☀️ View Australian school holidays 2026
What dates are Australian school holidays 2026? You'll find the complete list of the Australia school holidays, featuring all states and territories below.
Whether you’re looking forward to the Easter school holidays 2026 (April), winter holidays (June - July), spring break (September - October), or summer school holidays in Australia, we've got the official dates you need.
| ACT School term 2026 | ACT school holiday dates 2026* |
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Term 1 Holidays |
Easter school holidays 2026 (autumn holidays):Friday 03 April 2026 - Sunday 19 April 2026
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Term 2 Holidays |
July school holidays 2026 (winter break):Saturday 04 July 2026 - Sunday 19 July 2026
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Term 3 Holidays |
September school holidays 2026 (spring break):Saturday 26 September 2026 - Sunday 11 October 2026
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Term 4 Holidays |
Christmas school holidays 2026 (summer holiday):Saturday 19 December 2026 - Thursday 28 January 2027
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| School term | NSW school holiday dates* |
|---|---|
Term 1 school holidays |
Easter school holidays 2026 (autumn break):Friday 03 April 2026 - Tuesday 21 April 2026 Kids go back to school on Wednesday 22 April 2026.
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Term 2 school holidays |
July school holidays 2026 (NSW winter break):Saturday 04 July 2026 - Monday 20 July 2026 School Term for kids starts on Tuesday 21 July 2026.
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Term 3 school holidays |
September school holidays 2026 (NSW spring break):Saturday 26 September 2026 - Monday 12 October 2026 School Term for kids starts on Tuesday 13 October 2026.
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Term 4 school holidays |
Christmas school holidays 2026 (summer break):For Eastern Division: Friday 18 December 2026 - Wednesday 27 January 2027 Back to school 2027: Thursday 28 January 2027. For Western Division: Friday 18 December 2026 - Wednesday 03 February 2027 Back to school 2027: Thursday 04 February 2027. |
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| NT School term 2026 | NT school holiday dates 2026* |
|---|---|
Term 1 Holidays |
April school holidays 2026 (autumn break):Friday 03 April 2026 - Sunday 12 April 2026 Teachers start on Monday 13 April 2026 |
Term 2 Holidays |
June - July school holidays 2026 (winter break):Saturday 20 June 2026 - Sunday 12 July 2026 Teachers start on Monday 13 July 2026 |
Term 3 Holidays |
September school holidays 2026 (spring break):Saturday 19 September 2026 - Sunday 04 October 2026 Teachers start on Monday 5 October 2026 |
Term 4 Holidays |
Christmas school holidays 2026 (summer holiday):Thursday 10 December 2026 - Sunday 24 January 2027 Teachers return to school 2027: Monday 25 January 2027 |
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| School term | QLD school holiday dates* |
|---|---|
Term 1 holidays |
Easter school holidays 2026 QLD:Friday 03 April 2026 - Sunday 19 April 2026 |
Term 2 holidays |
June school holidays 2026 (winter break):Saturday 27 June 2026 - Sunday 12 July 2026 |
Term 3 holidays |
September school holidays QLD (spring break 2026):Saturday 19 September 2026 - Monday 05 October 2026 |
Term 4 holidays |
Christmas school holidays 2026 QLD (summer holiday):Saturday 12 December 2026 - Tuesday 26 January 2027 Back to school 2027: Wednesday 27 January 2027. |
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| School term | SA School holidays dates 2026* |
|---|---|
Term 1 holidays |
April school holidays 2026 (autumn):Saturday 11 April 2026 - Sunday 26 April 2026 Kids go back to school on Monday 27 April 2026. |
Term 2 holidays |
July school holidays 2026 (winter break):Saturday 04 July 2026 - Sunday 19 July 2026 School starts on Monday 20 July 2026. |
Term 3 holidays |
September - October school holidays 2026 (spring):Saturday 26 September 2026 - Sunday 11 October 2026 School term 4 starts on Monday 12 October 2026. |
Term 4 holidays |
Christmas school holidays 2026 (summer break):Saturday 12 December 2026 - Tuesday 26 January 2027 Back to school 2027: Wednesday 27 January 2027. |
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| School term Tasmania | TAS school holidays dates 2026* |
|---|---|
Term 1 Holidays |
April school holidays 2026 Tasmania (autumn):Saturday 18 April 2026 - Sunday 03 May 2026 School starts on Monday 4 May 2026. |
Term 2 Holidays |
July school holidays 2026 (winter):Saturday 11 July 2026 - Sunday 26 July 2026 School term starts on Monday 27 July 2026. |
Term 3 Holidays |
September school holidays 2026 Tasmania (spring):Saturday 03 October 2026 - Sunday 18 October 2026 School starts on Monday 19 October 2026. |
Term 4 Holidays |
Christmas holidays 2026 Tasmania (summer):Friday 18 December 2026 - Wednesday 03 February 2027 Kids go back to school 2027: Thursday 4 February 2027. |
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| VIC school term | School holiday dates 2026 Victoria* |
|---|---|
Term 1 Holidays |
Easter school holidays 2026 VIC (autumn holidays):Friday 03 April 2026 - Sunday 19 April 2026 School term 2 starts on Monday 20 April 2026. |
Term 2 Holidays |
June school holidays 2026 VIC (winter holidays):Saturday 27 June 2026 - Sunday 12 July 2026 School term starts on Monday 13 July 2026. |
Term 3 Holidays |
September school holidays 2026 VIC (spring break):Saturday 19 September 2026 - Sunday 04 October 2026 School starts on Monday 5 October 2026. |
Term 4 Holidays |
Christmas school holidays 2026 VIC (summer holiday):Saturday 19 December 2026 - Wednesday 27 January 2027 Kids go back to school 2027: Thursday 28 January 2027. |
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| School term | School holiday dates WA 2026* |
|---|---|
Term 1 holidays |
Easter school holidays 2026 WA:Friday 03 April 2026 - Sunday 19 April 2026 School term starts on Monday 20 April 2026 |
Term 2 holidays |
July school holidays 2026 WA (winter break):Saturday 04 July 2026 - Sunday 19 July 2026 School term starts on Monday 20 July 2026 |
Term 3 holidays |
September school holidays 2026 WA (spring break):Saturday 26 September 2026 - Sunday 11 October 2026 School term starts on Monday 12 October 2026 |
Term 4 holidays |
Christmas school holidays 2026 WA (summer holidays):Friday 18 December 2026 - Sunday 31 January 2027 Back to school 2027: Monday 1 February 2027 |
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Generally, summer break in Australia begins in the second half of December. The school holiday dates typically vary for each Australian state and territory. You'll find the official school holiday dates here.
Australia's summer break starts in the second half of December and ends at the end of January or the beginning of February, depending on state and territory.
Australia's summer break 2025 starts on the following dates:
ACT: Friday 19 December 2025
NSW: Saturday 20 December 2025
NT: Saturday 13 December 2025
QLD: Saturday 13 December 2025
SA: Saturday 13 December 2025
TAS: Friday 19 December 2025
VIC: Saturday 20 December 2025
WA: Friday 19 December 2025.
The school year starts in Australia on the following dates:
ACT: Friday 30 January 2026;
NSW Eastern division: Tuesday 27 January 2026;
NSW Western division: Tuesday 3 February 2026;
NT: Wednesday 28 January 2026;
QLD: Tuesday 27 January 2026;
SA: Tuesday 27 January 2026;
TAS: Thursday 5 February 2026;
VIC: Wednesday 28 January 2026;
WA: Monday 2 February 2026.
The summer holidays in Australia usually start in the second half of December, typically on different dates depending on each Australian state and territory's calendar. You'll find the official school holiday dates for each state here.
Typically, Australia school ends in the second half of December, depending on each state and territory's calendars.
Below are the dates when Australian school finish for Christmas 2024:
ACT: Thursday 18 December 2025
NSW: Friday 19 December 2025
NT: Friday 12 December 2025
QLD: Friday 12 December 2025
SA: Friday 12 December 2025
TAS: Thursday 18 December 2025
VIC: Friday 19 December 2025
WA: Thursday 18 December 2025.
The Australian school holidays in 2025 vary for each state and territory. You'll find all the key dates for the ACT, NSW, NT, SA, QLD, TAS, VIC, and WA here.
Australian school typically starts at the end of January or the beginning of February, depending on the state and territory calendars.
School starts again in Australia on the following dates:
ACT: Monday 3 February 2025;
NSW Eastern division: Friday 31 January 2025;
NSW Western division: Friday 7 February 2025;
NT: Wednesday 29 January 2025;
QLD: Tuesday 28 January 2025;
SA: Tuesday 28 January 2025;
TAS: Thursday 6 February 2025
VIC: Wednesday 29 January 2025;
WA: Wednesday 5 February 2025.
School holiday terms for 2025 vary for each state and territory. Check out the official school holiday dates for all Australian states here.
Winter break in Australia is typically at the end of June or the beginning of July and lasts about two weeks, depending on the state and territories' calendars.
The winter break 2025 starts on the following dates:
ACT: Saturday 05 July 2025;
NSW: Saturday 05 July 2025;
NT: Saturday 21 June 2025;
QLD: Saturday 28 June 2025;
SA: Saturday 05 July 2025;
TAS: Saturday 05 July 2025;
VIC: Saturday 05 July 2025;
WA: SSaturday 05 July 2025.
ACT: Monday 3 February 2025;
NSW Eastern division: Friday 31 January 2025;
NSW Western division: Friday 7 February 2025;
NT: Wednesday 29 January 2025;
QLD: Tuesday 28 January 2025;
SA: Tuesday 28 January 2025;
TAS: Thursday 6 February 2025
VIC: Wednesday 29 January 2025;
WA: Wednesday 5 February 2025.
Australian school holidays 2025 vary for each state and territory. Find out the official school holiday dates for all states here.
Australian school holidays in 2025 vary for each state and territory. Find out when the Australian school holidays start here.
Australian school holidays vary in each state and territory.
Term 1 school holidays (also called Easter and April) starting in March-April are typically two weeks long.
Term 2 school holidays in June-July are typically two weeks long.
Term 3 school holidays starting in September-October are typically two weeks long.
Term 4 (also called Christmas and Summer) school holidays in December - January are over 40 days.
Find out the official dates for the Australian school holidays here
Australian summer holidays start in the second half of December, depending on state and territories' schedules.
In 2025, summer holidays in Australia start on the following dates:
ACT: Friday 19 December 2025
NSW: Saturday 20 December 2025
NT: Saturday 13 December 2025
QLD: Saturday 13 December 2025
SA: Saturday 13 December 2025
TAS: Friday 19 December 2025
VIC: Saturday 20 December 2025
WA: Friday 19 December 2025.
Australian school holidays in 2026 vary for each state and territory. Find out the official school holiday dates here.
ACT (Canberra): Friday 19 December 2025;
NSW (Sydney): Saturday 20 December 2025;
NT (Darwin): Saturday 13 December 2025;
QLD (Brisbane): Saturday 13 December 2025;
SA (Adelaide): Saturday 13 December 2025;
TAS (Hobart): Friday 19 December 2025;
VIC (Melbourne): Saturday 20 December 2025;
WA (Perth): Friday 19 December 2025.
There are four school holidays in Australia that usually start in March-April (also called Easter school holidays), June-July (also called Winter break), September-October (also called Spring break), and December (Christmas or Summer break).
The summer break in Australia (December-January) is usually over 40 days, depending on the schedules for each state and territory. You'll find the official summer break dates for all Australian states here.
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