MOE School Calendar 2021Term Dates, Holidays & Exams
2021 is done, kept here for reference. It ran 11 public holidays with no in-lieu days at all — nothing fell on a Sunday, and Singapore gives no day in lieu when a holiday lands on a Saturday.
That cut both ways. Four holidays gave a free long weekend — New Year's Day, Chinese New Year on Friday 12 February, Good Friday on 2 April and National Day on Monday 9 August. But three were simply lost to Saturdays: the second day of Chinese New Year on 13 February, Labour Day on 1 May and Christmas Day on 25 December.
The school year ran from 4 January to 19 November, and Hari Raya Haji sat on its own in the June–July stretch, on Tuesday 20 July.
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Public holidays falling on a Monday or Friday in 2021.
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School holidays 2021 — every date
The four term breaks, plus the single days schools get off in lieu of a public holiday that falls on a weekend.
| Holiday | Dates | How long |
|---|---|---|
| March Holidays | Sat, 13 Mar – Sun, 21 Mar13 Mar 2021 – 21 Mar 2021 | 9 days |
| June Holidays | Sat, 29 May – Sun, 27 Jun29 May 2021 – 27 Jun 2021 | 30 days |
| September Holidays | Sat, 4 Sept – Sun, 12 Sept4 Sept 2021 – 12 Sept 2021 | 9 days |
| Year End Holidays | Sat, 20 Nov – Fri, 31 Dec20 Nov 2021 – 31 Dec 2021 | 42 days |
| Youth Day Holiday | Mon, 5 Jul5 Jul 2021 | 1 day |
| Day After National Day | Tue, 10 Aug10 Aug 2021 | 1 day |
The single days above are school holidays granted by MOE in lieu of a public holiday falling on a weekend — distinct from, and never double-counted with, the public holidays below.
Public holidays in the 2021 school year
Schools close on every public holiday. The colour tells you whether it already gives you a long weekend, or whether it needs a day of leave to bridge.
| Holiday | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Fri, 1 Jan1 Jan 2021 | FriNatural long weekend |
| Chinese New Year Day 1 | Fri, 12 Feb12 Feb 2021 | FriNatural long weekend |
| Chinese New Year Day 2 | Sat, 13 Feb13 Feb 2021 | SatFalls on a weekend |
| Good Friday | Fri, 2 Apr2 Apr 2021 | FriNatural long weekend |
| Labour Day | Sat, 1 May1 May 2021 | SatFalls on a weekend |
| Hari Raya Puasa | Thu, 13 May13 May 2021 | ThuMidweek — bridge with leave |
| Vesak Day | Wed, 26 May26 May 2021 | WedMidweek — bridge with leave |
| Hari Raya Haji | Tue, 20 Jul20 Jul 2021 | TueMidweek — bridge with leave |
| National Day | Mon, 9 Aug9 Aug 2021 | MonNatural long weekend |
| Deepavali | Thu, 4 Nov4 Nov 2021 | ThuMidweek — bridge with leave |
| Christmas Day | Sat, 25 Dec25 Dec 2021 | SatFalls on a weekend |
A public holiday falling on a Sunday is followed by a day in lieu on the Monday. One falling on a Saturday does not carry a day in lieu.
MOE school term dates 2021
Four terms across two semesters. The gap after Term 2 is the mid-year break; the gap after Term 4 is the year-end holiday.
| Term | Starts | Ends | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | Mon, 4 Jan4 Jan 2021 | Fri, 12 Mar12 Mar 2021 | 11 weeks |
| Term 2 | Mon, 22 Mar22 Mar 2021 | Fri, 28 May28 May 2021 | 11 weeks |
| Term 3 | Mon, 28 Jun28 Jun 2021 | Fri, 3 Sept3 Sept 2021 | 11 weeks |
| Term 4 | Mon, 13 Sept13 Sept 2021 | Fri, 19 Nov19 Nov 2021 | 11 weeks |
Singapore national exam dates 2021
MOE has not published 2021 national exam dates yet
PSLE, GCE O-Level and GCE A-Level timetables are normally released about a year ahead. The term dates and public holidays above are confirmed. We update this page as soon as SEAB publishes, so check back — or see the exam schedule hub for the years that are confirmed.
Want the month-by-month grid, exam countdowns and filters? The interactive MOE calendar covers every year we hold. This page is the printable reference for 2021.