NT School Holidays & Term Dates 2025
Government school holidays and term dates for Northern Territory.
NT School Holidays & Term Dates 2025
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Summer 2024–25
Term 1
Autumn
Term 2
Winter
Term 3
Spring
Term 4
Summer 2025–26
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.
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This calendar doesn’t list NT pupil-free days for 2025. That doesn’t mean there are none: check your school’s calendar for staff development days and local arrangements.
NT school holidays and term dates FAQs
When were the school holidays in the Northern Territory in 2025?
All Northern Territory school holidays for 2025 have finished — the last break, the Summer Holidays, ran from Friday 12 December 2025 to Wednesday 28 January 2026 (48 days).
When does Term 1 start in the Northern Territory in 2025?
Northern Territory Term 1 started on Wednesday 29 January 2025.
When does school go back after the 2025–26 summer holidays in the Northern Territory?
The Northern Territory summer holidays ran from Friday 12 December 2025 to Wednesday 28 January 2026. Term 1 2026 started on Thursday 29 January 2026.
Do these Northern Territory school dates apply to private and Catholic schools?
These dates apply to most Northern Territory government schools. Gunbalanya School follows a separate flexible calendar; contact the school for its term and holiday dates. Catholic, independent and other non-government schools can set different term, holiday and return dates, so check your school directly.
Do these Northern Territory school dates include pupil-free and staff-development days?
The 2025 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.
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