Calendar
A handy reference for 2026 school terms, public holidays and vacation dates.
School Terms and Holidays For 2026
This schedule is an information guide for you. You will be informed separately should there be any changes mentioned herein.
School Terms
Academic calendar for 2026
Semester 1 | Term 1 | Fri 2 Jan1 to Fri 13 Mar |
Term 2 | Mon 23 Mar2 to Fri 29 May | |
Semester 2 | Term 3 | Mon 29 Jun to Fri 4 Sep |
Term 4 | Mon 14 Sep to Fri 20 Nov3 |
1 Primary 1 and Kindergarten 1 will start school on Friday, 2 January 2026. Primary 2 to 6 and Kindergarten 2 will start school on Monday, 5 January 2026.
3 The last day of the final school term for schools which will be used as venues for the GCE O-Level written examinations, will be Friday, 23 October 2026.
School Vacation
School vacation period for academic year 2026.
Semester 1 | After Term 1 | Sat 14 Mar to Sun 22 Mar |
After Term 2 | Sat 30 May to Sun 28 Jun | |
Semester 2 | After Term 3 | Sat 5 Sep to Sun 13 Sep |
After Term 4 | Sat 21 Nov to Wed 31 Dec |
Scheduled School Holidays
School holidays for 2026.
Holiday | Date |
|---|---|
Youth Day | Sun 5 Jul |
Teachers’ Day | Fri 4 Sep |
Children’s Day | Fri 2 Oct |
Public Holidays
Public holidays for 2026
Term | Holiday | Date |
|---|---|---|
Term 1 | New Year’s Day | Wed 1 Jan |
Chinese New Year | Tues 17 Feb | |
Wed 18 Feb | ||
Term 2 | Hari Raya Puasa | Sat 21 Mar 4 |
Good Friday | Fri 3 Apr | |
Labour Day | Fri 1 May | |
Hari Raya Haji | Wed 27 May | |
Vesak Day | Sun 31 May5 | |
Term 3 | National Day | Sat 9 Aug6 |
Term 4 | Deepavali | Sun 8 Nov7 |
Christmas Day | Fri 25 Dec |
2&4 As Saturday, 21 March 2026 is a Public Holiday, Monday, 23 March 2026 will be a designated day off-in-lieu for schools (i.e. Schools, including the General Office, Student Care Centres and KCare Centres, will be closed).
5 Monday, 1 June 2026 will be a public holiday.
6 Monday, 10 August 2026 will be a public holiday.
7 Monday, 9 November 2026 will be a public holiday.