School holidays & terms
ACT School Holidays & Term Dates 2024
Government school holidays and term dates for Australian Capital Territory.
ACT School Holidays & Term Dates 2024
School year finished
HolidaySummer 2024
Duration: 30 daysMon, 1 Jan to Tue, 30 Jan
Back to school: Wed, 31 Jan 2024
Term 1
Duration: 10 weeksWed, 31 Jan to Fri, 12 Apr
New students start on 30 January.
HolidayAutumn
Duration: 17 daysSat, 13 Apr to Mon, 29 Apr
Back to school: Tue, 30 Apr 2024
Term 2
Duration: 10 weeksTue, 30 Apr to Fri, 5 July
HolidayWinter
Duration: 17 daysSat, 6 July to Mon, 22 July
Back to school: Tue, 23 July 2024
Term 3
Duration: 10 weeksTue, 23 July to Fri, 27 Sept
HolidaySpring
Duration: 17 daysSat, 28 Sept to Mon, 14 Oct
Back to school: Tue, 15 Oct 2024
Term 4
Duration: 9 weeksTue, 15 Oct to Tue, 17 Dec
HolidaySummer 2024–25
Duration: 48 daysWed, 18 Dec 2024 to Mon, 3 Feb 2025
Back to school: Tue, 4 Feb 2025
School planning notes
These dates follow government school calendars. Your school can confirm pupil-free days and local arrangements; Catholic and independent schools may use different dates.
View ACT public holidays 2024ACT school holidays and term dates FAQs
All Australian Capital Territory school holidays for 2024 have finished — the last break, the Summer Holidays, ran from Wednesday 18 December 2024 to Monday 3 February 2025 (48 days).
Australian Capital Territory Term 1 started on Wednesday 31 January 2024.
The Australian Capital Territory summer holidays ran from Wednesday 18 December 2024 to Monday 3 February 2025. Term 1 2025 started on Tuesday 4 February 2025.
These dates cover Australian Capital Territory government schools. Catholic, independent and other non-government schools can set different term, holiday and return dates, so check your school directly.
The 2024 dates show student attendance days. Staff-only development and pupil-free days are excluded where the official calendar distinguishes them; individual schools may publish additional dates.