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School holidays 2026: every state and territory

Each state and territory sets its own school terms, so holidays rarely line up. Here is 2026 for every government school system in Australia, from the official education department calendars.

The 2026 school year at a glance

JFMAMJJASOND NSW NSW Term 1NSW Term 2NSW Term 3NSW Term 4 NSW Summer school holidaysNSW Autumn school holidaysNSW Winter school holidaysNSW Spring school holidaysNSW Summer school holidaysVIC VIC Term 1VIC Term 2VIC Term 3VIC Term 4 VIC Summer school holidaysVIC Term 1 school holidaysVIC Term 2 school holidaysVIC Term 3 school holidaysVIC Summer school holidaysQLD QLD Term 1QLD Term 2QLD Term 3QLD Term 4 QLD Summer holidaysQLD Easter holidaysQLD Winter holidaysQLD Spring holidaysQLD Summer holidaysWA WA Term 1WA Term 2WA Term 3WA Term 4 WA Summer holidaysWA Term 1 breakWA Term 2 breakWA Term 3 breakWA Summer holidaysSA SA Term 1SA Term 2SA Term 3SA Term 4 SA Summer holidaysSA Autumn holidaysSA Winter holidaysSA Spring holidaysSA Summer holidaysTAS TAS Term 1TAS Term 2TAS Term 3TAS Term 4 TAS Summer HolidaysTAS Term 1 HolidayTAS Term 2 HolidayTAS Term 3 HolidayTAS Summer HolidaysACT ACT Term 1ACT Term 2ACT Term 3ACT Term 4 ACT Summer school holidaysACT Autumn school holidaysACT Winter school holidaysACT Spring school holidaysACT Summer school holidaysNT NT Term 1NT Term 2NT Term 3NT Term 4 NT Summer holidaysNT Mid-semester 1 breakNT Mid-year breakNT Mid-semester 2 breakNT Summer holidays
School termSchool holidaysTap a state for its dates.

School holidays by state

StateStudents startAfter Term 1AprilAfter Term 2June–JulyAfter Term 3September–OctoberSummerChristmas, December–January
NSWMon 2 FebFri 3 Apr to Tue 21 Apr2 weeks and 5 daysSat 4 Jul to Mon 20 Jul2 weeks and 3 daysSat 26 Sep to Mon 12 Oct2 weeks and 3 daysFri 18 Dec to Tue 2 Feb 20276 weeks and 5 days
VICWed 28 JanFri 3 Apr to Sun 19 Apr2 weeks and 3 daysSat 27 Jun to Sun 12 Jul2 weeks and 2 daysSat 19 Sep to Sun 4 Oct2 weeks and 2 daysSat 19 Dec to Wed 27 Jan 20275 weeks and 5 days
QLDTue 27 JanFri 3 Apr to Sun 19 Apr2 weeks and 3 daysSat 27 Jun to Sun 12 Jul2 weeks and 2 daysSat 19 Sep to Mon 5 Oct2 weeks and 3 daysSat 12 Dec to Tue 26 Jan 20276 weeks and 4 days
WAMon 2 FebFri 3 Apr to Sun 19 Apr2 weeks and 3 daysSat 4 Jul to Sun 19 Jul2 weeks and 2 daysSat 26 Sep to Sun 11 Oct2 weeks and 2 daysFri 18 Dec to Sun 31 Jan 20276 weeks and 3 days
SATue 27 JanSat 11 Apr to Sun 26 Apr2 weeks and 2 daysSat 4 Jul to Sun 19 Jul2 weeks and 2 daysSat 26 Sep to Sun 11 Oct2 weeks and 2 daysSat 12 Dec to Tue 26 Jan 20276 weeks and 4 days
TASThu 5 FebSat 18 Apr to Sun 3 May2 weeks and 2 daysSat 11 Jul to Sun 26 Jul2 weeks and 2 daysSat 3 Oct to Sun 18 Oct2 weeks and 2 daysSat 19 Dec to Wed 3 Feb 20276 weeks and 5 days
ACTFri 30 JanFri 3 Apr to Mon 20 Apr2 weeks and 4 daysSat 4 Jul to Mon 20 Jul2 weeks and 3 daysSat 26 Sep to Mon 12 Oct2 weeks and 3 daysSat 19 Dec to Sun 31 Jan 20276 weeks and 2 days
NTThu 29 JanFri 3 Apr to Mon 13 Apr1 week and 4 daysSat 20 Jun to Mon 13 Jul3 weeks and 3 daysSat 19 Sep to Mon 5 Oct2 weeks and 3 daysFri 11 Dec to Tue 26 Jan 20276 weeks and 5 days

Every break compared

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Each state's dates link to its official source on its own page. All sources.