Australian school terms 2021, 2022 & 2023

Now that Australia’s border restrictions have eased, many families are looking forward to a well-earned holiday.

The timing of that holiday usually depends on school terms and that moving Easter public holiday date.

To make it easier to plan ahead into 2021, 2022 and 2023, we’ve compiled a list of all the Australian school terms and public holidays. Simply just scroll down to your state below and mark it in the calendar.

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NSW 2021 and 2022 school terms

NSW school terms	2021	2022
Term 1	Wednesday 27 January – Thursday 1 April (Eastern division) Wednesday 3 February – Thursday 1 April (Western division)	Friday 28 January – Friday 8 April(Eastern), Friday 4 February – Friday 8 April (Western)
Term 2	Monday 19 April – Friday 25 June	Tuesday 26 April – Friday 1 July
Term 3	Monday 12 July – Friday 17 September	Monday 18 July – Friday 23 September
Term 4	Tuesday 5 October – Friday 17 December	Monday 10 October – Tuesday 20 December

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Victoria 2021 and 2022 school terms

VIC school terms	2021	2022
Term 1	Wednesday 27 January — Thursday 1 April	Monday 31 January – Friday 8 April
Term 2	Monday 19 April — Friday 25 June	Tuesday 26 April — Friday 24 June
Term 3	Monday 12 July — Friday 17 September	Monday 11 July — Friday 16 September
Term 4	Monday 4 October — Friday 17 December	Monday 3 October — Tuesday 20 December

 

Queensland 2021 and 2022 school terms

QLD school terms	2021	2022
Term 1	Wednesday 27 January — Thursday 1 April	Monday 24 January — Friday 1 April
Term 2	Monday 19 April — Friday 25 June	Tuesday 19 April — Friday 24 June
Term 3	Monday 12 July — Friday 17 September	Monday 11 July — Friday 16 September
Term 4	Tuesday 5 October — Friday 10 December (Years 10, 11 & 12 vary)	Tuesday 4 October — Friday 9 December (Years 10, 11 & 12 vary)

 

Australian Capital Territory 2021 and 2022 school terms

ACT school terms	2021	2022
Term 1	Monday 1 February (new students) Tuesday 2 February (continuing students) – Thursday 1 April	Monday 31 January (new students) Tuesday 1 February (returning students) – Friday 8 April
Term 2	Monday 19 April – Friday 25 June	Tuesday 26 April – Friday 1 July
Term 3	Monday 12 July – Friday 17 September	Monday 18  July – Friday 23 September
Term 4	Tuesday 5 October – Friday 17 December	Monday 10 October – Friday 16 December

 

South Australia 2021 and 2022 school terms

SA school terms	2021	2022
Term 1	Wednesday 27 January – Friday 9 April	Monday 31 January — Thursday 14 April
Term 2	Tuesday 27 April — Friday 2 July	Monday 2 May — Friday 8 July
Term 3	Monday 19 July — Friday 24 September	Monday 25 July — Friday 30 September
Term 4	Monday 11 October — Friday 10 December	Monday 17 October — Friday 16 December

 

Northern Territory 2021 and 2022 school terms

NT school terms	2021	2022
Term 1	Monday 1 February — Friday 9 April (urban schools) Tuesday 2 February — Friday 9 April (remote schools)	Monday 31 January — Friday 8 April (urban schools) Tuesday 1 February — Friday 8 April  (remote schools)
Term 2	Monday 19 April — Friday 25 June	Tuesday 19 April — Friday 24 June
Term 3	Tuesday 20  July — Friday 24 September	Tuesday 19 July — Friday 23 September
Term 4	Monday 11 October — Thursday 16 December (urban schools), Friday 17 December (remote schools)	Monday 10 October — Thursday 15 December (urban schools) Friday 16 December (remote schools)

 

Tasmania 2021 and 2022 school terms

TAS school terms	2021	2022 – TBA
Term 1	Monday 1 February (teachers), Wednesday 3 February (students) — Friday 9 April
Term 2	Tuesday 27 April — Friday 2 July
Term 3	Tuesday 20 July — Friday 24 September
Term 4	Monday 11 October— Thursday 16 December (students), Friday 17 December (teachers)

 

Western Australia 2021 and 2022 school terms

WA school terms	2021	2022
Term 1	Monday 1 February — Thursday 1 April	Monday  31 January – Friday 8 April
Term 2	Monday 19 April — Friday 2 July	Tuesday 26 April – Friday 1 July
Term 3	Monday 19 July — Friday 24 September	Monday 18 July – Friday 23 September
Term 4	Monday 11 October — Thursday 16 December	Monday 10 October – Thursday 15 December

 

2023

Australian Capital Territory

Term 1: Monday 30 January (new students), Tuesday 31 January (continuing students) – Thursday 6 April
Term 2: Monday 24 April — Friday 30 June
Term 3: Monday 17 July — Friday 22 September
Term 4: Monday 9 October — Friday 15 December

South Australia

Term 1: Monday 30 January  – Friday 14 April
Term 2: Monday 1 May — Friday 7 July
Term 3: Monday 24 July — Friday 29 September
Term 4: Monday 16 October — Friday 15 December

Victoria

Term 1: Friday 27 January (teachers), Monday 30 January (students) — Thursday 6 April
Term 2: Monday 24 April — Friday 23 June
Term 3: Monday 10 July — Friday 15 September
Term 4: Monday 2 October — Wednesday 20 December

New South Wales

Term 1: Friday 27 January (Eastern), Friday 3 February (Western) — Thursday 6 April
Term 2: Monday 24 April — Friday 30 June
Term 3: Monday 17 July — Friday 22 September
Term 4: Monday 9 October — Tuesday 19 December

Queensland

Term 1: Monday 23 January — Friday 31 March
Term 2: Monday 17 April — Friday 23 June
Term 3: Monday 10 July — Friday 15 September
Term 4: Tuesday 3 October — Friday 8 December (Years 10, 11 & 12 vary)

Tasmania

TBA

Western Australia

To be confirmed

For further information please visit the department of education websites for each state:

SA Government Department for Education
VIC Government Department of Education and Training
NT Government Department of Education
NSW Department of Education
QLD Government Department of Education
TAS Government Department of Education
WA Government Department of Education
ACT Government Department of Education

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