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Australian Capital Territory School Holidays & Term Dates

ACT school dates include term dates, student start dates and school development day information. Parents should note any difference between staff days and student days.

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Current School Term Status

Term 3 is currently running

16 days left

Term 3 ends on Friday, 25 September 2026.

Next break: Spring school holidays starts after Friday, 25 September 2026.

Live School Term Tracker

Australian Capital Territory school term countdown 2026

Live countdown, current school week and a date checker - calculated from the official dates on this page.

17 days until the Spring holidays begin

Term 3 is running now. After it, the Spring holidays run 26 Sep 2026 to 12 Oct 2026.

Week 8 of 10 - Term 3
Last day of schoolFriday, 25 September 2026Term 3 ends
Holidays beginSaturday, 26 September 2026Spring holidays

Counting down to the Spring holidays

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Australian Capital Territory school holidays by year

Open a year page for the full term table, school holiday breaks, public holiday notes, FAQs, official source links and disclaimer.

ACT 2026Detailed term dates, holidays, FAQs and source notes.ACT 2027Detailed term dates, holidays, FAQs and source notes.ACT 2028Detailed term dates, holidays, FAQs and source notes.ACT 2029Detailed term dates, holidays, FAQs and source notes.ACT 2030Detailed term dates, holidays, FAQs and source notes.

ACT calendar downloads

Download one combined Australian Capital Territory calendar file covering the available years on this site, or open a year page for a single-year download.

Download ACT 2026-2030 iCal All calendar downloads

54 calendar items included across available Australian Capital Territory year pages.

About school terms in Australian Capital Territory

Government schools

The detailed pages use government school term dates as the main reference.

Other schools

Private, independent and Catholic schools may set different student dates.

Public Holidays

Public holidays and local holidays can affect planning, especially around long weekends.

Good to know: Australian Capital Territory planning notes

The ACT has two public holidays not observed in most other states: Canberra Day (second Monday in March) and Reconciliation Day (around 27 May, or the nearest Monday). Although the ACT sits inside NSW geographically, it sets its own school term dates independently, so ACT and NSW calendars can differ even though the regions are close together — don’t assume they line up. Government school dates are the main reference on this page; Catholic and independent schools in the ACT may vary by a few days.

Official source

Main source for Australian Capital Territory: official ACT school dates/source page. Please refer to the official source and your school for final confirmation. No responsibility is taken for errors or omissions.

Other Australian states and territories

VictoriaVIC school holiday pages. New South WalesNSW school holiday pages. QueenslandQLD school holiday pages. South AustraliaSA school holiday pages. Western AustraliaWA school holiday pages. TasmaniaTAS school holiday pages. Northern TerritoryNT school holiday pages.

Compare Australian Capital Territory with other states

See how Australian Capital Territory’s term dates, summer holiday length and total instructional time stack up against every other Australian state and territory, year by year.

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