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[Updated for 2023] Singapore school holidays, public holidays, and long weekends for families

[Updated for 2023] Singapore school holidays, public holidays, and long weekends for families

Updated:
January 3, 2024

It's never too soon to plan for the holidays!

Here's our nifty guide on all the school holidays and public holidays for 2023.

We'll also show you when to take leave to maximize the public holidays so you can get that extra long weekend!

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1. Singapore MOE School Holidays 2023

Primary and Secondary School Holidays 2023

March School Holidays: 11 Mar (Sat) - 19 Mar (Sun)

June School Holidays: 27 May (Sat) - 25 Jun (Sun)

September School Holidays: 2 Sep (Sat) - 10 Sep (Sun)

End of Year School Holidays: 18 Nov (Sat) - 31 Dec (Fri)

Junior Colleges (JC) and Millennia Institute (MI) School Holidays 2023

March School Holidays: 11 Mar (Sat) - 19 Mar (Sun)

June School Holidays: 27 May (Sat) - 25 Jun (Sun)

September School Holidays: 2 Sep (Sat) - 10 Sep (Sun)

End of Year School Holidays:

  • JC Year 1, M1 Year 1, MI Year 2: 25 Nov (Sat) - 31 Dec (Sun)
  • JC Year 2, MI Year 3: End of A-Level exams to 31 Dec (Sun)

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2. Scheduled School Holidays 2023

Youth Day: 2 Jul (Sun) The following Monday, 3 Jul will be a scheduled school holiday.

Day after National Day: 10 Aug (Thu)

Teachers' Day: 11 Sep (Mon)

Due to the Presidential Election 2023, Teachers' Day has been changed to 11 Sep 2023 from 1 Sep 2023 previously.

Children's Day (for primary schools and primary sections of full schools only): 6 Oct (Fri)

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3. PSLE Examination Periods

Parents with kids in Primary School will want to take note of the PSLE examination periods as students in Primary 1 to 5 could be given off from school during these periods.

For the PSLE Marking Exercise, all primary school students will be given the period off.

PSLE Orals: 15 Aug (Tue) - 16 Aug (Wed)

PSLE Listening Comprehension: 15 Sep (Fri)

PSLE Written Examination: 28 Sep (Thu) - 4 Oct (Wed)

PSLE Marking Exercise: 16 Oct (Mon) - 18 Oct (Wed)

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4. Public Holidays 2023

New Year's Day: 1 Jan (Sun), Mon 2 Jan will be a public holiday

Chinese New Year: 22-23 Jan (Sun-Mon), Tue 24 Jan will be a public holiday

Good Friday: 7 Apr (Fri)

Hari Raya Puasa: 22 Apr (Sat)

Labour Day: 1 May (Mon)

Vesak Day: 2 Jun (Fri)

Hari Raya Haji: 29 Jun (Thu)

National Day: 9 Aug (Wed)

Presidential Election 2023: 1 Sep (Fri)

Deepavali: 12 Nov (Sun), Mon 13 Nov will be a public holiday

Christmas Day: 25 Dec (Mon)

5. Long weekends and when to take leave

There are six 3-day long weekends in 2023:

  • New Year's Day: 31 Dec 2022 - 2 Jan 2023 (Sat-Mon)
  • Good Friday: Apr 7-9 (Fri-Sun)
  • Labour Day: 29 Apr - 1 May (Sat-Mon)
  • Vesak Day: 2-4 Jun (Fri-Sun)
  • Deepavali: Nov 11-13 (Sat-Mon)
  • Christmas: Dec 23-25 (Sat-Mon)

There will also be one 4-day long weekend for Chinese New Year: Jan 21-24 (Sat-Tue)

Here's where you can take leave for that extra long 4 or 5 day weekend:

  • Jun/Jul - Hari Raya Haji
  • Aug - National Day
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