School holidays & terms
NT School Holidays & Term Dates 2024
Government school holidays and term dates for Northern Territory.
NT School Holidays & Term Dates 2024
School year finished
HolidaySummer 2024
Duration: 28 daysMon, 1 Jan to Sun, 28 Jan
Back to school: Mon, 29 Jan 2024
Term 1
Duration: 10 weeksMon, 29 Jan to Fri, 5 Apr
HolidayAutumn
Duration: 10 daysSat, 6 Apr to Mon, 15 Apr
Back to school: Tue, 16 Apr 2024
Term 2
Duration: 10 weeksTue, 16 Apr to Fri, 21 June
HolidayWinter
Duration: 24 daysSat, 22 June to Mon, 15 July
Back to school: Tue, 16 July 2024
Term 3
Duration: 10 weeksTue, 16 July to Fri, 20 Sept
HolidaySpring
Duration: 17 daysSat, 21 Sept to Mon, 7 Oct
Back to school: Tue, 8 Oct 2024
Term 4
Duration: 9 weeksTue, 8 Oct to Thu, 12 Dec
HolidaySummer 2024–25
Duration: 47 daysFri, 13 Dec 2024 to Tue, 28 Jan 2025
Back to school: Wed, 29 Jan 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 NT public holidays 2024NT school holidays and term dates FAQs
All Northern Territory school holidays for 2024 have finished — the last break, the Summer Holidays, ran from Friday 13 December 2024 to Tuesday 28 January 2025 (47 days).
Northern Territory Term 1 started on Monday 29 January 2024.
The Northern Territory summer holidays ran from Friday 13 December 2024 to Tuesday 28 January 2025. Term 1 2025 started on Wednesday 29 January 2025.
These dates cover Northern 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.