Ministry of Education of the Republic of Singapore
12/08/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/08/2024 13:10
School Terms and Holidays for 2025
1.The school year for 2025 for all MOE primary schools (including MOE Kindergartens) and secondary schools will start on Thursday, 2 January 2025 and end on Friday, 21 November 2025.
School Calendar 2025
| MOE KINDERGARTEN (MK), PRIMARY & SECONDARY | |
| Semester I | |
| Term I | Thu 2 Jan1 to Fri 14 Mar |
| Term II | Mon 24 Mar to Fri 30 May |
| Semester II | |
| Term III | Mon 30 Jun to Fri 5 Sep |
| Term IV | Mon 15 Sep to Fri 21 Nov2 |
1Primary 1 and Kindergarten 1 will start school on Thursday, 2 January 2025. Primary 2 to 6 and Kindergarten 2 will start school on Friday, 3 January 2025.
2The 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, 24 October 2025.
| JUNIOR COLLEGE (JC) Year 1 & MILLENNIA INSTITUTE (MI) Year 1 | MI Year 2 | JC Year 2 & MI Year 3 |
| Semester I | ||
| Term I | Wed 5 Feb to Fri 14 Mar | Mon 13 Jan to Fri 14 Mar |
| Term II | Mon 24 Mar to Fri 30 May | |
| Semester II | ||
| Term III | Mon 30 Jun to Fri 5 Sep | |
| Term IV | Mon 15 Sep to Fri 28 Nov | Mon 15 Sep to end of GCE A-Level examinations |
School Vacation 2025
2.The four vacation periods for schools, junior colleges and Millennia Institute for 2025 will be as follows:
| MK, PRI & SEC | |
| Between Terms I & II | Sat 15 Mar to Sun 23 Mar |
| Between Semesters I & II | Sat 31 May to Sun 29 Jun |
| Between Terms III & IV | Sat 6 Sep to Sun 14 Sep |
| At End of School Year | Sat 22 Nov to Wed 31 Dec |
| JC Year 1, MI Year 1 & MI Year 2 | JC Year 2 & MI Year 3 | |
| Between Terms I & II | Sat 15 Mar to Sun 23 Mar | |
| Between Semesters I & II | Sat 31 May to Sun 29 Jun | |
| Between Terms III & IV | Sat 6 Sep to Sun 14 Sep | |
| At End of School Year | Sat 29 Nov to Wed 31 Dec | End of GCE A-Level examinations to 31 Dec |
3.The scheduled school holidays and public holidays for 2025 will be as follows:
Scheduled School Holidays 2025
| Youth Day |
*Sun 6 Jul (The following Mon 7 Jul will be a school holiday) |
| Teachers' Day | Fri 5 Sep |
|
Children's Day (for primary schools and primary sections of full schools only) |
Fri 3 Oct |
Public Holidays 2025
| Term I | New Year's Day | Wed 1 Jan |
| Chinese New Year | Wed 29 Jan | |
| Thu 30 Jan | ||
| Term II | Hari Raya Puasa | Mon 31 Mar3 |
| Good Friday | Fri 18 Apr | |
| Labour Day | Thu 1 May | |
| Vesak Day | Mon 12 May | |
| Term III | Hari Raya Haji | Sat 7 Jun4 |
| National Day | Sat 9 Aug5 | |
| Term IV | Deepavali | Mon 20 Oct |
| Christmas Day | Thu 25 Dec |
3Subject to further confirmation.
4Subject to further confirmation - Mon, 9 Jun will be a designated day off-in-lieu (DOIL). Schools will be closed, including the General Office, Student Care Centres and KCare Centres.
5Mon, 11 Aug will be a school holiday and a designated day off-in-lieu (DOIL). Schools will be closed, including the General Office, Student Care Centres and KCare Centres.
4.The school terms and holidays for 2025 are also listed on the MOE's website at https://www.moe.gov.sg/calendar.