[Updated for 2025] Singapore school holidays, public holidays, and long weekends for families

1. Singapore MOE School Holidays 2025

March School Holidays: 15 Mar (Sat) - 23 Mar (Sun)

June School Holidays: 31 May (Sat) - 29 Jun (Sun)

September School Holidays: 6 Sep (Sat) - 14 Sep (Sun)

End of Year School Holidays: 22 Nov (Sat) - 31 Dec (Wed)

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Junior Colleges (JC) and Millennia Institute (MI) School Holidays 2024

March School Holidays: 15 Mar (Sat) - 23 Mar (Sun)

June School Holidays: 31 May (Sat) - 29 Jun (Sun)

September School Holidays: 6 Sep (Sat) - 14 Sep (Sun)

End of Year School Holidays:

• JC Year 1, M1 Year 1, MI Year 2: 29 Nov (Sat) - 31 Dec (Wed)
• JC Year 2, MI Year 3: End of A-Level exams to 31 Dec (Wed)

Related: Junior College cut-off points‍

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2. Scheduled School Holidays 2025

Youth Day: 6 Jul (Sun), the following Mon 7 Jul will be a school holiday

Teachers' Day: 5 Sep (Fri)

Children's Day (for primary schools and primary sections of full schools only): 3 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: TBC

PSLE Listening Comprehension: TBC

PSLE Written Examination: TBC

PSLE Marking Exercise: TBC

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4. Public Holidays 2025

New Year's Day: 1 Jan (Wed)

Chinese New Year: 29-30 Jan (Wed-Thu)

Hari Raya Puasa: 31 Mar (Mon)

‍Good Friday: 18 Apr (Fri)

‍Labour Day: 1 May (Thu)

Vesak Day: 12 May (Mon)

Hari Raya Haji: 6 Jun (Fri)

National Day: 9 Aug (Sat)

Deepavali: 20 Oct (Mon)

Christmas Day: 25 Dec (Thu)

5. Long weekends and when to take leave

There are five 3-day long weekends in 2025:

• Hari Raya Puasa: Mar 29-30 (Sat-Mon)
• Good Friday: Apr 18-20 (Fri-Sun)
• Vesak Day:  May 10-12 (Sat-Mon)
• Hari Raya Haji: Jun 6-8 (Fri-Sun)
• Deepavali: Oct 18-20 (Sat-Mon)

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

• Jan - New Year's Day, Chinese New Year
• May - Labour Day
• Dec - Christmas

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