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NSW school holidays 2027

New South Wales government school holidays in 2027: autumn 10 April to 28 April, winter 3 July to 19 July, spring 25 September to 10 October, summer 18 December to 30 January 2028. Students start Term 1 on Wednesday 3 February 2027 (staff from Thursday 28 January) and finish Term 4 on Friday 17 December 2027. These dates apply in Sydney, Newcastle, Wollongong and the Central Coast and across NSW.

NSW term dates and school holidays 2027
PeriodStartsEndsLength
Term 1Students start Wed 3 Feb10.3 weeksThu 28 JanFri 9 Apr10.3 weeks
Autumn school holidaysApril holidays2 weeks and 5 daysSat 10 AprWed 28 Apr2 weeks and 5 days
Term 2Students start Thu 29 Apr9.6 weeksTue 27 AprFri 2 Jul9.6 weeks
Winter school holidaysJuly holidays2 weeks and 3 daysSat 3 JulMon 19 Jul2 weeks and 3 days
Term 3Students start Tue 20 Jul9.7 weeksMon 19 JulFri 24 Sep9.7 weeks
Spring school holidaysSeptember–October holidays2 weeks and 2 daysSat 25 SepSun 10 Oct2 weeks and 2 days
Term 4Students finish Fri 17 Dec10.1 weeksMon 11 OctMon 20 Dec10.1 weeks
Summer school holidaysChristmas holidays. Students may finish earlier or return later6 weeks and 2 daysSat 18 DecSun 30 Jan 20286 weeks and 2 days

Holidays run from the day after students finish to the day before they return, weekends included. Terms show the department's dates, which can include staff-only days. The department has not yet published students' first and last days for 2028, so breaks next to those terms are shown from the term dates.

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Source
NSW Department of Education
Checked
26 October 2026
Status
Official dates

Western Division

Only Term 1 and the summer holidays differ; Terms 2-4, the other holidays and other School Development Days are the same as the Eastern division.

TermStartsEnds
Term 1Thu 4 Feb 2027Fri 9 Apr 2027

Pupil-free days in 2027

Schools are open for staff but students don't attend on these days. Days next to a holiday make the break a day longer for children.

  • Thursday 28 January 2027
  • Friday 29 January 2027
  • Monday 1 February 2027
  • Tuesday 2 February 2027
  • Tuesday 27 April 2027
  • Wednesday 28 April 2027
  • Monday 19 July 2027
  • Monday 20 December 2027

Public holidays during term

These NSW public holidays fall on school days during 2027 terms, so government schools are closed:

  • Friday 26 March 2027: Good Friday
  • Monday 29 March 2027: Easter Monday
  • Monday 14 June 2027: King's Birthday

All NSW public holidays in 2027 · NSW long weekends 2027

2027 calendar

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Catholic and independent schools

These dates are for NSW public schools, set by the NSW Department of Education. Catholic and independent schools set their own term dates, which are usually close to the public school dates but can differ by a day or more, so check with your school. There is no single statewide Catholic calendar: each diocese sets its own dates. One example is Catholic Education in the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn, which publishes dates for its NSW schools at cg.catholic.edu.au. These mostly match the public school student days but differ by a day at some term starts and ends (in 2026, its Term 2 runs 21 April to 2 July, against 22 April to 3 July for public schools).

Questions

When do the NSW school holidays start in 2027?

The first NSW school holidays of 2027 run from Saturday 10 April to Wednesday 28 April 2027 (2 weeks and 5 days), after students finish Term 1 on Friday 9 April 2027.

When does Term 1 start in NSW in 2027?

Term 1 starts on Thursday 28 January 2027 for staff, and students start on Wednesday 3 February 2027. It ends on Friday 9 April 2027.

When does Term 4 end in NSW in 2027?

Term 4 ends on Monday 20 December 2027, and students finish on Friday 17 December 2027. The summer break runs to at least Sunday 30 January 2028; students' first day of 2028 is not published yet.

Are the NSW Easter holidays in 2027 at Easter?

No. Easter Sunday is Sunday 28 March 2027, but the autumn school holidays run from Saturday 10 April to Wednesday 28 April 2027. The Easter long weekend falls during term.

Do Sydney school holidays differ from the rest of NSW?

Sydney uses the main NSW government school dates shown here. Schools in the Western Division follow different dates for part of the year, set out on this page.

Other years

Source: 2027 term dates, NSW Department of Education. Checked 26 October 2026. All official sources.