Vacation employment requirements
During a vacation, no work pass is required if the student is at least 14, holds an ICA-issued Student’s Pass, and is a full-time matriculated or registered student at an institution on MOM’s vacation list. All conditions must be met. There is no requirement to notify MOM before starting work under this exemption.
Institutions eligible during vacation
The following is the complete institution list on the source page for vacation work. An institution’s appearance here does not automatically make it eligible for the separate term-time arrangement. Official institution names are retained to support accurate matching.
| Institution |
|---|
| Anglo-Chinese School (International) Singapore |
| Australian International School |
| Canadian International School |
| Chatsworth International School |
| Digipen |
| Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School |
| Dulwich College (Singapore) |
| EHL Campus (Singapore) |
| ESSEC Business School (Singapore) |
| German European School Singapore |
| German Institute of Science and Technology – TUM Asia |
| Government Junior Colleges |
| Government secondary schools |
| Government-aided Junior Colleges |
| Government-aided secondary schools |
| Hwa Chong International School |
| Hollandse School |
| Independent schools |
| INSEAD, Singapore |
| Institute of Technical Education, Singapore |
| International Community School |
| ISS International School |
| The Japanese School Singapore |
| LaSalle College of the Arts |
| Lycee Francais De Singapour |
| Millenia Institute |
| Mountbatten Vocational School |
| Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts |
| Nanyang Polytechnic |
| Nanyang Technological University |
| National University of Singapore |
| Nexus International School (Singapore) |
| Ngee Ann Polytechnic |
| Overseas Family School |
| Republic Polytechnic |
| S P Jain School of Global Management Singapore |
| Saint Joseph’s Institution International School |
| Sekolah Indonesia |
| Special Education schools |
| Specialised Independent schools |
| Specialised schools |
| Singapore American School |
| Singapore Institute of Technology |
| Singapore Korean International School |
| Singapore Management University |
| Singapore Polytechnic |
| Singapore University of Social Sciences |
| Singapore University of Technology and Design |
| Sorbonne-Assas International Law School – Asia |
| Stamford American International School |
| Swiss School in Singapore |
| Tanglin Trust School |
| Temasek Polytechnic |
| University of the Arts Singapore |
| United World College of South East Asia |
| Waseda Shibuya Senior High School in Singapore |
| XCL World Academy |
| Yale-NUS College of the National University of Singapore |
Waiting for results or convocation
A student from a listed institution may also work without a work pass while waiting for final examination results or convocation if that waiting period falls within the vacation. Once studies are completed and the Student’s Pass expires, a work pass is needed to work in Singapore, and the employer must apply for it.
Working during the school term
The student must hold an ICA-issued Student’s Pass and be a full-time matriculated or registered student at an institution on the term-time list. The work must either be limited to 16 hours a week or form part of an industrial attachment or internship programme conducted by the educational institution and contributing to graduation requirements. The placement may be compulsory or elective. No advance MOM notification is required.
Institutions eligible during term time
The complete term-time institution list is set out below. Use this list, rather than the broader vacation list, when assessing work during a school term.
| Institution |
|---|
| Digipen |
| Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School |
| EHL Campus (Singapore) |
| ESSEC Business School (Singapore) |
| German Institute of Science and Technology – TUM Asia |
| INSEAD, Singapore |
| Institute of Technical Education, Singapore |
| LaSalle College of the Arts |
| Mountbatten Vocational School |
| Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts |
| Nanyang Polytechnic |
| Nanyang Technological University |
| National University of Singapore |
| Ngee Ann Polytechnic |
| Republic Polytechnic |
| S P Jain School of Global Management Singapore |
| Special Education schools |
| Specialised schools |
| Singapore Institute of Technology |
| Singapore Management University |
| Singapore Polytechnic |
| Singapore University of Social Sciences |
| Singapore University of Technology and Design |
| Sorbonne-Assas International Law School – Asia |
| Temasek Polytechnic |
| University of the Arts Singapore |
| Yale-NUS College of the National University of Singapore |
Additional placements and excluded students
A work pass is required if a student takes leave of absence during the term to undertake additional industrial attachments that do not count towards graduation. Exchange students in Singapore are not permitted to work under this exemption. Foreign students coming to Singapore for a training attachment should use a Training Work Permit, Training Employment Pass or the Work Holiday Programme as applicable. Working without a required valid work pass is an offence.
Official source
Written independently from official MOM source material.