Q: What are the official MOE school dates for 2026? A: For MOE Kindergartens, primary schools and secondary schools, the four terms run from 2 January to 13 March, 23 March to 29 May, 29 June to 4 September, and 14 September to 20 November 2026. Schools used as GCE O-Level written-examination venues have 23 October as the last day of the final term.
TL;DR Current term on 19 July: Term 3, which runs from 29 June to 4 September. September vacation: 5 to 13 September. PSLE marking exercise: 12 to 14 October. Year-end vacation: 21 November to 31 December for MOE Kindergarten, primary and secondary students. Downloads:PDF and iCal with public holidays.
Last reviewed: 19 July 2026 against MOE's school-terms release and live academic calendar, MOM's 2026 public-holiday release, and SEAB's important-dates page. School notices and personal examination timetables control school-specific activities and candidate arrangements.
What remains in the 2026 school calendar
As of 19 July, Terms 1 and 2, the March and June vacations, the 23 March school day off-in-lieu, and the Youth Day school holiday have passed.
Children's Day for primary schools and primary sections
2 October 2026
PSLE marking exercise
12 to 14 October 2026
Last day of Term 4 for O-Level written-examination venue schools
23 October 2026
Deepavali
8 November 2026
Public holiday for Deepavali
9 November 2026
Last day of Term 4 for other MOE Kindergarten, primary and secondary schools
20 November 2026
Year-end vacation for MOE Kindergarten, primary and secondary students
21 November to 31 December 2026
Christmas Day
25 December 2026
The 23 October date is the last day of the final school term for schools used as O-Level written-examination venues. It does not establish that every student at those schools has no examination, CCA or other school commitment after that date.
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The Eclat files below reproduce the published 2026 dates. Check MOE or your school before making a booking that is difficult to change.
MOE Kindergarten, primary and secondary dates with public holidays
The iCal files cover the MOE Kindergarten, primary and secondary term structure. They do not add JC, MI, polytechnic or ITE terms. Those levels have separate calendars or date structures.
MOE Kindergarten, primary and secondary terms
Semester
Term
Official dates
Semester 1
Term 1
2 January to 13 March 2026
Semester 1
Term 2
23 March to 29 May 2026
Semester 2
Term 3
29 June to 4 September 2026
Semester 2
Term 4
14 September to 20 November 2026
Primary 1 and Kindergarten 1 started on 2 January. Primary 2 to 6 and Kindergarten 2 started on 5 January. Although Term 2 is recorded as beginning on 23 March, that date was a designated day off-in-lieu for schools because Hari Raya Puasa fell on Saturday, 21 March.
MOE Kindergarten, primary and secondary vacations
Vacation
Official dates
Between Terms 1 and 2
14 to 22 March 2026
Between Semesters 1 and 2
30 May to 28 June 2026
Between Terms 3 and 4
5 to 13 September 2026
End of school year
21 November to 31 December 2026
These are national vacation dates, not a guarantee that every day is free of school-specific activities. Check notices for CCAs, examinations, make-up lessons, camps and administrative arrangements.
Scheduled school holidays
Scheduled holiday
Official date and scope
Youth Day
5 July; 6 July was the school holiday
Teachers' Day
4 September 2026
Children's Day
2 October 2026, for primary schools and primary sections of full schools only
JC and Millennia Institute dates
The 2026 start dates have passed, but they remain useful for checking the published term structure.
Cohort
Term 1
Term 4
JC Year 1 and MI Year 1
4 February to 13 March
14 September to 27 November
MI Year 2
12 January to 13 March
14 September to 27 November
JC Year 2 and MI Year 3
12 January to 13 March
14 September to the end of the GCE A-Level examinations
All listed cohorts share Term 2 from 23 March to 29 May and Term 3 from 29 June to 4 September. Their first three vacation periods are 14 to 22 March, 30 May to 28 June, and 5 to 13 September.
The year-end vacation for JC Year 1, MI Year 1 and MI Year 2 is 28 November to 31 December. For JC Year 2 and MI Year 3, it begins after the GCE A-Level examinations and ends on 31 December.
Check each institution separately for orientation, reporting, CCA and internal examination dates.
Public holidays in the school calendar
Public holiday
Official date
New Year's Day
1 January 2026
Chinese New Year
17 and 18 February 2026
Hari Raya Puasa
21 March 2026
Good Friday
3 April 2026
Labour Day
1 May 2026
Hari Raya Haji
27 May 2026
Vesak Day
31 May 2026; 1 June was a public holiday
National Day
9 August 2026; 10 August is a public holiday
Deepavali
8 November 2026; 9 November is a public holiday
Christmas Day
25 December 2026
MOM's release marks the Hari Raya Puasa and Hari Raya Haji dates as subject to confirmation. Its release is the controlling source for the gazetted public-holiday list and the statutory rules for employees. A school day off-in-lieu is not the same thing as an employee's public-holiday entitlement.
SEAB publishes 12 to 14 October 2026 as the PSLE marking exercise. Schools may issue their own pupil-reporting and student-care instructions for that period, so the national date range should not be expanded into an assumed closure arrangement.
The detailed 2026 PSLE and GCE timetables are now published. They are candidate documents, not merely tentative planning windows. Use the current SEAB timetable and the candidate's Entry Proof for exact papers, reporting times and venues:
MOE currently gives tentative result-release windows of 24 to 25 November 2026 for PSLE, 17 to 21 December 2026 for N-Levels, 13 to 15 January 2027 for O-Levels, and 19 to 23 February 2027 for A-Levels. Actual dates are confirmed only after the required processes are complete.
Planning checks before relying on a date
Identify the education level and cohort. The final term differs between MOE Kindergarten, primary, secondary, JC and MI cohorts.
Distinguish a school term, school holiday, public holiday and examination event.
Check whether the school is an O-Level written-examination venue.
Check the school's notices for internal examinations, CCAs, camps, staff days and student-care operations.
For a national examination, use the current SEAB timetable and personal Entry Proof.
Recheck the official source before travel or another non-refundable commitment.
Use it to organise confirmed dates. It does not replace the official calendar or a school notice.
What about the 2027 MOE calendar?
MOE's live academic-calendar page says dates for the following year will be available by the end of August. It had not published a complete 2027 school-term table by this review on 19 July 2026. This page therefore does not estimate 2027 term or vacation dates. Use the official MOE academic calendar when the next-year entries are released.
Frequently asked questions
When is the September school holiday in 2026?
The vacation between Terms 3 and 4 runs from 5 to 13 September 2026. Term 4 begins on 14 September.
When are the 2026 PSLE marking days?
SEAB publishes 12 to 14 October 2026. Follow the primary school's notice for pupil-reporting and student-care arrangements.
Does every secondary school finish Term 4 on 20 November?
No. MOE gives 23 October as the last day of the final term for schools used as GCE O-Level written-examination venues. Other listed secondary schools end the term on 20 November.
Are primary and secondary vacation dates the same?
MOE publishes the same four national vacation periods for MOE Kindergarten, primary and secondary schools. Children's Day applies only to primary schools and primary sections of full schools.
Does this calendar cover polytechnics or ITE?
No. Those institutions publish their own calendars. See the ITE academic calendar guide or the relevant institution's current official page.
