Government School Term Dates 2021

Commence Week Semester Dates Public Holidays ACU Events ACT NSW QLD  SA VIC 

28 December 2020

1

Recess
Summer Term

New Year Holiday:
Friday
1 January 2021

4 January 2021

2

Recess
Summer Term

Summer Term Census Date:
Monday 4 January 2021

11 January 2021

3

Recess
Summer Term

18 January 2021

4

Recess
Summer Term

25 January 2021

5

Recess
Summer Term

Australia Day:
Tuesday
26 January 2021

Term 1 starts
Wednesday
27 January
2021

Term 1 starts
Wednesday
27 January
2021

Term 1 starts
Wednesday
27 January
2021

Term 1 starts
Wednesday
27 January
2021

1 February 2021

6

Recess

Term 1 starts
Monday
1 February
2021

8 February 2021

7

Recess

15 February 2021

8

Recess

22 February 2021

9

Orientation Week

1 March 2021

10

LW 1 (start Sem1)

8 March 2021

11

LW 2

Labour Day: Vic
Canberra Day: ACT
Adelaide Cup Day: SA
Monday
8 March 2021

15 March 2021

12

LW 3

22 March 2021

13

LW 4

29 March 2021

14

LW 5

Good Friday:
2 April 2021

Semester 1 Census Date:
Wednesday
31 March 2021

Term 1 ends
Thursday
1 April
2021

Term 1 ends
Thursday
1 April
2021

Term 1 ends
Thursday
1 April
2021

Term 1 ends
Thursday
1 April
2021

5 April 2021

15

UA Vacation Week
Recess

Easter Monday:
5 April 2021

Term 1 ends
Friday
9 April
2021

12 April 2021

16

LW 6

19 April 2021

17

LW 7

Anzac Day:
Sunday
25 April 2021

Term 2 starts
Monday
19 April
2021

Term 2 starts
Monday
19 April
2021

Term 2 starts
Monday
19 April
2021

Term 2 starts
Monday
19 April
2021

26 April 2021

18

LW 8

Anzac Day: ACT/SA/QLD
(substitute holiday):
Monday
26 April 2021

Term 2 starts
Tuesday
27 April
2021

3 May 2021

19

LW 9

Labour Day: Qld
Monday
3 May 2021

10 May 2021

20

LW 10

17 May 2021

21

LW 11

24 May 2021

22

LW 12
Winter Term

31 May 2021

23

Study Week
Winter Term

Reconciliation Day: ACT
Monday
31 May 2021

7 June 2021

24

Exams
Winter Term

14 June 2021

25

Exams
Winter Term

Queen's Birthday: ACT/NSW/SA/Vic
Monday
14 June 2021

21 June 2021

26

Exams
Winter Term

Term 2 ends
Friday
25 June
2021

Term 2 ends
Friday
25 June
2021

Term 2 ends
Friday
25 June
2021

Term 2 ends
Friday
25 June
2021

28 June 2021

27

Recess
Winter Term

Winter Term Census Date:
Monday
28 June 2021

Term 2 ends
Friday
2 July 2021

5 July 2021

28

Recess
Winter Term

12 July 2021

29

Recess
Winter Term

Term 3 starts
Monday
12 July
2021

Term 3 starts
Monday
12 July
2021

Term 3 starts
Monday
12 July
2021

Term 3 starts
Monday
12 July
2021

19 July 2021

30

Orientation Week
Recess
Winter Term

Term 3 starts
Monday
19 July 2021

26 July 2021

31

LW 1 (Start Sem 2)
Recess
Winter Term

2 August 2021

32

LW 2

9 August 2021

33

LW 3

Royal Queensland Show: Brisbane
Wednesday
11 August 2021

16 August 2021

34

LW 4

23 August 2021

35

LW 5

30 August 2021

36

LW 6

Semester 2 Census Date:
Tuesday
31 August 2021

6 September 2021

37

LW 7

13 September 2021

38

LW 8

Term 3 ends
Friday
17 September 2021

Term 3 ends
Friday
17 September 2021

Term 3 ends
Friday
17 September 2021

Term 3 ends
Friday
17 September 2021

20 September 2021

39

LW 9

AFL Grand Final Day: Vic
Friday
24 September 2021

Term 3 ends
Friday
24 September 2021

27 September 2021

40

UA Vacation Week
Recess

 

4 October 2021

41

LW10

Queen's Birthday: Qld
Labour Day: ACT/NSW/SA
Monday
4 October 2021

Term 4 starts
Tuesday
5 October 2021

Term 4 starts
Tuesday
5 October
2021

Term 4 starts
Tuesday
5 October
2021

Term 4 starts
Monday
4 October
2021

11 October 2021

42

LW 11

Term 4 starts
Monday
11 October 2021

18 October 2021

43

LW 12

25 October 2021

44

Study Week

1 November 2021

45

Exams

Melbourne Cup: Vic
Tuesday
2 November 2021

8 November 2021

46

Exams

15 November 2021

47

Exams

22 November 2021

48

Recess

29 November 2021

49

Recess

6 December 2021

50

Recess
Summer Term

Term 4 ends
Friday
10 December 2021

Term 4 ends
Friday
10 December 2021

13 December 2021

51

Recess
Summer Term

Term 4 ends
Friday
17 December 2021

Term 4 ends
Friday
17 December 2021

Term 4 ends
Friday
17 December 2021

20 December 2021

52

Recess
Summer Term

Christmas Day:
Saturday
25 December 2021
Boxing Day:
Proclamation Day: SA
Sunday
26 December 2021


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