Australia School Holidays 2026

School terms 2026

School holidays in Australia differ by state or territory. Find yours below.

Government school terms. Catholic and independent schools can differ by a few days.

Australian Capital Territory

Term or holiday	From	To	Days
Summer holidays	Thu 1 Jan	Thu 29 Jan	29
Term 1	Fri 30 Jan	Thu 2 Apr	63
Autumn holidays	Fri 3 Apr	Mon 20 Apr	18
Term 2	Tue 21 Apr	Fri 3 Jul	74
Winter holidays	Sat 4 Jul	Mon 20 Jul	17
Term 3	Tue 21 Jul	Fri 25 Sept	67
Spring holidays	Sat 26 Sept	Mon 12 Oct	17
Term 4	Tue 13 Oct	Fri 18 Dec	67
Summer holidays	Sat 19 Dec 2026	Sun 31 Jan 2027	44

New South Wales

Term or holiday	From	To	Days
Summer holidays	Thu 1 Jan	Sun 1 Feb	32
Term 1	Mon 2 Feb	Thu 2 Apr	60
Autumn holidays	Fri 3 Apr	Tue 21 Apr	19
Term 2	Wed 22 Apr	Fri 3 Jul	73
Winter holidays	Sat 4 Jul	Mon 20 Jul	17
Term 3	Tue 21 Jul	Fri 25 Sept	67
Spring holidays	Sat 26 Sept	Mon 12 Oct	17
Term 4	Tue 13 Oct	Thu 17 Dec	66
Summer holidays	Fri 18 Dec 2026	Tue 2 Feb 2027	47

Northern Territory

Term or holiday	From	To	Days
Summer holidays	Thu 1 Jan	Wed 28 Jan	28
Term 1	Thu 29 Jan	Thu 2 Apr	64
Autumn holidays	Fri 3 Apr	Mon 13 Apr	11
Term 2	Tue 14 Apr	Fri 19 Jun	67
Winter holidays	Sat 20 Jun	Mon 13 Jul	24
Term 3	Tue 14 Jul	Fri 18 Sept	67
Spring holidays	Sat 19 Sept	Mon 5 Oct	17
Term 4	Tue 6 Oct	Thu 10 Dec	66
Summer holidays	Fri 11 Dec 2026	Tue 26 Jan 2027	47

Queensland

Term or holiday	From	To	Days
Summer holidays	Thu 1 Jan	Mon 26 Jan	26
Term 1	Tue 27 Jan	Thu 2 Apr	66
Autumn holidays	Fri 3 Apr	Sun 19 Apr	17
Term 2	Mon 20 Apr	Fri 26 Jun	68
Winter holidays	Sat 27 Jun	Sun 12 Jul	16
Term 3	Mon 13 Jul	Fri 18 Sept	68
Spring holidays	Sat 19 Sept	Mon 5 Oct	17
Term 4	Tue 6 Oct	Fri 11 Dec	67
Summer holidays	Sat 12 Dec 2026	Tue 26 Jan 2027	46

South Australia

Term or holiday	From	To	Days
Summer holidays	Thu 1 Jan	Mon 26 Jan	26
Term 1	Tue 27 Jan	Fri 10 Apr	74
Autumn holidays	Sat 11 Apr	Sun 26 Apr	16
Term 2	Mon 27 Apr	Fri 3 Jul	68
Winter holidays	Sat 4 Jul	Sun 19 Jul	16
Term 3	Mon 20 Jul	Fri 25 Sept	68
Spring holidays	Sat 26 Sept	Sun 11 Oct	16
Term 4	Mon 12 Oct	Fri 11 Dec	61
Summer holidays	Sat 12 Dec 2026	Tue 26 Jan 2027	46

Tasmania

Term or holiday	From	To	Days
Summer holidays	Thu 1 Jan	Wed 4 Feb	35
Term 1	Thu 5 Feb	Fri 17 Apr	72
Autumn holidays	Sat 18 Apr	Sun 3 May	16
Term 2	Mon 4 May	Fri 10 Jul	68
Winter holidays	Sat 11 Jul	Sun 26 Jul	16
Term 3	Mon 27 Jul	Fri 2 Oct	68
Spring holidays	Sat 3 Oct	Sun 18 Oct	16
Term 4	Mon 19 Oct	Fri 18 Dec	61
Summer holidays	Sat 19 Dec 2026	Wed 3 Feb 2027	47

Victoria

Term or holiday	From	To	Days
Summer holidays	Thu 1 Jan	Tue 27 Jan	27
Term 1	Wed 28 Jan	Thu 2 Apr	65
Autumn holidays	Fri 3 Apr	Sun 19 Apr	17
Term 2	Mon 20 Apr	Fri 26 Jun	68
Winter holidays	Sat 27 Jun	Sun 12 Jul	16
Term 3	Mon 13 Jul	Fri 18 Sept	68
Spring holidays	Sat 19 Sept	Sun 4 Oct	16
Term 4	Mon 5 Oct	Fri 18 Dec	75
Summer holidays	Sat 19 Dec 2026	Wed 27 Jan 2027	40

Western Australia

Term or holiday	From	To	Days
Summer holidays	Thu 1 Jan	Sun 1 Feb	32
Term 1	Mon 2 Feb	Thu 2 Apr	60
Autumn holidays	Fri 3 Apr	Sun 19 Apr	17
Term 2	Mon 20 Apr	Fri 3 Jul	75
Winter holidays	Sat 4 Jul	Sun 19 Jul	16
Term 3	Mon 20 Jul	Fri 25 Sept	68
Spring holidays	Sat 26 Sept	Sun 11 Oct	16
Term 4	Mon 12 Oct	Thu 17 Dec	67
Summer holidays	Fri 18 Dec 2026	Sun 31 Jan 2027	45

Every Australia holiday on your phone

Australia Calendar shows public holidays, school holidays and long weekends, with the lunar calendar and a home screen widget. It works offline and needs no sign-up. On iPhone, get Lunar Calendar & Holidays and choose Australia.

Not a government website. Dates follow official announcements where they have been made; authorities can still add or move holidays, so check official sources for anything important.