School Term and Holidays for 2016 Released

The Ministry of Education has released the dates of school holidays in 2016.

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.

This takes into account 40 weeks of curriculum time for teaching and learning before the start of the national examinations, and six weeks of school vacation at end of year for teachers and students.

Students enjoy “extra” holidays on the following Monday as Vesak Day and Deepavali falls on a Saturday.

More long weekends for students as Teachers’ Day and Children’s Day falls on a Friday. (Sept 2 & Oct 7)

School Calendar 2016

SCHOOL TERM Primary & Secondary JC1 & MI1 JC2 & MI2 & MI3
Term 1  Mon 4 Jan to Fri 11 Mar  Fri 29 Jan to Fri 11 Mar  Mon 11 Jan to Fri 11 Mar
Term 2  Mon 21 Mar to Fri 27 May  Mon 21 Mar to Fri 27 May  Mon 21 Mar to Fri 27 May
Term 3  Mon 27 Jun to Fri 2 Sep  Mon 27 Jun to Fri 2 Sep  Mon 27 Jun to Fri 2 Sep
Term 4  Tue1 13 Sep to Fri 18 Nov  Tue 13 Sep to Fri 25 Nov  Tue 13 Sep to end of ‘A’-level exams
SCHOOL VACATION  Primary & Secondary JC1 & MI1 & MI2 JC2 & MI3
Between Terms I & II  Sat 12 Mar to Sun 20 Mar  Sat 12 Mar to Sun 20 Mar  Sat 12 Mar to Sun 20 Mar
Between Semesters I & II  Sat 28 May to Sun 26 Jun  Sat 28 May to Sun 26 Jun  Sat 28 May to Sun 26 Jun
Between Terms III & IV  Sat 3 Sep to Sun 11 Sep  Sat 3 Sep to Sun 11 Sep  Sat 3 Sep to Sun 11 Sep
At End of School Year  Sat 19 Nov to Sat 31 Dec  Sat 26 Nov to Sat 31 Dec  End of ‘A’ Level exams to Sat 31 Dec

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

Scheduled School Holidays 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For more info, visit MOE’s website here.

School Calendar for Primary and Secondary Students

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