School Holidays 2025: Must-Know Dates for Terms & Breaks!

School Holidays 2025: Must-Know Dates for Terms & Breaks!
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  1. The MOE released school terms for 2025.
  2. Singapore pupils return to classes on 2 and 3 January 2025.
  3. Scheduled school holidays 2025 may alter due to public holidays.

Parents, pen your 2025 planners: the MOE has unveiled the school calendar.

2025 School Calendar Announced

Ministry of Education (MOE) has confirmed the school terms and holidays for 2025.

Primary 1 and kindergarten 1 students mark 2 January as their start date.

This will streamline the process for families with children entering both levels.

Secondary school students will also start on 2 January 2025.

Primary 2-6, and kindergarten 2 are starting a day later, on 3 January 2025.

The academic year will conclude on 21 November for primary and secondary schools.

For junior colleges and the Millennia Institute, the year extends until the GCE A-Level exams conclude.

Here are some key highlights to note:

  • Semester I has two terms, with a 15-23rd March break in between.
  • Mid-year vacations start end May and last till late June.
  • Potential changes to school holidays 2025 are pending public holiday confirmation.

School Calendar 2025

The 2025 school year for all MOE primary schools, including kindergartens, and secondary schools will start on 2 January 2025 (Thu), and end on 21 November 2025 (Fri).

MOE KINDERGARTEN (MK), PRIMARY & SECONDARY
Semester I
Term I (Pri 1 and K1)Thu 2 January1 to Fri 14 March
Term I (Pri 2-6, K2, and Secondary)Thu 3 January1 to Fri 14 March
Term IIMon 24 March to Fri 30 May
Semester II
Term IIIMon 30 June to Fri 5 September
Term IVMon 15 September to Fri 21 November2

1Primary 1 and Kindergarten 1 will start school on 2 January 2025 (Thursday). Primary 2 to 6 and Kindergarten 2 will start school on 3 January 2025 (Friday).
2The last day of the final school term for schools which will be used as venues for the GCE O-Level written examinations, will be on 24 October 2025 (Friday).

 JUNIOR COLLEGE (JC) Year 1 & MILLENNIA INSTITUTE (MI) Year 1MI Year 2JC Year 2 & MI Year 3
Semester I
Term IWed 5 February to Fri 14 MarchMon 13 January to Fri 14 March
Term IIMon 24 March to Fri 30 May
Semester II
Term IIIMon 30 June to Fri 5 September
Term IVMon 15 September to Fri 28 NovemberMon 15 September to end of GCE A-Level examinations

School Vacation 2025

School vacation 2025 for schools, junior colleges, and Millennia Institute will be as follows:

 MK, PRI & SEC
Between Terms I & IISat 15 March to Sun 23 March
Between Semesters I & IISat 31 May to Sun 29 June
Between Terms III & IVSat 6 September to Sun 14 September
At End of School YearSat 22 November to Wed 31 December
 JC Year 1, MI Year 1 & MI Year 2JC Year 2 & MI Year 3
Between Terms I & IISat 15 March to Sun 23 March
Between Semesters I & IISat 31 May to Sun 29 June
Between Terms III & IVSat 6 September to Sun 14 September
At End of School YearSat 29 November to Wed 31 DecemberEnd of GCE A-Level examinations to 31 December

Scheduled School Holidays 2025

The scheduled school holidays 2025 and public holidays 2025 will be as follows:

Youth Day*Sun 6 July
(The following Mon 7 July will be a school holiday)
Teachers’ DayFri 5 September
Children’s Day
(for primary schools and primary sections of full schools only)
Fri 3 October

Public Holidays 2025

Term INew Year’s DayWed 1 January
Chinese New YearWed 29 January
Thu 30 January
Term IIHari Raya PuasaMon 31 March3
Good FridayFri 18 April
Labour DayThu 1 May
Vesak DayMon 12 May
Term IIIHari Raya HajiSat 7 June4
National DaySat 9 August5
Term IVDeepavaliMon 20 October
Christmas DayThurs 25 December

3Subject to further confirmation.
4Subject to further confirmation – 9 June (Mon) will be a designated day off-in-lieu (DOIL). Schools will be closed, including the General Office, Student Care Centres and KCare Centres.
511 August (Mon) will be a school holiday and a designated day off-in-lieu (DOIL). Schools will be closed, including the General Office, Student Care Centres and KCare Centres.

Room for Adjustments

A noteworthy aspect of the 2025 calendar is the fact that some vacation dates may shift if public holidays are confirmed on later dates.

This adds some uncertainty into a calendar otherwise known for its clarity.

Schools used for GCE O-Level exams will end their academic year on 24 October 2025.

For these schools, the exact end date depends on the examination schedule.

This change in scheduling shows the balance MOE has to find between academic standards and logistical needs.

All eyes are now on the MOE as parents await final confirmation of public holidays to finalise their 2025 plans.

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