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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Presidential Election 2023 – Changes to Teachers’ Day Holiday and GCE ‘N’ Level Exams
In view of the Writ of Election for Presidential Election 2023, MOE and the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (SEAB) will make the following adjustments:
– Change of Teachers’ Day 2023 school holiday previously scheduled on Friday, 1 September to Monday, 11 September 2023
As Polling Day for Presidential Election 2023 will fall on Friday, 1 September 2023 if there is a contest, MOE will move this year’s Teachers’ Day holiday to Monday, 11 September 2023, i.e. the first Monday after the one-week September school holidays. This is to provide certainty for schools and students in making their plans. Monday, 11 September 2023 will now be designated a School Holiday.
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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 11 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# | Mon 11 Sep 2023 |
| Children’s Day (for primary schools and primary sections of full schools only) |
Fri 6 Oct 2023 |
Other Important Dates:
| PSLE Marking Exercise | Mon, 16 Oct – Wed, 18 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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