MOE announces 2021 school year calendar

Everything a student needs to know.

Syahindah Ishak| August 17, 2020, 10:58 AM

The Ministry of Education (MOE) has announced the school calendar, vacations and scheduled holidays for 2021.

This applies to primary and secondary schools, junior colleges (JCs) and Millenia Institute (MI).

School terms/semesters

According to a press release by MOE, the school year for primary and secondary students will begin on Monday Jan. 4, and end on Friday, Nov. 19.

Screenshot from MOE's press release.

JC and MI year one students will start on Friday, Jan. 29 and and on Friday, Nov. 26.

MI year twos, on the other hand, will begin on Monday, Jan. 11 and end on Friday, Nov. 26.

Meanwhile, the JC year twos and MI year threes will start school on Monday, Jan. 11 till the end of their A-level exams.

Screenshot from MOE's press release.

Term/semester breaks

Here's the list of term and semester breaks primary and secondary schools:

Screenshot from MOE's press release.

Here's the list for JCs and MI:

Screenshot from MOE's press release.

Here's the list of vacations:

Scheduled school holidays

Screenshot from MOE's press release.

Public holidays

Screenshot from MOE's press release.

Top image from MOE/Facebook.