Holiday programmes in Singapore swing from about $50 a session at a community camp to more than $1,000 a week at an international school, and the gap is rarely about quality. It is about meals, transport, brand and how full the day runs. The June 2026 break is the long one (30 May to 28 Jun), so demand and prices peak then. Before you pay full price, two things matter: every Singaporean and PR has $100 of ActiveSG credit that covers sports camps outright, and the National Library Board runs free school-holiday sessions you can book online. This guide maps what each tier really costs in 2026, where the verified promo codes are, and how to fill a whole holiday for under $200 if you want to.
Camp fees track the MOE school holiday calendar, and the two long breaks set the demand. For 2026 the scheduled school holidays are 14 to 22 March, 30 May to 28 June, 5 to 13 September, and the year-end stretch from 21 November to 31 December. June is 30 days end to end, so it carries the heaviest camp programming and the firmest early-bird deadlines.
Providers price by the week, but the school break is not a neat number of weeks, so most camps run rolling weekly intakes from late May through August. That matters for budgeting: a five-week June stretch at a $500-a-week camp is $2,500, while the same child on free and subsidised options can be kept busy for a fraction of that. Knowing the exact dates also helps you hit early-bird windows, which usually close four to six weeks before a camp starts.
If you are mapping the year's outflows, slot camp fees into your personal budget calculator as a seasonal line, the same way you would for school fees or the year-end trip. Treating it as a known June and December cost beats reacting to a $700 invoice in late May.
| Holiday break | Dates | Length | Camp demand |
|---|---|---|---|
| March holidays | 14-22 Mar 2026 | 9 days | Moderate |
| June holidays | 30 May-28 Jun 2026 | 30 days | Highest |
| September holidays | 5-13 Sep 2026 | 9 days | Low |
| Year-end holidays | 21 Nov-31 Dec 2026 | 41 days | High |
Holiday programmes fall into three rough price bands. The cheapest are community and government-run camps, where a session can start around $50 and ActiveSG sports programmes are often fully covered by your free credit. The middle band is single-focus camps in art, coding, science, language or drama, mostly $200 to $600 a week. The top band is multi-activity camps at international schools, which run full days with meals and sometimes transport and can pass $1,000 a week.
The single biggest cost driver is hours, not subject. A half-day Camp Beaumont Asia week is from $328, while the full-day version is from $545 (as of June 2026, before promo). The full day buys you childcare cover from roughly 9am to 5pm; the half day does not. If both parents work, the full-day premium is really a childcare cost, not an education one, and it is worth comparing against an au pair, a relative or a part-day camp plus afternoon care.
Prices below are 'from' rates verified against provider and aggregator listings as of June 2026. Camp fees change between intakes and promo codes expire, so confirm on the provider's own page before you pay. Where a code is shown, it was published for the June 2026 season.
| Programme | Type | From price | Age | Promo (June 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ActiveSG holiday sports | Sports, govt | Often $0 after credit | 7-12+ | $100 ActiveSG credit |
| HAHA Chinese | Language | $135 / camp | 4-16 | SASSY26SUM (5% off) |
| Newtonshow | Science | $100 / day | 3-14 | HAPPYSASSY (20% off) |
| All That Jazz | Performing arts | $315 (3-day) | 3-9 | SASSY30OFF ($30 off) |
| Coding Lab | Coding | $450 / week | 7-18 | SASSY5 (extra 5% off) |
| Camp Beaumont Asia | Multi-activity | $328 half / $545 full week | 3-12 | PRSASSY10 (10% off) |
| Camp Asia | Multi-activity | $715 / week | 3-16 | sassymama50 ($50 off) |
| Canadian Intl School | Multi-activity | $780 / week | 18mo-15yr | SASSYMAMA15 (15% off) |
| Camp Olympia | Multi-activity | $960 / week | 4-12 | None listed |
Before paying for a single camp, claim what the government already funds. Every Singaporean and PR gets $100 of ActiveSG credit on sign-up, which can be spent on the ActiveSG School Holiday Programmes, over 500 sessions across more than 20 sports at sport centres island-wide. For a sporty child, that alone can cover a week's worth of sessions at zero cash cost.
The National Library Board runs free school-holiday programmes for children and teens aged roughly 7 to 17, bookable through the NLB events page. These are short workshops and reading sessions rather than full-day care, but stacked across a week they fill mornings for nothing. Community clubs under the People's Association also run low-cost holiday workshops, and NTUC members get extra rates such as up to 20% off UPlay family activities and 15% off NTUC First Campus Outdoor School (valid through 31 December 2026, as of June 2026).
There is a wider menu of zero-cost outings beyond structured camps, which we map in our guide to cheap activities to do in Singapore. The point is sequencing: spend free credits and book free sessions first, then pay only for the gaps.
If you do pay, the savings come from timing and codes, not from picking the cheapest brand. Early-bird windows are the biggest lever: providers like the Canadian International School and I CAN READ offered roughly 10% to 15% off for booking weeks ahead, and those windows close before the holiday starts. Sibling and group discounts are the second lever; Children's Worklab listed $30 to $100 off for group sign-ups, and British Council advertised up to $1,050 off across multiple weeks (as of June 2026).
Promo codes are real money but volatile. Codes like SASSY50, HAPPYSASSY and PRSASSY10 were live for the June 2026 season through aggregator partnerships, yet they expire and change between intakes, so treat any code as 'check before you pay'. Stacking an early-bird rate with a current code, where the provider allows it, is where the deepest discounts sit.
Run the half-day-versus-full-day maths against your actual childcare need. A $545 full-day week minus a $328 half-day week is a $217 premium for afternoon cover. If a grandparent or part-time helper can take the afternoon, the half-day camp plus that cover is usually cheaper, and the saving compounds across a five-week June. If you reinvest those savings, see what regular top-ups do over years in our compound interest calculator.
Work backwards from the break, not forwards from a brochure. A 30-day June holiday has about four working weeks. Decide how many of those weeks genuinely need paid cover, then fill the rest with free credits, NLB sessions and home days. A common low-cost plan is one paid specialist week the child is excited about, one ActiveSG sports week on free credit, and two weeks of NLB workshops plus outings, which can land the cash cost under $200 for the month.
Compare that with the default of three back-to-back $500 weeks at $1,500, and the structure, not the spending, is doing the work. The same logic applies to December, which is longer at 41 days but lower demand, so providers run fewer intakes and some early-bird offers extend further. Spreading paid weeks across both June and December also smooths the cash hit.
If holiday programmes are pushing your monthly spend off track, that is usually a signal to revisit your overall plan, not just the camp line. Our breakdown of how to track expenses with budgeting apps helps you see the seasonal spike before it becomes a credit card balance, and a quick read of compounding explains why money kept out of camps and invested instead grows faster than most parents expect.
Holiday programmes range from about $50 a session at community camps to over $1,000 a week at international schools, with most single-focus camps falling between $200 and $600 a week (as of June 2026, before promo codes). Hours per day, meals and transport drive the price more than the subject does.
Yes. The National Library Board runs free children's and teen workshops during school holidays, and every Singaporean and PR has $100 of ActiveSG credit that can fully cover ActiveSG holiday sports sessions. People's Association community clubs also run low-cost holiday workshops near most homes.
MOE scheduled the 2026 school holidays for 14 to 22 March, 30 May to 28 June, 5 to 13 September, and 21 November to 31 December. June and the year-end break are the long ones, so camp demand and prices peak in those windows.
Book in the early-bird window for roughly 10 to 15 percent off, ask about sibling and group discounts, and apply a current promo code after verifying it on the provider's own page. Choosing a half-day camp plus home afternoon cover instead of a full day can also save over $200 a week.
This is general financial information for Singapore, not personal financial advice. Figures change — verify current rates against the official sources above before acting. See our full disclaimer.