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QLD School Holidays & Term Dates 2026

Government school holidays and term dates for Queensland.

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QLD School Holidays & Term Dates 2026

Current break: Spring Holidays

TermHolidayToday

  1. HolidaySummer 2025–26

    Duration: 45 days

    Sat, 13 Dec 2025 to Mon, 26 Jan 2026

    Back to school: Tue, 27 Jan 2026

  2. Term 1

    Duration: 9 weeks

    Tue, 27 Jan to Thu, 2 Apr

  3. HolidayAutumn

    Duration: 17 days

    Fri, 3 Apr to Sun, 19 Apr

    Back to school: Mon, 20 Apr 2026

  4. Term 2

    Duration: 10 weeks

    Mon, 20 Apr to Fri, 26 June

  5. HolidayWinter

    Duration: 16 days

    Sat, 27 June to Sun, 12 July

    Back to school: Mon, 13 July 2026

  6. Term 3

    Duration: 10 weeks

    Mon, 13 July to Fri, 18 Sept

  7. HolidaySpringSchool holidays now

    Duration: 17 days

    Sat, 19 Sept to Mon, 5 Oct

    Back to school: Tue, 6 Oct 2026

  8. Term 4

    Duration: 10 weeks

    Tue, 6 Oct to Fri, 11 Dec

  9. HolidaySummer 2026–27Next break

    Duration: 46 days

    Sat, 12 Dec 2026 to Tue, 26 Jan 2027

    Back to school: Wed, 27 Jan 2027

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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QLD pupil-free days 2026

State-school staff professional development dates. Dates within school holidays do not add extra term-time closures. Confirm your school’s arrangements; Catholic and independent schools may use different calendars.

Staff professional development dates and their place in the student calendar
DateDayStudent calendar
22 January 2026ThursdaySummer holidays — before Term 1
23 January 2026FridaySummer holidays — before Term 1
16 April 2026ThursdaySchool holidays — between terms
17 April 2026FridaySchool holidays — between terms
4 September 2026FridayWithin Term 3 — pupil-free

Source: Queensland Department of Education. Verified 2026-09-19.

These school dates are separate from public holidays and working-day totals. The public-holiday calendar feed and default printable-calendar sheets do not include them. Print this page to keep the table.

QLD school holidays and term dates FAQs

When are the next school holidays in Queensland in 2026?

Queensland school holidays are on now — the Spring Holidays run from Saturday 19 September 2026 to Monday 5 October 2026 (17 days), and QLD students go back to school on Tuesday 6 October 2026.

Queensland education department source→

When does Term 1 start in Queensland in 2026?

Queensland Term 1 started on Tuesday 27 January 2026.

Queensland education department source→

When does school go back after the 2026–27 summer holidays in Queensland?

The Queensland summer holidays run from Saturday 12 December 2026 to Tuesday 26 January 2027. Term 1 2027 starts on Wednesday 27 January 2027.

Queensland education department source→Queensland Government (Department of Education) source→

Do these Queensland school dates apply to private and Catholic schools?

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.

Queensland education department source→

Do these Queensland school dates include pupil-free and staff-development days?

The 2026 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.

Queensland education department source→