MOE School Calendar 2026Term Dates, Holidays & Exams
Planning 2027? MOE has confirmed the 2027 dates — see every public holiday and term break→2026 has 11 public holidays, but only three are free long weekends — Good Friday on 3 April, Labour Day on 1 May and Christmas Day on 25 December, all Fridays.
Chinese New Year is the one to plan around. It falls on Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 February, so booking Monday 16th off turns it into five days straight, Saturday to Wednesday. Hari Raya Haji sits midweek on Wednesday 27 May and works the same way.
Three holidays fall on a Sunday this year — Vesak Day, National Day and Deepavali — which means the Monday after each is a day in lieu. Hari Raya Puasa on Saturday 21 March gets no day in lieu, so that one is lost.
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Public holidays falling on a Monday or Friday in 2026.
Take the 2026 calendar with you
Printable PDF with every date, or add the whole year to your phone calendar.
Public holidays in the 2026 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 | Thu, 1 Jan1 Jan 2026 | ThuMidweek — bridge with leave |
| Chinese New Year Day 1 | Tue, 17 Feb17 Feb 2026 | TueMidweek — bridge with leave |
| Chinese New Year Day 2 | Wed, 18 Feb18 Feb 2026 | WedMidweek — bridge with leave |
| Hari Raya Puasa | Sat, 21 Mar21 Mar 2026 | SatFalls on a weekend |
| Good Friday | Fri, 3 Apr3 Apr 2026 | FriNatural long weekend |
| Labour Day | Fri, 1 May1 May 2026 | FriNatural long weekend |
| Hari Raya Haji | Wed, 27 May27 May 2026 | WedMidweek — bridge with leave |
| Vesak Day | Sun, 31 May31 May 2026 | SunSunday — day in lieu on Monday |
| National Day | Sun, 9 Aug9 Aug 2026 | SunSunday — day in lieu on Monday |
| Deepavali | Sun, 8 Nov8 Nov 2026 | SunSunday — day in lieu on Monday |
| Christmas Day | Fri, 25 Dec25 Dec 2026 | FriNatural long 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 2026
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 | Fri, 2 Jan2 Jan 2026 | Fri, 13 Mar13 Mar 2026 | 11 weeks |
| Term 2 | Mon, 23 Mar23 Mar 2026 | Fri, 29 May29 May 2026 | 11 weeks |
| Term 3 | Mon, 29 Jun29 Jun 2026 | Fri, 4 Sept4 Sept 2026 | 11 weeks |
| Term 4 | Mon, 14 Sept14 Sept 2026 | Fri, 27 Nov27 Nov 2026 | 12 weeks |
Singapore national exam dates 2026
| Examination | Dates |
|---|---|
| PSLE | 12 Aug 2026 – 30 Sept 2026 |
| O-Level | 2 Jun 2026 – 10 Nov 2026 |
| A-Level | 2 Jun 2026 – 27 Nov 2026 |
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 2026.