Victoria School Holidays and Term Dates 2026

The information below is relevant to Victoria state schools. Independent and Catholic schools base their terms on the state school dates but their term dates can vary from school to school. You should check directly with the relevant school to find out the correct term date information.

Note that the dates below represent official term dates and this is often the date that teachers attend the school, however many schools elect to start the students back on slightly different dates. For instance, it is common for the first day back at school to be a day later for students than what is shown in the table below. It is also common for students to finish term 4 in the days prior to the final Friday.

Victoria School Holiday Dates 2026

PeriodStartFinishLength
Term 1Staff: Tuesday, 27 January 2026
Students: Wednesday, 28 January 2026*Thursday, 2 April 202610 weeks
School HolidaysFriday, 3 April 2026Sunday, 19 April 2026
Term 2Monday, 20 April 2026Friday, 26 June 202610 weeks
School HolidaysSaturday, 27 June 2026Sunday, 12 July 2026
Term 3Monday, 13 July 2026Friday, 18 September 202610 weeks
School HolidaysSaturday, 19 September 2026Sunday, 4 October 2026
Term 4Monday, 5 October 2026Friday, 18 December 202611 weeks
2026/2027 Summer School HolidaysSaturday, 19 December 2026Tuesday, 26 January 2027

Notes:
Senior Years usually have different finishing dates in term 4.
* The first day of term 1 is a student free day in government schools, so students return a day later than staff.

The information above is relevant to Victoria government state schools. Independent and Catholic schools do base their terms on the state school dates but their term dates can vary from school to school. You should check directly with the relevant school to find out the correct term date information.

School Holiday Dates in Other States

Australian Public Holiday Dates