10 Sep 2023 |
| At End of School Year | Sat 18 Nov to Sat 31 Dec 2023 |
There are four scheduled school holidays. The Day after National Day on 10 August 2023, Teachers’ Day will be celebrated on 1 September 2023, and Children’s Day on 6 October 2023. As Youth Day falls on a Sunday (2 July 2023), the following Monday (3 July 2023) will be a school holiday.
Scheduled Primary & Secondary School Holidays
The scheduled school holidays for 2023 will be as follows:
| Youth Day | Sun 2 Jul 2023 |
| Day After National Day | Thu 10 Aug 2023 |
| Teachers’ Day | Fri 1 Sep 2023 |
| Children’s Day (for primary schools and primary sections of full schools only) |
Fri 6 Oct 2023 |
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Public Holidays 2023
| Term I | New Year’s Day | *Sun 1 Jan 2023 |
| Chinese New Year | **Sun 22 Jan 2023 | |
| Mon 23 Jan 2023 | ||
| Term II | Good Friday | Fri 7 Apr 2023 |
| Hari Raya Puasa | ***Sat 22 Apr 2023 | |
| Labour Day | Mon 1 May 2023 | |
| Vesak Day | Fri 2 Jun 2023 | |
| Term III | Hari Raya Haji | Thu 29 Jun 2023 |
| National Day | Wed 9 Aug 2023 | |
| Term IV | Deepavali | ****Sun 12 Nov 2023 |
| Christmas Day | Mon 25 Dec 2023 |
* Monday, 2 Jan will be a school holiday.
** Tuesday, 24 Jan will be a public holiday.
*** Monday, 24 Apr will be a school holiday and a designated day off-in-lieu, schools are closed including the General Office, Student Care Centre/Kindergarten Care (KCare) Centres.
**** Monday, 13 Nov will be a public holiday.
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