Compare school terms and holidays across Australia in 2028

This comparison of all states and territories spans multiple pages.

Term dates and school holidays 2028 by state and territorygovernment schools; New South Wales shows its eastern division; break cells are tinted and show the department's dates with the number of days students are away (or the official dates only, where a neighbouring term is not published)
Period	NSW	VIC	QLD	WA	SA	TASnot yet published	ACTnot yet published	NT
Summer holidays before Term 1	Tue 21 Dec 2027 to Fri 28 Jan 202839 days, official dates only	Sat 18 Dec 2027 to Thu 27 Jan 202841 days off school, derived	Sat 11 Dec 2027 to Sun 23 Jan 202844 days off school	Fri 17 Dec 2027 to Tue 1 Feb 202847 days off school, derived	Sat 11 Dec 2027 to Sun 30 Jan 202851 days off school	not yet published	not yet published	Fri 10 Dec 2027 to Mon 24 Jan 202846 days off school, derived
Term 1	Mon 31 Jan to Fri 7 Apr	Fri 28 Jan to Fri 31 Mar	Mon 24 Jan to Fri 31 Mar	Wed 2 Feb to Fri 7 Apr	Mon 31 Jan to Thu 13 Apr	not yet published	not yet published	Tue 25 Jan to Fri 7 Apr
Holidays after Term 1	Mon 10 Apr to Fri 21 Apr12 days, official dates only	Sat 1 Apr to Mon 17 Apr17 days off school, derived	Sat 1 Apr to Mon 17 Apr17 days off school	Sat 8 Apr to Sun 23 Apr16 days off school	Fri 14 Apr to Sun 30 Apr17 days off school	not yet published	not yet published	Sat 8 Apr to Tue 18 Apr11 days off school, derived
Term 2	Mon 24 Apr to Fri 7 Jul	Tue 18 Apr to Fri 30 Jun	Tue 18 Apr to Fri 23 Jun	Mon 24 Apr to Fri 30 Jun	Mon 1 May to Fri 7 Jul	not yet published	not yet published	Wed 19 Apr to Fri 23 Jun
Holidays after Term 2	Mon 10 Jul to Fri 21 Jul12 days, official dates only	Sat 1 Jul to Sun 16 Jul16 days off school, derived	Sat 24 Jun to Sun 9 Jul16 days off school	Sat 1 Jul to Sun 16 Jul16 days off school	Sat 8 Jul to Sun 23 Jul16 days off school	not yet published	not yet published	Sat 24 Jun to Mon 17 Jul24 days off school, derived
Term 3	Mon 24 Jul to Fri 29 Sep	Mon 17 Jul to Fri 22 Sep	Mon 10 Jul to Fri 15 Sep	Mon 17 Jul to Fri 22 Sep	Mon 24 Jul to Fri 29 Sep	not yet published	not yet published	Tue 18 Jul to Fri 22 Sep
Holidays after Term 3	Tue 3 Oct to Fri 13 Oct11 days, official dates only	Sat 23 Sep to Sun 8 Oct16 days off school, derived	Sat 16 Sep to Mon 2 Oct17 days off school	Sat 23 Sep to Sun 8 Oct16 days off school	Sat 30 Sep to Sun 15 Oct16 days off school	not yet published	not yet published	Sat 23 Sep to Mon 9 Oct17 days off school, derived
Term 4	Mon 16 Oct to Thu 21 Dec	Mon 9 Oct to Thu 21 Dec	Tue 3 Oct to Fri 8 Dec	Mon 9 Oct to Thu 14 Dec	Mon 16 Oct to Fri 15 Dec	not yet published	not yet published	Tue 10 Oct to Thu 14 Dec
Summer holidays	Fri 22 Dec 2028 to Thu 25 Jan 202935 days, official dates only	Fri 22 Dec 2028 to Mon 29 Jan 202939 days off school, derived	Sat 9 Dec 2028 to Sun 21 Jan 202944 days off school	Fri 15 Dec 2028 to Tue 30 Jan 202947 days off school, derived	Sat 16 Dec 2028 to Sun 28 Jan 202944 days, official dates only	not yet published	not yet published	next year not yet published

Read across the comparison table for government school calendars around Australia in 2028. Available calendars show each term, the break that follows and its length. The overlap table shows the earliest and latest start of each break and any days shared by all calendars included. This helps families compare calendars when children or relatives live across state borders. States awaiting publication are marked clearly, with no substitute dates. Where a calendar has separate divisions, the division label identifies the dates used in the comparison.

Awaiting the official dates

Tasmania: These dates have not yet been published by the Tasmanian Department for Education, Children and Young People. They will appear here once the official page lists them and verification is complete. Missing dates are not filled in with estimates.
Australian Capital Territory: These dates have not yet been published by the ACT Education Directorate. They will appear here once the official page lists them and verification is complete. Missing dates are not filled in with estimates.

Where the breaks overlap

How the breaks line up across the states in 2028earliest and latest holiday starts, and any days shared by all calendars included; some entries use official dates only
Break	Earliest start	Latest start	Shared holiday dates
Holidays after Term 1	VIC: Saturday 1 April 2028	SA: Friday 14 April 2028	4 days: Friday 14 April 2028 to Monday 17 April 2028 (6 of 8 included in this comparison; official dates only for NSW)
Holidays after Term 2	QLD: Saturday 24 June 2028	NSW: Monday 10 July 2028	no common day
Holidays after Term 3	QLD: Saturday 16 September 2028	NSW: Tuesday 3 October 2028	no common day
Summer holidays	QLD: Saturday 9 December 2028	VIC: Friday 22 December 2028	31 days: Friday 22 December 2028 to Sunday 21 January 2029 (5 of 8 included in this comparison; official dates only for SA, NSW)

Holiday days and school weeks by state

Days of school holidays beginning in 2028 and school weeks, by stateholiday days count towards the year each break begins, including summer; rows identify any totals based partly on official dates only; school weeks are published counts or calculated from Monday-to-Friday term dates and rounded to the nearest week
State or territory	Holiday days	School weeks	Full tables
Western Australia	95	40 (calculated)	WA term dates 2028
Queensland	94	40 (published)	QLD term dates 2028
South Australia	93 (partly official dates only)	40 (calculated)	SA term dates 2028
Victoria	88	41 (calculated)	VIC term dates 2028
New South Wales	70 (partly official dates only)	41 (calculated)	NSW term dates 2028
Northern Territory	52 without the summer holidays (next year not yet published)	41 (calculated)	NT term dates 2028

Questions and answers

Which states have overlapping school holidays in 2028?

The overlap table shows any school holiday dates shared by all calendars included for 2028. To compare particular states, read their columns in the comparison table; some calendars may be missing.

Why is a state's calendar missing from the 2028 comparison?

A state's 2028 calendar may not yet have been published, or it may have been published but not yet collected for this site. A period may also be withheld if official sources disagree. Check the note beside the missing dates.

Which division is used when comparing school calendars for 2028?

The 2028 comparison uses the NSW eastern division calendar. The eastern and western divisions start the school year on different dates, so check the division label when comparing summer holidays.

Sources

NSW Department of Education: Future and past NSW term dates and school holidays (read on 25 October 2026)
NSW Department of Education: 2027 term dates, school holidays and school development days (read on 25 October 2026)
Victorian Department of Education (vic.gov.au): School term dates and holidays in Victoria (read on 25 October 2026)
Queensland Department of Education: Future school dates (read on 25 October 2026)
WA Department of Education: Term dates (Government Gazette dates) (read on 25 October 2026)
SA Department for Education: Term dates for South Australian state schools (read on 25 October 2026)
SafeWork SA: Public holidays, 2027 and 2028 lists (read on 25 October 2026)
NT Government: School term and holiday dates in NT, future term dates 2027-2032 (read on 25 October 2026)

Dates on this page were last checked against the official pages on 25 October 2026. If any dates differ, follow the official page.