Singapore School Terms and Holidays for 2023
Primary and Secondary Schools Calendar 2023
Note: MOE has not released the dates for the year 2023. Do check back at a later date.
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The school year for 2023 for all MOE primary and secondary schools will start on Tuesday 3 January 2023 and end on Friday.
| Semester I | |
|---|---|
| Term I | Jan to Fri Mar 2023 |
| Term II | Mon Mar to Fri May 2023 |
| Semester II | |
| Term III | Mon Jun to Fri Sep 2023 |
| Term IV | Mon Sep to *Fri Nov 2023 |
* 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, 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 Mar to Sun Mar 2023 |
| Between Semesters I & II | Sat May to Sun Jun 2023 |
| Between Terms III & IV | Sat Sep to Sun Sep 2023 |
| At End of School Year | Sat Nov to Sat Dec 2023 |
There are four scheduled school holidays. The Day after National Day on 10 August 2023, Teachers’ Day will be celebrated on September 2023, and Children’s Day on 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 | Mon 3 Jul 2023 |
| Day After National Day | Thu 10 Aug 2023 |
| Teachers’ Day | Fri Sep 2023 |
| Children’s Day (for primary schools and primary sections of full schools only) |
Fri Oct 2023 |
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 | Sat 3 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, 13 Nov, will be a public holiday.
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