Commence Week Semester Dates Public Holidays ACU Events Government School Term Dates 2025
ACT NSW Qld SA Vic
30 December 2025 1 Recess
6 January 2025 2 Recess Summer Term census date: Monday 6 January 2025
13 January 2025 3 Recess
20 January 2025 4 Recess
27 January 2025 5 Recess Australia Day Holiday: Monday 27 January 2025 Professional Term 1 census date: Tuesday 28 January 2025 Term 1 (Eastern) start date:
Friday 31 January 2025
Term 1 start date: Tuesday 28 January 2025 Term 1 start date:
Monday
27 January 2025
Term 1 start date:
Tuesday 28 January 2025
3 February 2025 6 Recess   Term 1 start date: Monday 3 February 2025 Term 1 (Western) start date: Friday 7 February 2025
10 February 2025 7 Recess
17 February 2025 8 Recess ACU Term 1 census date: Monday 17 February 2025
24 February 2025 9 Orientation Professional Term 2 census date: Monday 24 February 2025
3 March 2025 10 LW 1 (Semester 1 start)
10 March 2025 11 LW 2 Vic - Labour Day,
ACT - Canberra Day,
SA - Adelaide Cup Day:
Monday
10 March 2025
 
17 March 2025 12 LW 3
24 March 2025 13 LW 4
31 March 2025 14 LW 5 Semester 1 & Professional Term 3 census date: Monday 31 March 2025 Term 1 end date: Friday 4 April 2025 Term 1 end date: Friday 4 April 2025
7 April 2025 15 LW 6 Term 1 end date:
Friday 11 April 2025
Term 1 end date:
Friday
11 April 2025
Term 1 end date:
Friday
11 April 2025
14 April 2025 16 LW 7 Good Friday: 18 April 2025  
21 April 2025 17 UA Common Vacation Week

Easter Monday: 21 April 2025

Anzac Day:
Friday
25 April 2025

Term 2 start date: Tuesday 22 April 2025 Term 2 start date: Tuesday 22 April 2025
28 April 2025 18 LW 8 Term 2 start date:
Tuesday 29 April 2025
Term 2 start date:
Monday 28 April 2025
Term 2 start date:
Monday
28 April 2025
5 May 2025 19 LW 9 Qld - Labour Day:
Monday
5 May 2025
Professional Term 4 census date: Monday 5 May 2025
12 May 2025 20 LW 10 ACU Term 2 census date: Monday 12 May 2025
19 May 2025 21 LW 11  
26 May 2025 22 LW 12
2 June 2025 23 Study Week ACT - Reconciliation Day: Monday 2 June 2025
9 June 2025 24 Exams ACT/NSW/SA/Vic - King's Birthday:
Monday
9 June 2025
16 June 2025 25 Exams
23 June 2025 26 Exams Term 2 end date: Friday 27 June 2025
30 June 2025 27 Recess Winter Term census date: Monday 30 June 2025 Term 2 end date:
Friday 4 July 2025
Term 2 end date: Friday 4 July 2025 Term 2 end date:
Friday
4 July 2025
Term 2 end date: Friday 4 July 2025
7 July 2025 28

UA Common Vacation Week

Professional Term 5 census date: Monday 7 July 2025
14 July 2025 29

Recess


Semester 1 Central deferred exams

Term 3 start date: Monday 14 July 2025
21 July 2025 30 Recess   Term 3 start date:
Tuesday 22 July 2025
Term 3 start date:
Monday 21 July 2025
Term 3 start date:
Monday
21 July 2025
Term 3 start date: Monday 21 July 2025
28 July 2025 31 Orientation
4 August 2025 32 LW 1 (Semester 2 start) ACU Term 3 census date: Monday 4 August 2025
11 August 2025 33 LW 2 Qld - Royal Queensland Show:
Wednesday
13 August 2025
Professional Term 6 census date: Monday 11 August 2025
18 August 2025 34 LW 3
25 August 2025 35 LW 4

Semester 2 census date:
Monday 1 September 2025

1 September 2025 36 LW 5
8 September 2025 37 LW 6
15 September 2025 38 LW 7 Professional Term 7 census date: Monday 15 September 2025 Term 3 end date: Friday 19 September 2025 Term 3 end date: Friday 19 September 2025
22 September 2025 39 LW 8 Term 3 end date:
Friday
26 September 2025
Term 3 end date: Friday 26 September 2025 Term 3 end date:
Friday
26 September 2025
29 September 2025 40 UA Common Vacation Week    
6 October 2025 41 LW 9

Qld - King's Birthday

ACT/NSW&SA - Labour Day:
Monday
6 October 2025

Term 4 start date: Tuesday 7 October 2025 Term 4 start date:
Monday
6 October 2025
13 October 2025 42 LW 10 Term 4 start date: Tuesday 14 October 2025 Term 4 start date: Monday 13 October 2025 Term 4 start date:
Monday
13 October 2025
20 October 2025 43 LW 11 Professional Term 8 census date: Monday 20 October 2025
27 October 2025 44 LW12 ACU Term 4 census date: Monday 27 October 2025
3 November 2025 45 Study Week Vic - Melbourne Cup:
Tuesday
4 November 2025
 
10 November 2025 46 Exams
17 November 2025 47 Exams
24 November 2025 48 Exams
1 December 2025 49 Recess
8 December 2025 50

Recess

Term 4 end date: Friday 12 December 2025 Term 4 end date:
Friday
12 December 2025
15 December 2025 51

Recess


Semester 2 Central deferred exams

Christmas Day:
Thursday
25 December 2025,
Boxing Day:
Friday
26 December 2025
Term 4 end date:
Thursday
18 December 2025
Term 4 end date:
Friday
19 December 2025
Term 4 end date:
Friday 19 December 2025

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