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Overview

Right now

School holidays

Start date Finish date
Saturday 21 December 2019 Monday 27 January 2020

Coming up

Start date Finish date
Term 1
Tuesday 28 January 2020

Friday 27 March 2020

The first date of Term 1 is a student free day. Students start Wednesday 29 January 2020.

2020 term dates

Start date Finish date
Term 1
28 January*

27 March
Term 2
14 April

26 June
Term 3
13 July

18 September
Term 4
5 October

18 December

*Students start 29 January in government schools.

The first day of Term 1 is a student free day in government schools. There's a student free day each term. Your school will decide when the remaining student free days are, so contact them for details.

Future term dates

2021

Start date Finish date
Term 1
27 January*

1 April
Term 2
19 April

25 June
Term 3
12 July

17 September
Term 4
4 October

17 December

*Students start 28 January in government schools.

2022

Start date Finish date
Term 1
28 January*

8 April
Term 2
26 April

24 June
Term 3
11 July

16 September
Term 4
3 October

20 December

*Students start 31 January in government schools.

2023

Start date Finish date
Term 1
27 January*

6 April
Term 2
24 April

23 June
Term 3
10 July

15 September
Term 4
2 October

20 December

*Students start 30 January in government schools

2024

Start date Finish date
Term 1
29 January*

28 March
Term 2
15 April

28 June
Term 3
15 July

20 September
Term 4
7 October

20 December

*Students start 30 January in government schools

2025

Start date Finish date
Term 1
28 January*

4 April
Term 2
22 April

4 July
Term 3
21 July

19 September
Term 4
6 October

19 December

*Students start 29 January in government schools

Previous years term dates

2019

Start date Finish date
Term 1
29 January*

5 April
Term 2
23 April

28 June
Term 3
15 July

20 September
Term 4
7 October

20 December

*Students start 30 January in government schools

2018

Start date Finish date
Term 1
29 January*

29 March
Term 2
16 April

29 June
Term 3
16 July

21 September
Term 4
8 October

21 December

*Students start 30 January in government schools

2017

Start date Finish date
Term 1
30 January*

31 March
Term 2
Tuesday 18 April

30 June
Term 3
17 July

22 September
Term 4
9 October

22 December

*School teachers start

2016

Start date Finish date
Term 1
27 January*

24 March
Term 2
11 April

24 June
Term 3
11 July

16 September
Term 4
3 October

Tuesday 20 December

*School teachers start

**As 25 March is a public holiday

2015

Start date Finish date
Term 1
28 January*

27 March
Term 2
13 April

26 June
Term 3
13 July

18 September
Term 4
5 October

18 December

*School teachers start

2014

Start date Finish date
Term 1
28 January*

4 April
Term 2
22 April

27 June
Term 3
14 July

19 September
Term 4
6 October

19 December

*School teachers start

2013

Start date Finish date
Term 1
29 January*

28 March
Term 2
15 April

28 June
Term 3
15 July

20 September
Term 4
7 October

20 December

*School teachers start

Victorian Certificate of Education and Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning dates

Visit the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) website for Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) and Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) important administrative dates and assessment scheduleExternal Link .

You can also find the VCE examination timetableExternal Link on their website as well.

Other important dates

Other states and territories

The Commonwealth education department has term dates for other statesExternal Link on their website.

Department overview of policy and guidance for School term dates and holidays in Victoria

Reviewed 20 April 2020

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