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NSW School Holidays & School Terms 2025

Having the official dates of New South Wales school holidays and NSW school terms handy makes planning simple.

You’ll find the key dates for the Easter holidays 2025, July school holidays 2025, October school holidays 2025, and summer school holidays in December - January below.

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NSW school holidays 2025 / NSW school terms 2025.
NSW school holidays 2025 / NSW school terms 2025

NSW School Holidays 2025 - Public Schools

School Holidays

Dates

Term 1 / Easter school holidays / Autumn

Saturday 12 April - Sunday 27 April 2025

Term 2 / July school holidays / Winter

Saturday 05 July - Sunday 20 July 2025

Term 3 / September school holidays / Spring

Saturday 27 September - Sunday 12 October 2025

Term 4 / Christmas school holidays / Summer

  • Eastern Division:
    Saturday 20 December 2025 - Monday 26 January 2026

  • Western Division:
    Saturday 20 December 2025 - Monday 02 February 2026

Back to School 2026

  • Eastern Division:

    Tuesday 27 January 2026

  • Western Division:

    Tuesday 03 February 2026

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NSW School Terms 2025 - Public Schools

School term NSW term dates*

Term 1

For Eastern Division:

Friday 31 January 2025 - Friday 11 April 2025

School Development day (no school for students): Friday 31 January, Monday 03 February 2025

For Western Division:

Friday 07 February 2025 - Friday 11 April 2025

School Development day (no school for students): Friday 07 February, Monday 10 February 2025

Term 2

Monday 28 April 2025 - Friday 04 July 2025

School Development day (no school for students): Monday 28 April, Tuesday 29 April 2025

Term 3

Monday 21 July 2025 - Friday 26 September 2025

School Development day (no school for students): Monday 21 July 2025

Term 4

Monday 13 October 2025 - Friday 19 December 2025

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