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Scheduled Public
Holidays for 2008
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New
Year's Day
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Tuesday |
1
January 2008 |
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Chinese
New Year |
Thursday
Friday |
7 February 2008
8 February 2008 |
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Good
Friday
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Friday |
21
March 2008 |
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Labour
Day
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Thursday
|
1 May
2008 |
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Vesak
Day |
Monday |
19 May
2008 |
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National Day |
Saturday |
9
August 2008 |
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Hari
Raya Puasa |
Wednesday
|
1
October 2008 |
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Deepavali
|
Tuesday
|
27
October 2008 |
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Hari
Raya Haji
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Monday |
8
December 2008 |
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Christmas Day
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Thursday |
25
December 2008 |
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In a earlier press statement
on public holidays for 2008, the Ministry of Manpower announced that
Deepavali would fall on 28 October 2008 (Tuesday). However, the date
needed to be checked against the Indian Almanacs when they became
available. The actual Deepavali date for 2008 is now known. It will fall
on 27 October 2008 (Monday) instead of 28 October 2008 (Tuesday). |
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Scheduled Public Holidays
for 2009
|
New
Year's Day
|
Thursday
1 January 2009 |
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Chinese
New Year |
Monday
26 January 2009
Tuesday
27 January 2009 |
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Good
Friday
|
Friday
10 April 2009 |
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Labour
Day
|
Friday
1 May 2009 |
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Vesak
Day |
Saturday
9 May 2009 |
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National Day |
Sunday*
9 August 2009 |
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Hari
Raya Puasa |
Sunday*
20 September 2009 |
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Deepavali
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Sunday*
15 November 2009 |
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Hari
Raya Haji
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Friday
27 November 2009 |
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Christmas Day
|
Friday
25 December 2009 |
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*
The following Monday will be a public holiday.
The date, 15 November 2009, for Deepavali
needs to be checked against the Indian Almanacs when they become
available towards the end of 2008. Should there be a change in date, the
Ministry of Manpower will announce it towards the end of 2008. |
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School Terms for 2008
|
Semester I |
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Term I |
Wednesday 2 January - Friday 7 March |
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Term II |
Monday 17 March - Friday 23 May |
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Semester II |
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Term III |
Monday 23 June - Friday 29 August |
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Term IV |
Monday 8 September - Friday 14 November |
School Holidays for 2008
|
Semester I |
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After Term I |
Saturday 8 March - Sunday 16 March |
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After Term II |
Saturday 24 May - Sunday 22 June |
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Semester II |
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After Term III |
Saturday 30 August - Sunday 7 September |
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After Term IV |
Saturday 15 November - Wednesday 31 December |
Scheduled School Holidays for 2008
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Youth Day |
Sunday 6 July* |
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Teachers´ Day |
Monday 1 September |
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Children´s Day |
Wednesday 1 October# |
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*The following Monday will be a scheduled school holiday.
#For primary schools & primary sections of full schools only. |
School
Terms 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007
School Holidays
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007
Public Holidays 2000, 2001 & 2002 &
2003 & 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007
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