2018 NSW School Holiday Info

The information below is relevant to NSW state schools. Independent and Catholic schools do base their terms on the state school dates but their term dates can vary from school to school. You should check directly with the relevant school to find out the correct term date information. In NSW term dates are broken into Eastern Division and Western Division. The term dates for both divisions are identical with the exception of term 1.

Note that the dates below represent official term dates however many schools elect to start the students back on slightly different dates. For instance, it is common for the first day back at school to be a Tuesday for students rather than the Monday. It is also common for students to finish term 4 in the days prior to the final Friday.

2018 NSW School Holidays and Term Dates

PeriodStartFinishLength
Term 1 - Eastern Division Monday, 29 January 2018 Friday, 13 April 2018 11 weeks
Term 1 - Western Division Monday, 5 February 2018 Friday, 13 April 2018 10 weeks
School Holidays Saturday, 14 April 2018 Sunday, 29 April 2018
Term 2 Tuesday, 1 May 2018 Friday, 6 July 2018 10 weeks
School Holidays Saturday, 7 July 2018 Sunday, 22 July 2018
Term 3 Tuesday, 24 July 2018 Friday, 28 September 2018 10 weeks
School Holidays Saturday, 29 September 2018 Sunday, 14 October 2018
Term 4* Monday, 15 October 2018 Wednesday, 19 December 2018 10 weeks
School Holidays - Eastern Division Saturday, 22 December 2018 Monday, 28 January 2019
School Holidays - Western Division Saturday, 22 December 2018 Monday, 4 February 2019

School development days happen at the start of terms 1, 2 & 3 and the last 2 days of the school year. These days may vary from school to school.

*Year 12 has different finishing dates in term 4. Year 12 only goes for 3 terms and graduate late September/early October. There is then a short break before returning for final exams (HSC) which start mid-October and end around the same time in November.

You may also find our other websites helpful:
School Holidays - Other States
Queensland School Holidays (includes Schoolies dates)
South Australia School Holidays
Victoria School Holidays
Western Australia School Holidays
Northern Territory School Holidays
Australian Capital Territory School Holidays
Tasmania School Holidays
Public Holidays
NSW Public Holidays
A.C.T. Public Holidays
Northern Territory Public Holidays
Queensland Public Holidays
Tasmania Public Holidays
SA Public Holidays
Victoria Public Holidays
Western Australia Public Holidays