NSW School Holidays and Term Dates – Past Years

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. In NSW, term dates are broken into Eastern Division and Western Division.  The term dates for both divisions are usually identical with the exception of term 1. 

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NSW School Holiday Dates 2015

PeriodStartFinishLength
Term 1 - Eastern DivisionWednesday 28 January 2015Friday 3 April 20159 weeks
Term 1 - Western DivisionWednesday 4 February 2015Friday 3 April 20158 weeks
School HolidaysFriday 3 April 2015Sunday 19 April 2015
Term 2Tuesday 21 April 2015Friday 26th June 20159 1/2 weeks
School HolidaysSaturday 27 June 2015Sunday 12 July 2015
Term 3Tuesday 14th July 2015Friday 18 September 2015 9 1/2 weeks
School HolidaysSaturday 19th September 2015Monday 5 October 2015
Term 4*Tuesday 6 October 2015Wednesday 16 December 201510 weeks
2015/2016 Summer School HolidaysThursday 17 December 2015Monday 24 January 2016

NSW School Holiday Dates 2016

PeriodStartFinishLength
Term 1 - Eastern DivisionThursday 28 January 2016Friday 8 April 201610 weeks
Term 1 - Western DivisionThursday 4 February 2016Friday 8 April 20169 weeks
School HolidaysSaturday 9 April 2016Tuesday 26 April 2016
Term 2Wednesday 27 April 2016Friday 1 July 20169 1/2 weeks
School HolidaysSaturday 2 July 2016Monday 18 July 2016
Term 3Tuesday 19 July 2016Friday 23 September 20169 1/2 weeks
School HolidaysSaturday 24 September 2016Sunday 9 October 2016
Term 4*Monday 10 October 2016Tuesday 20 December 2016 10 weeks
2016/2017 Summer School HolidaysWednesday 21 December 2016

NSW School Holiday Dates 2017

PeriodStartFinishLength
Term 1 - Eastern DivisionMonday, 30 January 2017Friday, 07 April 201710 weeks
Term 1 - Western DivisionMonday, 06 February 2017Friday, 07 April 20179 weeks
School HolidaysSaturday 8 April 2017Tuesday 25 April 2017
Term 2Wednesday, 26 April 2017Friday, 30 June 20179 1/2 weeks
School HolidaysSaturday 1 July 2017Monday 17 July 2017
Term 3Tuesday, 18 July 2017Friday, 22 September 20179 1/2 weeks
School HolidaysSaturday 23 September 2017Sunday 8 October 2017
Term 4*Monday, 09 October 2017Friday, 15 December 201710 weeks
School Holidays - Western DivisionSaturday 16 December 2017Monday, 5 February 2018
School Holidays - Eastern DivisionSaturday, 16 December 2017Monday, 29 January 2018

NSW School Holiday Dates 2018

PeriodStartFinishLength
Term 1 - Eastern DivisionMonday, 29 January 2018Friday, 13 April 201811 weeks
Term 1 - Western DivisionMonday, 5 February 2018Friday, 13 April 201810 weeks
School HolidaysSaturday, 14 April 2018Sunday, 29 April 2018
Term 2Tuesday, 1 May 2018Friday, 6 July 201810 weeks
School HolidaysSaturday, 7 July 2018Sunday, 22 July 2018
Term 3Tuesday, 24 July 2018Friday, 28 September 201810 weeks
School HolidaysSaturday, 29 September 2018Sunday, 14 October 2018
Term 4*Monday, 15 October 2018Wednesday, 19 December 201810 weeks
School Holidays - Eastern DivisionSaturday, 22 December 2018Monday, 28 January 2019
School Holidays - Western DivisionSaturday, 22 December 2018Monday, 4 February 2019

NSW School Holiday Dates 2019

PeriodStartFinishLength
Term 1 - Eastern DivisionTuesday, 29 January 2019Friday, 12 April 201911 weeks
Term 1 - Western DivisionTuesday, 5 February 2019Friday, 12 April 201910 weeks
School HolidaysSaturday, 13 April 2019Sunday, 28 April 2019
Term 2Monday, 29 April 2019Friday, 05 July 201910 weeks
School HolidaysSaturday, 6 July 2019Sunday, 21 July 2019
Term 3Monday, 22 July 2019Friday, 27 September 201910 weeks
School HolidaysSaturday, 28 September 2019Sunday, 13 October 2019
Term 4*Monday, 14 October 2019Friday, 20 December 201910 weeks
School Holidays - Western DivisionSaturday, 21 December 2019Monday, 3 February 2020
School Holidays - Eastern DivisionSaturday, 21 December 2019Monday, 27 January 2020

NSW School Holiday Dates 2020

PeriodStartFinishLength
Term 1 - Eastern DivisionTuesday, 28 January 2020Thursday, 9 April 202011 weeks
Term 1 - Western DivisionTuesday, 4 February 2020Thursday, 9 April 202010 weeks
School HolidaysFriday, 10 April 2020Sunday, 26 April 2020
Term 2Monday, 27 April 2020Friday, 3 July 202010 weeks
School HolidaysSaturday, 4 July 2020Sunday, 19 July 2020
Term 3Monday, 20 July 2020Friday, 25 September 202010 weeks
School HolidaysSaturday, 26 September 2020Sunday, 11 October 2020
Term 4*Monday, 12 October 2020Friday, 18 December 202010 weeks
School Holidays - Eastern DivisionSaturday, 19 December 2020Tuesday, 26 January, 2021
School Holidays - Western DivisionSaturday, 19 December 2020Tuesday, 2 February 2021

NSW School Holiday Dates 2021

PeriodStartFinishLength
Term 1 - Eastern DivisionWednesday, 27 January 2021Thursday, 1 April 202111 weeks
Term 1 - Western DivisionWednesday, 3 February 2021Thursday, 1 April 202110 weeks
School HolidaysFriday, 2 April 2021Sunday, 18 April 2021
Term 2Monday, 19 April 2021Friday, 25 June 202110 weeks
School HolidaysSaturday, 26 June 2021Sunday, 11 July 2021
Term 3Monday, 12 July 2021Friday, 17 September 202110 weeks
School HolidaysSaturday, 18 September 2021Monday, 4 October 2021
Term 4*Tuesday, 5 October 2021Friday, 17 December 202110 weeks
School Holidays - Eastern DivisionSaturday, 18 December 2021Thursday, 27 January 2022
School Holidays - Western DivisionSaturday, 18 December 2021Thursday, 3 February 2022

NSW School Holiday Dates 2022

PeriodStartFinishLength
Term 1 - Eastern DivisionMonday, 31 January 2022Friday, 8 April 202210 weeks
Term 1 - Western DivisionMonday, 7 February 2022Friday, 8 April 20229 weeks
School HolidaysSaturday, 9 April 2022Monday, 25 April 2022
Term 2Tuesday, 26 April 2022Friday, 1 July 202210 weeks
School HolidaysSaturday, 2 July 2022Sunday, 17 July 2022
Term 3Monday, 18 July 2022Friday, 23 September 202210 weeks
School HolidaysSaturday, 24 September 2022Sunday, 9 October 2022
Term 4*Monday, 10 October 2022Tuesday, 20 December 202210.5 weeks
School Holidays - Eastern DivisionWednesday, 21 December 2022Sunday, 29 January 2023
School Holidays - Western DivisionWednesday, 21 December 2022Sunday, 5 February 2023

NSW School Holiday Dates 2023

PeriodStartFinishLength
Term 1 - Eastern DivisionTuesday, 31 January 2023Thursday, 6 April 20239.5 weeks
Term 1 - Western DivisionTuesday, 7 February 2023Thursday, 6 April 20238.5 weeks
School HolidaysMonday, 10 April 2023Friday 21 April 2023
Term 2Monday, 24 April 2023Friday, 30 June 202310 weeks
School HolidaysMonday, 3 July 2023Friday, 14 July 2023
Term 3Monday, 17 July 2023Friday, 22 September 202310 weeks
School HolidaysMonday, 25 September 2023Friday, 6 October 2023
Term 4*Monday, 9 October 2023Tuesday, 19 December 202310 weeks
School Holidays - Eastern DivisionWednesday, 20 December 2023Monday, 29 January 2024
School Holidays - Western DivisionWednesday, 20 December 2023Monday, 5 February 2024

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