2027 school year to start on Jan 4 and end on Nov 19

The Singapore Ministry of Education has released the 2027 school calendar, detailing start and end dates for primary, secondary, and junior college students. The schedule includes specific term dates and holiday periods for the academic year.
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Standardized academic calendars are essential for families and educational institutions to plan their schedules and operations effectively.
Those entering their first year in junior colleges and Millennia Institute will start on Feb 3, with the rest of the JC and MI students starting earlier, on Jan 11.
Primary school students in a classroom. (File photo: Facebook/Chan Chun Sing)
SINGAPORE: The 2027 school year for all Ministry of Education (MOE) kindergartens, primary and secondary schools will begin on Jan 4 and end on Nov 19.
Primary 1 and Kindergarten 1 pupils will start school on Jan 4, while students in Kindergarten 2 and Primary 2 to 6 will report to school a day later on Jan 5.
For schools used as venues for the Singapore-Cambridge Secondary Education (SEC) written examinations, the final school term will end earlier on Oct 29, the ministry said on Tuesday (Jul 14).
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