Schedule Of Australian School Holidays

Australian School Holidays

Knowing the dates of school holidays can be very important when planning your holidays. If you have children of school age then you need the know the dates the children will be out of school.

If that is not the case, then you need to know when flights are going to be heavily booked, when bus and train seats are going to be in short supply and when accommodation is going to cost a lot more because of the mid and high season rates that come into effect at most holiday destinations.

New South Wales

2011

2012

Term 1: Friday, 28 January - Friday, 08 April

Term 2: Wednesday, 27 April - Friday, 01 July

Term 3: Monday, 18 July - Friday, 23 September

Term 4: Monday, 10 October - Tuesday, 20 December

Term 1 : Friday, 27 January - Thursday, 05 April

Term 2 : Monday, 23 April - Friday, 29 June

Term 3 : Monday, 16 July - Friday, 21 September

Term 4 : Monday, 08 October - Friday, 21 December

Queensland

2011

2012

Term 1 : Monday 24 January - Friday 15 April

Term 2 : Wednesday 27 April - Friday 24 June

Term 3: Monday 11 July - Friday 16 September

Term 4: Monday 3 October - Friday 9 December

Term 1: Monday 23 January - Friday 30 March

Term 2: Tuesday 10 April - Friday 22 June

Term 3: Monday 9 July - Friday 21 September

Term 4: Monday 8 October - Friday 14 December

Victoria

2011

2012

Term 1: 1 February - 8 April

Term 2: 27 April - 1 July

Term 3: 18 July - 23 September

Term 4: 10 October - 22 December

Term 1: 1 February - 30 March

Term 2: 16 April - 29 June

Term 3: 16 July - 21 September

Term 4: 8 October - 21 December

South Australia

2011

2012

Term 1: 31 January - 15 Apr

Term 2: 2 May - 8 July

Term 3: 25 July - 30 September

Term 4: 17 October - 16 December

Term 1: 30 January - 5 April

Term 2: 23 April - 29 June

Term 3: 16 July - 21 September

Term 4: 8 October - 14 December

Western Australia

2011

2012

Term 1: Wednesday 2 February - Tuesday 19 April

Term 2: Thursday 5 May - Friday 8 July

Term 3: Tuesday 26 July - Friday 30 September

Term 4: Tuesday 18 October - Wednesday 14 December

Term 1: Wednesday 1 February - Thursday 5 April

Term 2: Monday 23 April - Friday 6 July

Term 3: Monday 23 July - Friday 28 September

Term 4: Monday 15 October - Tuesday 18 December

Northern Territory

2011

2012

Term 1: Monday 24 January - Friday 1 April
(Students resume Tuesday 25 January)

Term 2: Monday 11 April - Friday 24 June

Term 3: Monday 25 July - Friday 30 September
(Students resume Tuesday 26 July)

Term 4: Monday 10 October - Friday 16 December

Term 1: Monday 30 January - Thursday 5 April
(Students resume Tuesday 31 January)

Term 2: Monday 16 April - Friday 22 June

Term 3: Monday 23 July - Friday 28 September
(Students resume Tuesday 24 July)

Term 4: Monday 8 October - Friday 14 December

Tasmania

2011

2012

Term 1: Tuesday 15 February - Friday 3 June
(Schools in the south start one day later)

Term 2: Monday 20 June - Friday 2 September

Term 3: Monday 19 September - Wednesday 21 December

Term 1: Tuesday 14 February - Friday 1 June
(Schools in the South start one day later)

Term 2: Monday 18 June - Friday 7 September

Term 3: Monday 24 September - Thursday 20 December

Australian Capital Territory

2011

2012

Term 1: Friday 4 February - Friday 15 April

Term 2: Monday 2 May - Friday 8 July

Term 3: Monday 25 July -Friday 30 September

Term 4: Monday 17 October - Wednesday 21 December

Term 1: Friday 3 February - Friday 13 April

Term 2: Monday 30 April - Friday 6 July

Term 3: Monday 23 July - Friday 28 September

Term 4: Monday 15 October - Friday 21 December

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