Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory school term dates.
Check the official government-school baseline for 2026 and 2027. Verified calendars for individual schools are listed separately when available, with their source and any campus or student-group exceptions.
Australian Capital Territory government-school reference
Statewide dates do not necessarily include a particular school’s local pupil-free days, closures or cohort arrangements.
ACT public schools · Source checked 2026-07-27
Term 1 · 2026New studentsFri, 30 Jan 2026Thu, 2 Apr 2026
Term 2 · 2026New studentsTue, 21 Apr 2026Fri, 3 July 2026
Term 3 · 2026New studentsTue, 21 July 2026Fri, 25 Sept 2026
Term 4 · 2026New studentsTue, 13 Oct 2026Fri, 18 Dec 2026
Term 1 · 2026Continuing studentsMon, 2 Feb 2026Thu, 2 Apr 2026
Term 2 · 2026Continuing studentsTue, 21 Apr 2026Fri, 3 July 2026
Term 3 · 2026Continuing studentsTue, 21 July 2026Fri, 25 Sept 2026
Term 4 · 2026Continuing studentsTue, 13 Oct 2026Fri, 18 Dec 2026
Term 1 · 2027New studentsMon, 1 Feb 2027Fri, 9 Apr 2027
Term 2 · 2027New studentsWed, 28 Apr 2027Fri, 2 July 2027
Term 3 · 2027New studentsTue, 20 July 2027Fri, 24 Sept 2027
Term 4 · 2027New studentsTue, 12 Oct 2027Fri, 17 Dec 2027
Term 1 · 2027Continuing studentsTue, 2 Feb 2027Fri, 9 Apr 2027
Term 2 · 2027Continuing studentsWed, 28 Apr 2027Fri, 2 July 2027
Term 3 · 2027Continuing studentsTue, 20 July 2027Fri, 24 Sept 2027
Term 4 · 2027Continuing studentsTue, 12 Oct 2027Fri, 17 Dec 2027
Individual school calendars
School-specific coverage for Australian Capital Territory is being prepared. Until a calendar has been checked against an official school source, we will not publish or index an individual school page.