National Day
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Singapore — National Day on 9 August. The source verifies the diplomatic national-day identity/date; it is not used here to infer unsupported historical detail.
Date and recurrence
9 August
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Singapore. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Singapore National Day
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Sources
- Australian DFAT — National Days protocol registerGovernment Diplomatic Protocol
Frequently asked questions
When is National Day?
9 August The stored recurrence guidance is: 9 August.
Does National Day fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is National Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Singapore. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes National Day?
The stored designation basis is: Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Singapore — National Day on 9 August. The source verifies the diplomatic national-day identity/date; it is not used here to infer unsupported historical detail.. Supporting provenance includes Australian DFAT — National Days protocol register. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is National Day international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to Singapore. Its fuller verified scope is: Singapore.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.
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