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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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