This article breaks down the Singapore MOE school holidays 2021 as well as other important dates for students to take note of. 

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Primary and Secondary Schools MOE School Term and Holidays

 

	Primary and Secondary
Semester 1
Term 1	Mon 4 Jan to Fri 12 Mar
School Holidays Between Terms I & II	Sat 13 Mar to Sun 21 Mar
Term 2	Mon 22 Mar to Fri 28 May
School Holidays Between Semesters I & II	Sat 29 May to Sun 27 Jun
Semester 2
Term 3	Mon 28 Jun to Fri 3 Sep
School Holidays Between Terms III & IV	Sat 4 Sep to Sun 12 Sep
Term 4	Mon 13 Sep to *Fri 19 Nov
At End of School Year	Sat 20 Nov to Fri 31 Dec

* The last day of the final school term for schools that will be used as venues for the GCE O Level written examinations will be Friday, 29 October 2021.

 

Junior College and Millennia Institute MOE School Terms and Holidays

 

	JUNIOR COLLEGE (JC) & MILLENNIA INSTITUTE (MI) Year 1	MI Year 2	JC Year 2 & MI Year 3
Semester 1
Term 1	Fri 29 Jan to Fri 12 Mar	Mon 11 Jan to Fri 12 Mar
School Holidays: Between Terms I & II	Sat 13 Mar to Sun 21 Mar
Term 2	Mon 22 Mar to Fri 28 May
School Holidays: Between Semesters I & II	Sat 29 May to Sun 27 Jun
Semester 2
Term 3	Mon 28 Jun to Fri 3 Sep
School Holidays: Between Terms III & IV	Sat 4 Sep to Sun 12 Sep
Term 4	Mon 13 Sep to Fri 26 Nov		Mon 13 Sep to end of A-Level exams
At the end of School Year	Sat 27 Nov to Fri 31 Dec		End of A-Level exams to 31 Dec

 

Scheduled MOE School Holidays 

 

Youth Day	Sun 4 Jul (The following Monday, 5 Jul 2021 will be a scheduled school holiday)
Day after National Day	Tue 10 Aug
Teachers’ Day	Fri 3 Sep
Children’s Day (for primary schools and primary sections of full schools only)	Fri 8 Oct

 

Scheduled MOE School Public Holidays

 

Term I	New Year’s Day	Fri 1 Jan
Chinese New Year	Fri 12 Feb
*Sat 13 Feb
Term II	Good Friday	Fri 2 Apr
Labour Day	**Sat 1 May
Hari Raya Puasa	Thu 13 May
Vesak Day	Wed 26 May
Term III	Hari Raya Haji	Tue 20 Jul
Term IV	National Day	Mon 9 Aug
Deepavali	Thu 4 Nov
Christmas Day	Sat 25 Dec

*Monday, 15 Feb, will be a school holiday.

**Monday, 3 May, will be a school holiday.

 

For more information about the important dates of the school term, you can also visit MOE’s website at https://www.moe.gov.sg/education/school-terms-and-important-dates

 

Important National Examination Dates

There are 3 major national examinations conducted around the same time of the year, and they are namely the: 

• PSLE 
• GCE O Level
• GCE A Level 

Taken by primary 6, secondary 4 Express and 5 Normal (Academic) and JC 2 and MI Year 3 graduating students. 

 

Here is a quick breakdown of the important examination dates. 

PSLE Examination Dates

1. Oral Examinations 

 

Date	Paper	Time
Thursday, 12 August	English Language Foundation English Language Chinese Language Malay Language Tamil Language	0800 – 1315 h
Friday, 13 August	English Language Chinese Language Malay Language Tamil Language	0800 – 1315 h

 

1. Listening Comprehension Examination 

Date	Paper	Time
Friday, 17 September	Chinese Language Malay Language Tamil Language	0900 – 0935 h *
	English Language	1115 – 1150 h *

 

1. Written Examination

Date	Paper	Time
Thursday, 30 September	English Language Paper 1 English Language Paper 2	0815 – 0925 h 1030 – 1220 h
Friday, 01 October	Mathematics Paper 1 Mathematics Paper 2	0815 – 0915 h 1030 – 1200 h
Monday, 04 October	Chinese Language Paper 1 Malay Language Paper 1 Tamil Language Paper 1	0815 – 0905 h
	Chinese Language Paper 2 Malay Language Paper 2 Tamil Language Paper 2	1015 – 1155 h
Tuesday, 05 October	Science	0815 – 1000 h
Wednesday, 06 October	Higher Mother Tongue (Chinese, Malay and Tamil Language) Paper 1	0815 – 0905 h
	Higher Mother Tongue (Chinese, Malay and Tamil Language) Paper 2	1015 – 1135 h

 

GCE O Level Examinations Dates

The GCE O Level offers over 50 subjects for students, here are the main important examination dates. 

 

Date	Paper	Time
22/7/2021 to 3/8/2021	English Language Oral
15/10/2021	English Language Listening Comprehension	Broadcast starts at 1500 hr
19/10/2021	English Language Paper 1	13:30 - 15:20
	English Language Paper 2	16:05 - 17:55

 

Date	Paper	Time
18/10/2021	Mathematics Paper 1	14:30 - 16:30
21/10/2021	Mathematics Paper 2	14:30 - 17:00

 

For a more detailed breakdown of the national examination dates, visit the MOE website here. 

 

GCE A Level Examination Dates

 

Date	Paper	Time
8/11/2021	General Paper 1	08:00 - 09:30
General Paper 2	10:30 - 12:00

 

To view the detailed examination dates, you can visit MOE’s official website here. 

 

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