School holidays & terms
QLD School Holidays & Term Dates 2024
Government school holidays and term dates for Queensland.
QLD School Holidays & Term Dates 2024
School year finished
HolidaySummer 2024
Duration: 21 daysMon, 1 Jan to Sun, 21 Jan
Back to school: Mon, 22 Jan 2024
Term 1
Duration: 10 weeksMon, 22 Jan to Thu, 28 Mar
HolidayAutumn
Duration: 17 daysFri, 29 Mar to Sun, 14 Apr
Back to school: Mon, 15 Apr 2024
Term 2
Duration: 10 weeksMon, 15 Apr to Fri, 21 June
HolidayWinter
Duration: 16 daysSat, 22 June to Sun, 7 July
Back to school: Mon, 8 July 2024
Term 3
Duration: 10 weeksMon, 8 July to Fri, 13 Sept
HolidaySpring
Duration: 16 daysSat, 14 Sept to Sun, 29 Sept
Back to school: Mon, 30 Sept 2024
Term 4
Duration: 11 weeksMon, 30 Sept to Fri, 13 Dec
HolidaySummer 2024–25
Duration: 45 daysSat, 14 Dec 2024 to Mon, 27 Jan 2025
Back to school: Tue, 28 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 QLD public holidays 2024QLD school holidays and term dates FAQs
All Queensland school holidays for 2024 have finished — the last break, the Summer Holidays, ran from Saturday 14 December 2024 to Monday 27 January 2025 (45 days).
Queensland Term 1 started on Monday 22 January 2024.
The Queensland summer holidays ran from Saturday 14 December 2024 to Monday 27 January 2025. Term 1 2025 started on Tuesday 28 January 2025.
These dates cover Queensland 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.