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    Every public holiday and school term date in one place, with the next long weekend counted down for you. Add them to your phone’s calendar in one tap.

    Next public holiday
    37 days
    Arrival of Indentured Labourers Monday 2 November 2026
    • Long weekend
    • 2 long weekends left in 2026
    • Third term · ends in 34 days

    Public holidays 2026

    15 public holidays · 3 still to come

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    1. Arrival of Indentured Labourers

      In 37 days Long weekend

    2. Divali

      In 43 days Falls on a weekend

    3. Christmas

      In 90 days Long weekend

    Earlier in 2026 (12 holidays)

    1. New Year

    2. New Year (second day)

    3. Abolition of Slavery

    4. Thaipoosam Cavadee

    5. Maha Shivaratree

    6. Chinese Spring Festival

    7. Independence and Republic Day

    8. Ugaadi

    9. Eid-Ul-Fitr

    10. Labour Day

    11. Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    12. Ganesh Chaturthi

      Amended from 16 September by government notice.

    Public holidays 2027

    9 public holidays

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    1. New Year

      In 97 days Long weekend

    2. New Year (second day)

      In 98 days Falls on a weekend

    3. Abolition of Slavery

      In 128 days Long weekend

    4. Eid-Ul-Fitr

      In 165 days To be confirmed

      Depends on the sighting of the moon, so it may move by a day.

    5. Independence and Republic Day

      In 167 days Long weekend

    6. Labour Day

      In 217 days Falls on a weekend

    7. All Saints Day

      In 401 days Long weekend

    8. Arrival of Indentured Labourers

      In 402 days Long weekend

    9. Christmas

      In 455 days Falls on a weekend

    Not announced yet: Thaipoosam Cavadee, Maha Shivaratree, Chinese Spring Festival, Ugaadi, Ganesh Chaturthi, Divali. These festivals follow lunar calendars, and their 2027 dates appear here automatically once the government publishes them, usually in November or December.

    School calendar 2026

    State and private primary and secondary schools

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    1. First term

      Mon 12 Jan – Fri 3 Apr 2026 12 weeks

      12 January is admission day for Grade 1, Grade 7 (regional schools) and Grade 10 (academies). Other classes resume on 13 January.

    2. First-term break

      Sat 4 Apr – Sun 19 Apr 2026 2 weeks

    3. Second term

      Mon 20 Apr – Fri 17 Jul 2026 13 weeks

    4. Winter holidays

      Sat 18 Jul – Sun 16 Aug 2026 4 weeks

    5. Third term

      Now

      Mon 17 Aug – Fri 30 Oct 2026 11 weeks

    6. End-of-year holidays

      Sat 31 Oct onwards

      Ends when the 2027 school year begins.

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    School calendar 2027

    State and private primary and secondary schools

    The Ministry of Education has not yet published the 2027 school calendar. Dates appear here as soon as they are announced.

    How this calendar stays up to date

    Public holiday dates are checked automatically every day against the official list (last checked 26 September 2026). Festivals that depend on the moon are marked “to be confirmed” until the date is fixed. School term dates come from the Ministry of Education.

    Official sources: Prime Minister's Office: public holidays · Ministry of Education: school calendar

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