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What week of term is it?

Today's school term and week in every Australian state and territory, worked out from each education department's term dates. Week 1 is the week the term starts.

Today

StateTodayDates
NSWNeeds JavaScript; see the planner below
VICNeeds JavaScript; see the planner below
QLDNeeds JavaScript; see the planner below
WANeeds JavaScript; see the planner below
SANeeds JavaScript; see the planner below
TASNeeds JavaScript; see the planner below
ACTNeeds JavaScript; see the planner below
NTNeeds JavaScript; see the planner below

Government schools. Catholic and independent schools may differ.

Term planner

NSW Term 1 2026 week by week
WeekSchool daysNotes
Week 1Tue 27 Jan to Fri 30 Jan
Week 2Mon 2 Feb to Fri 6 Feb
Week 3Mon 9 Feb to Fri 13 Feb
Week 4Mon 16 Feb to Fri 20 Feb
Week 5Mon 23 Feb to Fri 27 Feb
Week 6Mon 2 Mar to Fri 6 Mar
Week 7Mon 9 Mar to Fri 13 Mar
Week 8Mon 16 Mar to Fri 20 Mar
Week 9Mon 23 Mar to Fri 27 Mar
Week 10Mon 30 Mar to Thu 2 Apr

Weeks in each term, 2026

Weeks in each term and the Monday of Week 1
StateTerm 1Term 2Term 3Term 4
NSW10 weeksfrom 26 Jan11 weeksfrom 20 Apr10 weeksfrom 20 Jul10 weeksfrom 12 Oct
VIC10 weeksfrom 26 Jan10 weeksfrom 20 Apr10 weeksfrom 13 Jul11 weeksfrom 5 Oct
QLD10 weeksfrom 26 Jan10 weeksfrom 20 Apr10 weeksfrom 13 Jul10 weeksfrom 5 Oct
WA9 weeksfrom 2 Feb11 weeksfrom 20 Apr10 weeksfrom 20 Jul10 weeksfrom 12 Oct
SA11 weeksfrom 26 Jan10 weeksfrom 27 Apr10 weeksfrom 20 Jul9 weeksfrom 12 Oct
TAS11 weeksfrom 2 Feb10 weeksfrom 4 May10 weeksfrom 27 Jul9 weeksfrom 19 Oct
ACT10 weeksfrom 26 Jan11 weeksfrom 20 Apr10 weeksfrom 20 Jul10 weeksfrom 12 Oct
NT10 weeksfrom 26 Jan10 weeksfrom 13 Apr10 weeksfrom 13 Jul10 weeksfrom 5 Oct

Questions

How are school weeks counted?

Week 1 is the Monday-to-Friday week in which the term starts, even if the term starts on a Tuesday or later, or with days when only staff attend. That is how the NSW Department of Education numbers weeks in its published school calendar. Most schools count the same way, but a school can number its own weeks differently, so check its newsletter if it doesn't match.

Do the school holidays count as weeks of term?

No. Week numbers restart at Week 1 each term, and the school holidays between terms are not counted.

Why do students start in Week 2 in some terms?

Some departments open the term with pupil-free days, when teachers work and students stay home. If those take up the whole first week, as in NSW Term 1, students start in Week 2.

From each state's official term dates, linked on its own page. All sources.