NSW School Holidays & School Terms 2024 And 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 summer school holidays in December - January, Easter holidays 2025, July school holidays 2025, or October school holidays 2025 below.

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NSW School Holidays 2024 - Public Schools

School Holidays	Dates
Term 1 / Easter school holidays / Autumn	Saturday 13 April - Sunday 28 April 2024
Term 2 / July school holidays / Winter	Saturday 06 July - Sunday 21 July 2024
Term 3 / September school holidays / Spring	Saturday 28 September - Sunday 13 October 2024
Term 4 / Christmas school holidays / Summer	Eastern Division: Saturday 21 December 2024 - Thursday 30 January 2025 Western Division: Saturday 21 December 2024 - Thursday 06 February 2025
Back to School 2025	Eastern Division: Friday 31 January 2025 Western Division: Friday 7 February 2025

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NSW School Terms 2024 - Public Schools

School term	NSW term dates 2024*
Term 1	For Eastern Division: Tuesday 30 January 2024 - Friday 12 April 2024 School Development day (no school for students): Tuesday 30 January 2024, Wednesday 31 January 2024 For Western Division: Tuesday 06 February 2024 - Friday 12 April 2024 School Development day (no school for students): Tuesday 6 February 2024, Wednesday 7 February 2024
Term 2	Monday 29 April 2024 - Friday 05 July 2024 School Development day (no school for students): Monday 29 April 2024
Term 3	Monday 22 July 2024 - Friday 27 September 2024 School Development day (no school for students): Monday 22 July 2024
Term 4	Monday 14 October 2024 - Friday 20 December 2024 School Development day (no school for students): Thursday 19 December 2024, Friday 20 December 2024

*Official resource (NSW Department of Education)

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

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

*Official resource: NSW Department of Education

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