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 2025 to 2030.
If you live in Victoria, here’s a list of Victorian school terms dates for public schools as well as public holidays in Victoria. (Handy also if you’re planning holidays to Victoria from interstate as their school holidays differ sometimes from other states).
These dates don’t include pupil-free days or school development days so check with your individual school. The first day of term 1 is a student-free day in government schools in Victoria. There’s a student free day each term. Your school will decide when the remaining student-free days are, so contact them for details. Although independent and Catholic schools run along the same general dates, they do differ in terms of school holidays.
Note: All public holiday dates are accurate at the time of publishing, but may be subject to change.
If you want more days off this year, check our our article How to Hack Public Holidays to Maximise Your Annual Leave for More Time Off in 2025.
2025 Public holidays in Victoria
- Wednesday 1 January – New Year’s Day
- Monday 27 January – Australia Day*
- Monday 10 March – Labour Day
- Friday 18 April – Good Friday
- Saturday 20 April – Easter Saturday
- Sunday 20 April – Easter Sunday
- Monday 21 April – Easter Monday
- Friday 25 April – Anzac Day
- Monday 9 June – King’s Birthday
- Last Friday of September – Friday before the AFL Grand Final†
- Tuesday 4 November – Melbourne Cup
- 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.
† Friday before AFL Grand Final typically falls on the last Friday in September. This website will be updated with the exact date upon release of the 2025 AFL schedule.
2025 school term & school holiday dates in Victoria
Term 1
- Tuesday 28 January to Friday 4 April
- Students start Wednesday 29 January in government schools
Autumn school holidays – Saturday 5 April to Monday 21 April
Term 2
- Tuesday 22 April to Friday 4 July
Winter school holidays – Saturday 5 July to Sunday 20 July
Term 3
- Monday 21 July to Friday 19 September
Spring school holidays – Saturday 20 September to Sunday 5 October
Term 4
- Monday 6 October to Friday 19 December
Summer school holidays – Saturday 20 December – 26 January 2026
2026 Public holidays in Victoria
- Thursday 1 January – New Year’s Day
- Monday 26 January – Australia Day
- Monday 9 March – Labour Day
- Friday 3 April – Good Friday
- Saturday 4 April – Easter Saturday
- Sunday 5 April – Easter Sunday
- Monday 6 April – Easter Monday
- Saturday 25 April – Anzac Day
- Monday 8 June – King’s Birthday
- Friday 25 September – Friday before the AFL Grand Final†
- Tuesday 3 November – Melbourne Cup
- Friday 25 December – Christmas Day
- Saturday 26 December – Boxing Day
† Friday before AFL Grand Final typically falls on the last Friday in September. This website will be updated with the exact date upon release of the 2026 AFL schedule.
2026 school term & school holiday dates in Victoria
Term 1
- Tuesday 27 January to Thursday 2 April
- Students start Wednesday 28 January in government schools
Autumn school holidays – Friday 3 April to Sunday 19 April
Term 2
- Monday 20 April to Friday 26 June
Winter school holidays – Saturday 27 June to Sunday 12 July
Term 3
- Monday 13 July to Friday 18 September
Spring school holidays – Saturday 19 September to Sunday 4 October
Term 4
- Monday 5 October to Friday 18 December
2027 Public holidays in Victoria
- Friday 1 January – New Year’s Day
- Tuesday 26 January – Australia Day
- Monday 8 March – Labour Day
- Friday 26 March – Good Friday
- Saturday 27 March – Easter Saturday
- Sunday 28 March – Easter Sunday
- Monday 29 March – Easter Monday
- Sunday 25 April – Anzac Day
- Monday 14 June – King’s Birthday
- Friday 24 September – Friday before the AFL Grand Final†
- Tuesday 2 November – Melbourne Cup
- Saturday 25 December – Christmas Day
- Sunday 26 December – Boxing Day
† Friday before AFL Grand Final typically falls on the last Friday in September. This website will be updated with the exact date upon release of the 2027 AFL schedule.
2027 school term & school holiday dates in Victoria
Term 1
- Tuesday 27 January to Friday 25 March
- Students start Wednesday 28 January in government schools
Autumn school holidays – 26 March to Friday 9 April
Term 2
- Monday 12 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 Sunday 1 October
Term 4
- Monday 4 October to Wednesday 17 December
Summer school holidays – Monday 20 December to Sunday 21 January 2028
2028 Public holidays in Victoria
- Saturday 1 January – New Year’s Day
- Wednesday 26 January – Australia Day
- Monday 13 March – Labour Day
- Friday 14 April – Good Friday
- Saturday 15 April – Easter Saturday
- Sunday 16 April – Easter Sunday
- Monday 17 April – Easter Monday
- Tuesday 25 April – Anzac Day
- Monday 12 June – King’s Birthday
- Friday 29 September – Friday before the AFL Grand Final†
- Tuesday 7 November – Melbourne Cup
- Monday 25 December – Christmas Day
- Tuesday 26 December – Boxing Day
† Friday before AFL Grand Final typically falls on the last Friday in September. This website will be updated with the exact date upon release of the 2028 AFL schedule.
2028 school term & school holiday dates in Victoria
Term 1
- Thursday 27 January
- Students start Friday 28 January in government schools
Autumn school holidays – Saturday 1 April to Monday 17 April
Term 2
- Tuesday 18 April to Friday 30 June
Winter school holidays – Saturday 1 July to Sunday 16 July
Term 3
- Monday 17 July to Friday 22 September
Spring school holidays – Saturday 23 September to Sunday 8 October
Term 4
- Monday 9 October to Thursday 21 December
Summer school holidays – Friday 22 December to Monday 29 January 2029
2029 Public holidays in Victoria
- Monday 1 January – New Year’s Day
- Friday 26 January – Australia Day
- Monday 2 March – Labour Day
- Friday 30 March – Good Friday
- Saturday 31 March – Easter Saturday
- Sunday 1 April – Easter Sunday
- Monday 2 April – Easter Monday
- Wednesday 25 April – Anzac Day
- Monday 1 June – King’s Birthday
- Friday 28 September – Friday before the AFL Grand Final†
- Tuesday6 November – Melbourne Cup
- Tuesday 25 December – Christmas Day
- Wednesday 26 December – Boxing Day
† Friday before AFL Grand Final typically falls on the last Friday in September. This website will be updated with the exact date upon release of the 2029 AFL schedule.
2029 school term & school holiday dates in Victoria
Term 1
- Monday 29 January
- Students start Tuesday 30 January in government schools
Autumn school holidays – Friday 30 March to Sunday 15 April
Term 2
- Monday 16 April to Friday 29 June
Winter school holidays – Saturday 30 June to Sunday 15 July
Term 3
- Monday 16 July to Friday 21 September
Spring school holidays – Saturday 22 September to Sunday 7 October
Term 4
- Monday 8 October to Friday 21 December
Summer school holidays – Saturday 22 December to Monday 28 January 2030
2030 Public holidays in Victoria
- Tuesday 1 January – New Year’s Day
- Saturday 26 January – Australia Day
- Monday 28 January – Australia Day public holiday
- Monday 11 March – Labour Day
- Friday 19 April – Good Friday
- Saturday 20 April – Easter Saturday
- Sunday 21 April – Easter Sunday
- Monday 22 April – Easter Monday
- Thursday 25 April – Anzac Day
- Monday 10 June – King’s Birthday
- Friday 27 September – Friday before the AFL Grand Final†
- Tuesday 5 November – Melbourne Cup
- Wednesday 25 December – Christmas Day
- Thursday 26 December – Boxing Day
† Friday before AFL Grand Final typically falls on the last Friday in September. This website will be updated with the exact date upon release of the 2030 AFL schedule.
2030 school term & school holiday dates in Victoria
Term 1
- Tuesday 29 January
- Students start Wednesday 30 January in government schools
Autumn school holidays – Saturday 6 April to Monday 22 April
Term 2
- Tuesday 23 April to Friday 28 June
Winter school holidays – Saturday 29 June to Sunday 14 July
Term 3
- Monday 15 July to Friday 20 September
Spring school holidays – Saturday 21 September to Sunday 6 October
Term 4
- Monday 7 October to Friday 20 December
Summer school holidays – Saturday 21 December to TBC
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