School holidays in Australia
Compare term breaks and government school holiday dates across every Australian state and territory, 2026–2029. Use the controls below to narrow to your states.
January 2026
Summer Holidays begin, school holidaysACT1JAN
Summer Holidays end, school holidaysQLD26JAN
Summer Holidays end, school holidaysVIC27JAN
Summer Holidays end, school holidaysNT28JAN
February 2026
Summer Holidays end, school holidaysACT1FEB
Summer Holidays end, school holidaysTAS4FEB
March 2026
No hollies this month
April 2026
Term 1 Break begins, school holidaysACT3APR
Term 1 Break begins, school holidaysSA11APR
Term 1 Break ends, school holidaysNT13APR
Term 1 Break begins, school holidaysTAS18APR
May 2026
Term 1 Break ends, school holidaysTAS3MAY
June 2026
Pupil-free dayTAS5JUN
Term 2 Break begins, school holidaysNT20JUN
Term 2 Break begins, school holidaysQLD27JUN
July 2026
Term 2 Break begins, school holidaysACT4JUL
Term 2 Break begins, school holidaysTAS11JUL
Term 2 Break ends, school holidaysQLD12JUL
Term 2 Break ends, school holidaysNT13JUL
August 2026
No hollies this month
September 2026
Pupil-free dayQLD4SEP
Term 3 Break begins, school holidaysNT19SEP
Term 3 Break begins, school holidaysACT26SEP
October 2026
Term 3 Break begins, school holidaysTAS3OCT
Term 3 Break ends, school holidaysVIC4OCT
Term 3 Break ends, school holidaysNT5OCT
Term 3 Break ends, school holidaysSA11OCT
November 2026
No hollies this month
December 2026
Summer Holidays begin, school holidaysNT11DEC
Summer Holidays begin, school holidaysQLD12DEC
Summer Holidays begin, school holidaysNSW18DEC
Summer Holidays begin, school holidaysACT19DEC
January 2026
Summer Holidays begin, school holidaysACT1JAN
Summer Holidays end, school holidaysQLD26JAN
Summer Holidays end, school holidaysVIC27JAN
Summer Holidays end, school holidaysNT28JAN
February 2026
Summer Holidays end, school holidaysACT1FEB
Summer Holidays end, school holidaysTAS4FEB
March 2026
No hollies this month
April 2026
Term 1 Break begins, school holidaysACT3APR
Term 1 Break begins, school holidaysSA11APR
Term 1 Break ends, school holidaysNT13APR
Term 1 Break begins, school holidaysTAS18APR
May 2026
Term 1 Break ends, school holidaysTAS3MAY
June 2026
Pupil-free dayTAS5JUN
Term 2 Break begins, school holidaysNT20JUN
Term 2 Break begins, school holidaysQLD27JUN
July 2026
Term 2 Break begins, school holidaysACT4JUL
Term 2 Break begins, school holidaysTAS11JUL
Term 2 Break ends, school holidaysQLD12JUL
Term 2 Break ends, school holidaysNT13JUL
August 2026
No hollies this month
September 2026
Pupil-free dayQLD4SEP
Term 3 Break begins, school holidaysNT19SEP
Term 3 Break begins, school holidaysACT26SEP
October 2026
Term 3 Break begins, school holidaysTAS3OCT
Term 3 Break ends, school holidaysVIC4OCT
Term 3 Break ends, school holidaysNT5OCT
Term 3 Break ends, school holidaysSA11OCT
November 2026
No hollies this month
December 2026
Summer Holidays begin, school holidaysNT11DEC
Summer Holidays begin, school holidaysQLD12DEC
Summer Holidays begin, school holidaysNSW18DEC
Summer Holidays begin, school holidaysACT19DEC