Two school breaks in October and in April next year will be scrapped due to Covid-19 disruption, according to the Education Ministry.
The current school break, which is supposed to end in the middle of May, has been pushed back to the end of June as the Covid-19 pandemic lingers.
The cabinet this week approved moving the opening of the new school term from May 16 to July 1 as the government's virus containment efforts continue.
A ban on classroom learning as well as outdoor activities started on March 18.
School terms in the next academic year were set to run from May 16 to Oct 11 and from Nov 1 to April 1 next year.
The Education Ministry says it recognises the July 1 deferment will cause disruption to its academic plans and classroom studies and will inevitably have a knock-on effect on subsequent years.
However, the ministry said a delayed school term is necessary to keep students and teachers from interacting face-to-face.
