NT term dates and school holidays 2028
School holidays 2028: after Term 1 8–18 Apr, derived · after Term 2 24 Jun–17 Jul, derived · after Term 3 23 Sep–9 Oct, derived
Term dates 2028
| Term | Dates | School weeks (calculated) |
|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | to Download calendar entry: Term 1 2028
| 11 weeks |
| Term 2 | to Download calendar entry: Term 2 2028
| 10 weeks |
| Term 3 | to Download calendar entry: Term 3 2028
| 10 weeks |
| Term 4 | to Download calendar entry: Term 4 2028
| 10 weeks |
School holidays 2028, including the Easter break
| Holiday period | Dates | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Summer school holidays (before Term 1) | to , derived Back at school
| 46 days 29 weekdays to plan for, derived |
| School holidays after Term 1 | to , derived Back at school
| 11 days 5 weekdays to plan for, derived |
| School holidays after Term 2 | to , derived Back at school
| 24 days 16 weekdays to plan for, derived |
| School holidays after Term 3 | to , derived Back at school
| 17 days 11 weekdays to plan for, derived |
Calculated from the published dates, this counts Monday to Friday while students are away, excluding public holidays that apply across the whole state or territory. Parents who work Monday to Friday may need to arrange care or leave for these days, depending on their working arrangements and any local public holidays.
Holiday periods calculated from term boundaries
Some holiday periods on this page are calculated from published term boundaries rather than printed by the department. Entries marked as derived run from the day after the published finish date to the day before the published return date, using separate student dates where available and the term boundaries otherwise, with no extra days added and no missing dates estimated.
Download calendar file (.ics) The file contains only published dates, with no calculated or assumed entries.
- First day of school
- Tuesday 25 January 2028Teachers Monday 24 January 2028; Students Tuesday 25 January 2028
- Last day of school
- Thursday 14 December 2028Students Thursday 14 December 2028; Teachers Friday 15 December 2028
- School weeks, derived
- 41counted here from the term dates, Monday to Friday
- Days in listed school holidays beginning in 2028, derived
- 52 daysexcludes the summer break, whose dates are unavailable
- Breaks starting in the year shown
- Holiday periods beginning in 2028: 3
- Weekdays off between terms, derived
- 34 weekdays within breaks between terms, excluding summer
- School holiday comparison for 2028, derived
- Weekdays off between terms: most in NT (34), fewest in WA (30); calendars compared: 5
- Change in weekdays off since 2027, derived
- 1 weekday more off between terms than in 2027
- Longest break starting in the year shown, with published dates, derived
- School holidays after Term 2: 16 weekdays, spanning 24 days overall
- Shortest school break, derived
- School holidays after Term 1: 7 weekdays across 11 days in total
- Public holidays within school breaks, derived
- Territory-wide public holiday dates in 2028: 8 of 13 within school holidays
- Long weekends during 2028, derived
- 6 long weekends from territory-wide public holidays; in term time: 3
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 the Northern Territory for 2028. 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.
Related
- School holidays across Australia 2028NT next to the other states and territories
- Public holidays NT 202813 territory-wide holiday dates with weekdays
- Easter school holidays 2028Every state's Easter break, including the first day back
- Christmas school holidays 2028Christmas summer holidays in every state, with the first day back
- NAPLAN test dates 2028National testing window alongside each state's term dates
- School holidays in the Northern Territorycountdown and every published year
Questions and answers
When do school holidays start in the NT in 2028?
In 2028: school holidays after Term 1 from Saturday 8 April 2028, school holidays after Term 2 from Saturday 24 June 2028, school holidays after Term 3 from Saturday 23 September 2028. Check the school holidays table above for each published break in the NT during 2028. A derived label marks a period calculated from the surrounding term dates.
When does school go back after the 2028 school holidays in the NT?
Back at school in the NT after the summer school holidays: teachers on Monday 24 January 2028, students on Tuesday 25 January 2028; after the Term 1 holidays: teachers on Tuesday 18 April 2028, students on Wednesday 19 April 2028; after the Term 2 holidays: teachers on Monday 17 July 2028, students on Tuesday 18 July 2028; after the Term 3 holidays: teachers on Monday 9 October 2028, students on Tuesday 10 October 2028. For the NT school holidays listed for 2028, 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.
Sources
Dates on this page were last checked against the official pages on . If any dates differ, follow the official page.