School holidays & terms
VIC School Holidays & Term Dates 2024
Government school holidays and term dates for Victoria.
VIC School Holidays & Term Dates 2024
School year finished
HolidaySummer 2024
Duration: 29 daysMon, 1 Jan to Mon, 29 Jan
Back to school: Tue, 30 Jan 2024
Term 1
Duration: 8 weeksTue, 30 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: 11 weeksMon, 15 Apr to Fri, 28 June
HolidayWinter
Duration: 16 daysSat, 29 June to Sun, 14 July
Back to school: Mon, 15 July 2024
Term 3
Duration: 10 weeksMon, 15 July to Fri, 20 Sept
HolidaySpring
Duration: 16 daysSat, 21 Sept to Sun, 6 Oct
Back to school: Mon, 7 Oct 2024
Term 4
Duration: 11 weeksMon, 7 Oct to Fri, 20 Dec
HolidaySummer 2024–25
Duration: 39 daysSat, 21 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 VIC public holidays 2024VIC school holidays and term dates FAQs
All Victoria school holidays for 2024 have finished — the last break, the Summer Holidays, ran from Saturday 21 December 2024 to Tuesday 28 January 2025 (39 days).
Victoria Term 1 started on Tuesday 30 January 2024.
The Victoria summer holidays ran from Saturday 21 December 2024 to Tuesday 28 January 2025. Term 1 2025 started on Wednesday 29 January 2025.
These dates cover Victoria 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.