Term BreakSchool holidays and term dates across Australia

NSW term dates and school holidays 2025

School holidays 2025: autumn 14–24 Apr · winter 7–18 Jul · spring 29 Sep–10 Oct · summer from 22 Dec

Term dates 2025

Term dates 2025, New South Walesgovernment schools; first and last day of each term; the department includes its school development days in these term dates and gives no separate first day for students; the department publishes no week counts, so these are calculated from Monday-to-Friday term dates and rounded to the nearest week
TermEastern divisionWestern division
Term 1 to Download calendar entry
10 weeks (calculated)
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9 weeks (calculated)
Term 2 to Download calendar entry
10 weeks (calculated)
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10 weeks (calculated)
Term 3 to Download calendar entry
10 weeks (calculated)
 to Download calendar entry
10 weeks (calculated)
Term 4 to Download calendar entry
10 weeks (calculated)
 to Download calendar entry
10 weeks (calculated)

School holidays 2025

School holiday periods 2025, New South Walesthe department's holiday dates, the days students are away where they differ, and the first day back at school
Holiday periodEastern divisionWestern division
Autumn school holidays to Download calendar entry
11 days (official dates only)
Term 2 2025 begins (school development days included; no separate first day for students)
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11 days (official dates only)
Term 2 2025 begins (school development days included; no separate first day for students)
Winter school holidays to Download calendar entry
12 days (official dates only)
Term 3 2025 begins (school development days included; no separate first day for students)
 to Download calendar entry
12 days (official dates only)
Term 3 2025 begins (school development days included; no separate first day for students)
Spring school holidays to Download calendar entry
12 days (official dates only)
Term 4 2025 begins (school development days included; no separate first day for students)
 to Download calendar entry
12 days (official dates only)
Term 4 2025 begins (school development days included; no separate first day for students)
Summer school holidays 2025–26 to Download calendar entry
36 days (official dates only)
Back at school
to Download calendar entry
43 days (official dates only)
Back at school

Download calendar file (.ics): Eastern division The file contains only published dates, with no calculated or assumed entries.

Download calendar file (.ics): Western division The file contains only published dates, with no calculated or assumed entries.

First day of term (eastern division)
Friday 31 January 2025includes school development days
Last day of school (eastern division)
Friday 19 December 2025
School weeks (eastern division)derived
40counted here from the term dates, Monday to Friday
Days in listed school holidays beginning in 2025 (eastern division)
71 daysbased on the official holiday dates where the full time students are away is not published
Breaks starting in the year shown
Holiday periods beginning in 2025: 4
Longest break starting in the year shown, with published datesderived
Summer school holidays 2025–26: 26 weekdays, spanning 36 days overall
Shortest school breakderived
Autumn school holidays: 9 weekdays across 11 days in total

A derived label marks a figure calculated here from official dates; the official source does not publish the figure itself.

Check government school term dates and school holidays in New South Wales for 2025. First days back are listed beside each break where published. Term lengths are shown in weeks and break lengths in days. Pupil-free days set centrally by the department are listed separately where published; individual schools may announce additional days. Holiday periods calculated from term boundaries carry a derived label. The source details at the end link to the official calendar and record when it was read.

New South Wales division calendars

New South Wales publishes calendars for an eastern division and a western division. The western division starts the school year a week later, so its summer holidays also finish a week later; the other terms share the same dates. Check your school's division to choose the right calendar.

Pupil-free, staff and teacher dates 2025

Pupil-free, staff and teacher dates 2025, New South Walesdays published centrally by the department, with the department's own wording; some apply to a region or to certain year levels only; schools may add their own
DayDateDivision
School development days Term 1 to Download calendar entryEastern division
School development days Term 2 to Download calendar entryEastern division

Days set centrally and days set by schools

Only centrally published pupil-free, staff and teacher dates are listed here. Teacher start and finish dates are not pupil-free periods. Some entries apply only to particular regions or year levels, so check each one. Schools may announce additional pupil-free days of their own, which are not published centrally.

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Questions and answers

When do school holidays start in NSW in 2025?

In 2025 (eastern division): autumn school holidays from Monday 14 April 2025, winter school holidays from Monday 7 July 2025, spring school holidays from Monday 29 September 2025, summer school holidays 2025–26 from Monday 22 December 2025. Check the school holidays table above for each published break in NSW during 2025. A derived label marks a period calculated from the surrounding term dates.

When does school go back after the 2025 school holidays in NSW?

Back at school in NSW (eastern division) after the summer school holidays 2025–26: Monday 2 February 2026. For the NSW school holidays listed for 2025, check the first day back beside each break, where published. Read the pupil-free day notes too, as staff and students may return on different days.

Are pupil-free days included for NSW in 2025?

NSW (eastern division), 2025: School development days Term 1 (Friday 31 January to Wednesday 5 February 2025); School development days Term 2 (Monday 28 April to Tuesday 29 April 2025). Schools in NSW can set additional pupil-free days of their own. Check your school's calendar for 2025 for any further days.

Sources

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