Singapore School Terms And Holidays 2016

School Holidays

Check the School Terms and Holidays in Singapore for the year 2016 declared by Ministry of Education, Singapore.

The school year for 2016 for all MOE primary and secondary schools will start from Monday, 4 January and end on Friday, 18 November 2016.

For Primary and Secondary Schools Terms for 2016

Semester I
Term I Monday 4 January – Friday 11 March
Term II Monday 21 March – Friday 27 May
Semester II
Term III Monday 27 June – Friday 2 September
Term IV Tuesday 13 September – Friday 18 Nov

School Vacations for 2016

The four vacation periods for schools, junior colleges and centralized institute for 2016 will be as follows:

Semester I
Between Terms 1 and 2 Saturday 12 March – Sunday 20 March
Between Semesters 1 and 2 Saturday 28 May – Sunday 26 June
Semester II
Between Terms 3 and 4 Saturday 3 September – Sunday 11 September
At the End of School Year Saturday 19 November – Saturday 31 December

Junior Colleges (JC) and Millennia Institute (MI) Terms 2016

Semester I
Term JC Year 1 & MI Year 1 MI Year 2 JC Year 2 & MI Year 3
I Friday 29 January – Friday 11 March Monday 11 January – Friday 11 March
II Monday 21 March – Friday 27 May
Semester II
III Monday 27 June – Friday 2 September
IV Tuesday 13 September – Friday 25 November Tuesday 13 September – End of A-Level exams

Junior Colleges and Millennia Institute Vacations for 2016

– JC Year 1, MI Year 1 & MI Year 2 JC Year 2 & MI Year 3
Between Terms I & II Saturday 12 March – Sunday 20 March
Between Semesters I & II Saturday 28 May – Sunday 26 June
Between Terms III & IV Saturday 3 September – Sunday 11 September
At End of School Year Saturday 26 November – Saturday 31 December End of A-Level exams – Saturday 31 December

Scheduled School Holidays for 2016

The scheduled school holidays and public holidays for 2016 will be as follows:

Holiday Date
Youth Day Sunday 3 July
(Monday 4 July is a scheduled school holiday)
Day after National Day Wednesday 10 August
Teachers’ Day Friday 2 September
Children’s Day (for primary schools and primary sections of full schools only) Friday 7 October

School Holidays for 2016

Term I New Year’s Day Friday 1 January
Chinese New Year Monday 8 February
Chinese New Year Tuesday 9 February
Term II Good Friday Friday 25 March
Labour Day * Sunday 1 May
Vesak Day ** Saturday 21 May
Term III Hari Raya Puasa Wednesday 6 July
National Day Tuesday 9 August
Term IV Hari Raya Haji Monday 12 September
Deepavali *** Saturday 29 October
Christmas Day **** Sunday 25 December

Note –

  • * Monday, 2 May will be a public holiday.
  • ** Monday, 23 May, will be a school holiday.
  • *** Monday, 31 October, will be a school holiday.
  • **** Monday, 26 Dec will be a public holiday.
  • For more detail information of school terms and holidays in Singapore visit Ministry of Education in Singapore.
  • Public Holidays in Singapore visit Singapore Holidays 2016.