The article title is MOE School Holidays & Important Exam Dates 2021 This article breaks down the Singapore MOE school holidays 2021 as well as other important dates for students to take note of.
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Primary and Secondary Schools MOE School Term and Holidays
Primary and Secondary
Semester 1
Term 1
Mon 4 Jan to Fri 12 Mar
School Holidays Between Terms I & II
Sat 13 Mar to Sun 21 Mar
Term 2
Mon 22 Mar to Fri 28 May
School Holidays Between Semesters I & II
Sat 29 May to Sun 27 Jun
Semester 2
Term 3
Mon 28 Jun to Fri 3 Sep
School Holidays Between Terms III & IV
Sat 4 Sep to Sun 12 Sep
Term 4
Mon 13 Sep to *Fri 19 Nov
At End of School Year
Sat 20 Nov to Fri 31 Dec
* The last day of the final school term for schools that will be used as venues for the GCE O Level written examinations will be Friday, 29 October 2021.
Junior College and Millennia Institute MOE School Terms and Holidays
JUNIOR COLLEGE (JC) & MILLENNIA INSTITUTE (MI) Year 1
MI Year 2
JC Year 2 & MI Year 3
Semester 1
Term 1
Fri 29 Jan to Fri 12 Mar
Mon 11 Jan to Fri 12 Mar
School Holidays: Between Terms I & II
Sat 13 Mar to Sun 21 Mar
Term 2
Mon 22 Mar to Fri 28 May
School Holidays: Between Semesters I & II
Sat 29 May to Sun 27 Jun
Semester 2
Term 3
Mon 28 Jun to Fri 3 Sep
School Holidays: Between Terms III & IV
Sat 4 Sep to Sun 12 Sep
Term 4
Mon 13 Sep to Fri 26 Nov
Mon 13 Sep to end of A-Level exams
At the end of School Year
Sat 27 Nov to Fri 31 Dec
End of A-Level exams to 31 Dec
Scheduled MOE School Holidays
Youth Day
Sun 4 Jul
(The following Monday, 5 Jul 2021 will be a scheduled school holiday)
Day after National Day
Tue 10 Aug
Teachers’ Day
Fri 3 Sep
Children’s Day
(for primary schools and primary sections of full schools only)
Fri 8 Oct
Scheduled MOE School Public Holidays
Term I
New Year’s Day
Fri 1 Jan
Chinese New Year
Fri 12 Feb
*Sat 13 Feb
Term II
Good Friday
Fri 2 Apr
Labour Day
**Sat 1 May
Hari Raya Puasa
Thu 13 May
Vesak Day
Wed 26 May
Term III
Hari Raya Haji
Tue 20 Jul
Term IV
National Day
Mon 9 Aug
Deepavali
Thu 4 Nov
Christmas Day
Sat 25 Dec
*Monday, 15 Feb, will be a school holiday.
**Monday, 3 May, will be a school holiday.
For more information about the important dates of the school term, you can also visit MOE’s website at https://www.moe.gov.sg/education/school-terms-and-important-dates
Important National Examination Dates
There are 3 major national examinations conducted around the same time of the year, and they are namely the:
PSLE
GCE O Level
GCE A Level
Taken by primary 6, secondary 4 Express and 5 Normal (Academic) and JC 2 and MI Year 3 graduating students.
Here is a quick breakdown of the important examination dates.
PSLE Examination Dates
Oral Examinations
Date
Paper
Time
Thursday, 12 August
English Language
Foundation English Language
Chinese Language
Malay Language
Tamil Language
0800 – 1315 h
Friday, 13 August
English Language
Chinese Language
Malay Language
Tamil Language
0800 – 1315 h
Listening Comprehension Examination
Date
Paper
Time
Friday, 17 September
Chinese Language
Malay Language
Tamil Language
0900 – 0935 h *
English Language
1115 – 1150 h *
Written Examination
Date
Paper
Time
Thursday,
30 September
English Language Paper 1
English Language Paper 2
0815 – 0925 h
1030 – 1220 h
Friday,
01 October
Mathematics Paper 1
Mathematics Paper 2
0815 – 0915 h
1030 – 1200 h
Monday,
04 October
Chinese Language Paper 1
Malay Language Paper 1
Tamil Language Paper 1
0815 – 0905 h
Chinese Language Paper 2
Malay Language Paper 2
Tamil Language Paper 2
1015 – 1155 h
Tuesday,
05 October
Science
0815 – 1000 h
Wednesday,
06 October
Higher Mother Tongue (Chinese, Malay and Tamil Language) Paper 1
0815 – 0905 h
Higher Mother Tongue (Chinese, Malay and Tamil Language) Paper 2
1015 – 1135 h
GCE O Level Examinations Dates
The GCE O Level offers over 50 subjects for students, here are the main important examination dates.
Date
Paper
Time
22/7/2021
to
3/8/2021
English Language Oral
15/10/2021
English Language Listening Comprehension
Broadcast starts at
1500 hr
19/10/2021
English Language Paper 1
13:30 - 15:20
English Language Paper 2
16:05 - 17:55
Date
Paper
Time
18/10/2021
Mathematics Paper 1
14:30 - 16:30
21/10/2021
Mathematics Paper 2
14:30 - 17:00
For a more detailed breakdown of the national examination dates, visit the MOE website here.
GCE A Level Examination Dates
Date
Paper
Time
8/11/2021
General Paper 1
08:00 - 09:30
General Paper 2
10:30 - 12:00
To view the detailed examination dates, you can visit MOE’s official website here.
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