Trying to plan school holidays, an extended long holiday or just a weekend away in the future? We hear you and want to help you plan your school year from 2020 to 2025.
If you live in New South Wales, here’s a list of NSW school terms dates for public schools as well as NSW public holidays. The school terms usually runs for 10 weeks a term.
These dates don’t include pupil-free days or school development days so check with your individual school. Although independent and Catholic schools run along the same general dates, they do differ in terms of school holidays.
2020 NSW School Term & Vacation Dates
2020 NSW term dates
Term 1
- Tuesday 28 January to Thursday 9 April – (Eastern)
- Tuesday 4 February to Thursday 9 April – (Western – far western region of NSW)
Autumn school holidays – Monday 13 April to Friday 24 April
Term 2
- Wednesday 29 April to Friday 3 July (for NSW government schools)
Winter school holidays – Monday 6 July to Friday 17 July
Term 3
- Monday 20 July to Friday 25 September
Spring school holidays – Monday 28 September to Friday 9 October
Term 4
- Monday 12 October to Friday 18 December
Summer school holidays (Eastern) – Monday 21 December to Tuesday 26 January 2021
Summer school holidays (Western) – Monday 21 December to Tuesday 2 February 2021
2020 NSW Public Holidays
A listing of public holidays in NSW for 2020
- Wednesday 1 January – New Year’s Day
- Monday 27 January – Australia Day (observed as it falls on Sunday)
- Friday 10 April – Good Friday
- Sunday 12 April – Easter Sunday
- Monday 13 April – Easter Monday
- Saturday 25 April – Anzac Day
- Monday 8 June – Queen’s Birthday
- Monday 5 October – Labour Day
- Friday 25 December – Christmas Day
- Saturday 26 December – Boxing Day
- Monday 28 December – Additional Day*
*The Holiday Act provides for an extra public holiday to be added when New Year’s Day, Christmas Day or Boxing Day falls on a weekend.
2021 NSW School Term & Vacation Dates
2021 NSW term dates
Term 1
- Wednesday 27 January to Thursday 1 April – (Eastern)
- Wednesday 3 February to Thursday 1 April – (Western – far western region of NSW)
Autumn school holidays – Monday 5 April to Friday 16 April
Term 2
- Monday 19 April to Friday 25 June
Winter school holidays – Monday 28 June to Friday 9 July
Term 3
- Monday 12 July to Friday 17 September
Spring school holidays – Monday 20 September to Friday 1 October
Term 4
- Tuesday 5 October to Friday 17 December
Summer school holidays (Eastern) – Monday 20 December to Thursday 27 January 2022
Summer school holidays (Western) – Monday 20 December to Thursday 3 February 2022
2021 NSW Public Holidays
A listing of public holidays in NSW for 2021
- Friday 1 January – New Year’s Day
- Tuesday 26 January – Australia Day
- Friday 2 April – Good Friday
- Sunday 4 April – Easter Sunday
- Monday 5 April – Easter Monday
- Sunday 25 April – Anzac Day
- Monday 14 June – Queen’s Birthday
- Monday 4 October – Labour Day
- Saturday 25 December – Christmas Day
- Sunday 26 December – Boxing Day
- Monday 27 December – Additional Day*
- Tuesday 28 December – Additional Day*
*The Holiday Act provides for an extra public holiday to be added when New Year’s Day, Christmas Day or Boxing Day falls on a weekend.
2022 NSW School Term & Vacation Dates
2022 NSW term dates
Term 1
- Friday 28 January to Friday 8 April – (Eastern)
- Friday 4 February to Friday 8 April – (Western – far western region of NSW)
Autumn school holidays – Monday 11 April to Friday 22 April
Term 2
- Tuesday 26 April to Friday 1 July
Winter school holidays – Monday 4 July to Friday 15 July
Term 3
- Monday 18 July to Friday 23 September
Spring school holidays – Monday 26 September to Friday 7 October
Term 4
- Monday 10 October to Tuesday 20 December
Summer school holidays (Eastern) – Wednesday 21 December to Thursday 26 January 2023
Summer school holidays (Western) – Wednesday 21 December to Thursday 2 February 2023
2022 NSW Public Holidays
A listing of public holidays in NSW for 2022
- Saturday 1 January – New Year’s Day
- Monday 3 January – Additional Day*
- Wednesday 26 January – Australia Day
- Friday 15 April – Good Friday
- Sunday 17 April – Easter Sunday
- Monday 18 April – Easter Monday
- Monday 25 April – Anzac Day
- Monday 13 June – Queen’s Birthday
- Monday 3 October – Labour Day
- Sunday 25 December – Christmas Day
- Monday 26 December – Boxing Day
- Tuesday 27 December – Additional Day*
*The Holiday Act provides for an extra public holiday to be added when New Year’s Day, Christmas Day or Boxing Day falls on a weekend.
2023 NSW School Term & Vacation Dates
2023 NSW term dates
Term 1
- Friday 27 January to Thursday 6 April – (Eastern)
- Friday 3 February to Friday 6 April – (Western – far western region of NSW)
Autumn school holidays – Monday 10 April to Friday 21 April
Term 2
- Monday 24 April to Friday 30 June
Winter school holidays – Monday 3 July to Friday 14 July
Term 3
- Monday 17 July to Friday 22 September
Spring school holidays – Monday 25 September to Friday 6 October
Term 4
- Monday 9 October to Tuesday 19 December
Summer school holidays (Eastern) – Wednesday 20 December to Monday 29 January 2024
Summer school holidays (Western) – Wednesday 20 December to Monday 5 February 2024
2023 NSW Public Holidays
A listing of public holidays in NSW for 2023
- Sunday 1 January – New Year’s Day*
- Monday 2 January – Additional Day
- Thursday 26 January – Australia Day
- Friday 7 April – Good Friday
- Sunday 9 April – Easter Sunday
- Monday 10 April – Easter Monday
- Tuesday 25 April – Anzac Day
- Monday 12 June – Queen’s Birthday
- Monday 2 October – Labour Day
- Monday 25 December – Christmas Day
- Tuesday 26 December – Boxing Day
*The Holiday Act provides for an extra public holiday to be added when New Year’s Day, Christmas Day or Boxing Day falls on a weekend.
2024 NSW School Term & Vacation Dates
2024 NSW term dates
Term 1
- Tuesday 30 January to Thursday 12 April – (Eastern)
- Tuesday 6 February to Thursday 12 April – (Western – far western region of NSW)
Autumn school holidays – Monday 15 April to Friday 26 April
Term 2
- Monday 29 April to Friday 5 July
Winter school holidays – Monday 8 July to Friday 19 July
Term 3
- Monday 22 July to Friday 27 September
Spring school holidays – Monday 30 September to Friday 11 October
Term 4
- Monday 14 October to Friday 20 December
Summer school holidays (Eastern) – Monday 23 December to Thursday 30 January 2025
Summer school holidays (Western) – Monday 23 December to Thursday 6 February 2025
2024 NSW Public Holidays
A listing of public holidays in NSW for 2024
- Monday 1 January – New Year’s Day
- Friday 26 January – Australia Day
- Friday 29 March – Good Friday
- Sunday 30 March – Easter Sunday
- Monday 31 March – Easter Monday
- Thursday 25 April – Anzac Day
- Monday 10 June – Queen’s Birthday
- Monday 7 October – Labour Day
- Wednesday 25 December – Christmas Day
- Thursday 26 December – Boxing Day
2025 NSW School Term & Vacation Dates
Term 1
- Friday 31 January to Friday 11 April – (Eastern)
- Friday 7 February to Friday 11 April – (Western – far western region of NSW)
Autumn school holidays – Monday 14 April to Thursday 24 April
Term 2
- Monday 28 April to Friday 4 July
Winter school holidays – Monday 7 July to Friday 18 July
Term 3
- Monday 21 July to Friday 26 September
Spring school holidays – Monday 29 September to Friday 10 October
Term 4
- Monday 13 October to Friday 19 December
Summer school holidays (Eastern) – Monday 22 December to Monday 26 January 2026
Summer school holidays (Western) – Monday 22 December to Monday 2 February 2026
2025 NSW Public Holidays
A listing of public holidays in NSW for 2025
- Wednesday 1 January – New Year’s Day
- Monday 27 January – Australia Day*
- Friday 18 April – Good Friday
- Sunday 20 April – Easter Sunday
- Monday 21 April – Easter Monday
- Friday 25 April – Anzac Day
- Monday 9 June – Queen’s Birthday
- Monday 6 October – Labour Day
- Thursday 25 December – Christmas Day
- Friday 26 December – Boxing Day
*As Australia Day falls on a Sunday, the public holiday is on the following Monday.
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