Singapore School Terms and Holidays for 2024

Primary 1, Kindergarten 1 and secondary school students in Ministry of Education (MOE) schools will kick off the new school year on 2 Jan 2024.

Kindergarten 2 and Primary 2 to 6 pupils will report to school on 3 Jan 2024 based on the MOE press release outlining the school terms and holidays for 2024.

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Primary and Secondary Schools Calendar 2024

Semester I
Term I Tue 2 Jan to Fri 8 Mar 2024
Term II Mon 18 Mar to Fri 24 May 2024
Semester II
Term III Mon 24 Jun to Fri 30 Aug 2024
Term IV Mon 9 Sep to Fri 15 Nov 2024¹

 

¹ 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 25 October 2024.

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Primary and Secondary School Vacations 2024

The four vacation periods for Primary Schools, Secondary Schools for 2024 will be as follows:

Primary and Secondary Schools
Between Terms I & II Sat 9 Mar to Sun 17 Mar 2024
Between Semesters I & II Sat 25 May to Sun 23 Jun 2024
Between Terms III & IV Sat 31 Aug to Sun 8 Sep 2024
At End of School Year Sat 16 Nov to Sun 31 Dec 2024

 
There are four scheduled school holidays. The Tuesday 13 Feb (4th day of CNY) will be a designated day off-in-lieu. The Day after Youth Day 1 Jul 2024, Teachers’ Day will be celebrated on 30 August 2024, and Children’s Day on 4 October 2024. Youth Day falls on 30 June 2024.

Scheduled Primary & Secondary School Holidays

The scheduled school holidays for 2024 will be as follows:

4th Day of CNY Tue 13 Feb 2024 (Off-in-lieu)
Day After Youth Day Mon 1 Jul 2024
Teachers’ Day Fri 30 Aug 2024
Children’s Day
(for primary schools and primary sections of full schools only)
Fri 4 Oct 2024

 

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Public Holidays 2024

Term I New Year’s Day Mon 1 Jan 2024
Chinese New Year Sat 10 Feb 2024
Sun 11 Feb 2024*
Term II Good Friday Fri 29 Mar 2024
Hari Raya Puasa Wed 10 Apr 2024
Labour Day Wed 1 May 2024
Vesak Day Wed 22 May 2024
Term III Hari Raya Haji Mon 17 Jun 2024
National Day Fri 9 Aug 2024
Term IV Deepavali Thu 31 Oct 2024
Christmas Day Wed 25 Dec 2024

* Monday, 12 Feb will be a public holiday.

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