School holidays & terms
SA School Holidays & Term Dates 2024
Government school holidays and term dates for South Australia.
SA 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: 11 weeksMon, 29 Jan to Fri, 12 Apr
HolidayAutumn
Duration: 16 daysSat, 13 Apr to Sun, 28 Apr
Back to school: Mon, 29 Apr 2024
Term 2
Duration: 10 weeksMon, 29 Apr to Fri, 5 July
HolidayWinter
Duration: 16 daysSat, 6 July to Sun, 21 July
Back to school: Mon, 22 July 2024
Term 3
Duration: 10 weeksMon, 22 July to Fri, 27 Sept
HolidaySpring
Duration: 16 daysSat, 28 Sept to Sun, 13 Oct
Back to school: Mon, 14 Oct 2024
Term 4
Duration: 9 weeksMon, 14 Oct 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 SA public holidays 2024SA school holidays and term dates FAQs
All South Australia 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).
South Australia Term 1 started on Monday 29 January 2024.
The South Australia 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 South Australia 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.