Singapore and Malaysia Public Holidays and School Holidays 2011

It is the start of the New Year 2011 and I've been busy distributing my work office calendars to my customers. Apparently many companies has been cutting back on their calendar and diary distribution, so for those who didn't get any and need the Malaysian Public Holidays and School Holidays of 2011 for their leisure and vacation planning, you could look it up in this post.

While I am at it, I may as well post up the Singapore Public Holidays and School Semester Breaks of 2011 since I know many Singaporeans also liked to travel to Cameron Highlands for their holiday vacation getaway.

Download Malaysia Public Holidays 2011 PDF file

When to go Cameron Highlands?

I noticed there are several super long weekends. Years ago, I would eye those particular long weekends for planning my holiday vacation getaway be it in Cameron Highlands or elsewhere for some cuti-cuti Malaysia travel holiday. However starting from a few years ago, planning for such visit to Cameron Highlands on these super long weekends is not a good idea. Cameron Highlands is very popular now and the super peak periods would give rise to many tourist arrivals locally. Since there is actually no room for road expansion, Cameron Highlands could no longer cope with so many tourists. Thinking about it, the road in Tanah Rata and Brinchang, Ringlet, Tringkap, Kampung Raja and Kuala Terla pretty much stayed the same since from the days when I started driving to Cameron Highlands for holiday. In addition, the price of accommodation for hotels and apartments would be rather exorbitant too!

So it would be best if you could avoid going to Cameron Highlands on such super peak long weekend. Also note, whenever Malaysian holidays coincide with Singapore holidays, it would be a double jam time! You won't catch me going to Cameron Highlands during those time unless I absolutely have to!

So plan your trip wisely and enjoy your stay with good stories about Cameron Highlands rather than grouses about traffic jams and expensive accommodation!

Cheers!

Malaysia Public Holidays for 2011
New Year's Day	Saturday 1 January
Chinese New Year	Thursday 3 February Friday 4 February
Prophet Muhammad SAW	Tuesday 15 February
Labour Day	Sunday 1 May
Wesak Day	Tuesday 17 May
Agong's Birthday	Saturday 4 June
Hari Raya Puasa	Tuesday 30 August Wednesday 31 August
Merdeka Day	Wednesday 31 August
Malaysia Day	Friday 16 September
Deepavali	Wednesday 26 October
Hari Raya Haji	Sunday 6 November
Awal Muharam	Sunday 27 November
Christmas Day	Sunday 25 December
Whenever a public holiday falls on a designated rest day, the next day shall be a public holiday. The information given in this calendar is correct at the time of posting. Use of the above details as guide only. Some public holidays are subject to change.

Malaysia Schools Holidays for 2011
1st Mid Term Break	12th March - 20th March 2011
2nd Mid Term Break	28th May - 12th June 2011
3rd Mid Term Break	27th August - 4th September 2011
End of Year Break	19th November 2011 - 1st January 2012
* In Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu Term Break commerces a day earlier.

Singapore Public Holidays for 2011
New Year's Day	Saturday 1 January
Chinese New Year	Thursday 3 February Friday 4 February
Good Friday	Friday 22 April
Labour Day	*Sunday 1 May
Vesak Day	Tuesday 17 May
National Day	Tuesday 9 August
Hari Raya Puasa	Tuesday 30 August
Deepavali	**Wednesday 26 October
Hari Raya Haji	*Sunday 6 November
Christmas Day	*Sunday 25 December
* The following Monday will be a public holiday. **The date, 26 October 2011, for Deepavali needs to be checked against the Indian Almanac when it is available. Should there be a change in date, the Ministry of Manpower will issue a media release to announce the change.

Primary & Secondary Schools Holidays for 2011
Semester I
After Term I	Saturday 12 March - Sunday 20 March
After Term II	Saturday 28 May - Sunday 26 June
Semester II
After Term III	Saturday 3 September - Sunday 11 September
After Term IV	Saturday 19 November - Saturday 31 December

Singapore Scheduled School Holidays for 2011
Youth Day	*Sunday 3 July
Day after National Day	Wednesday 10 August
Teachers´ Day	Friday 2 September
Children´s Day	#Friday 7 October
*The following Monday will be a scheduled school holiday. #For primary schools & primary sections of full schools only.