School holidays & terms
WA School Holidays & Term Dates 2024
Government school holidays and term dates for Western Australia.
WA School Holidays & Term Dates 2024
School year finished
HolidaySummer 2024
Duration: 30 daysMon, 1 Jan to Tue, 30 Jan
Back to school: Wed, 31 Jan 2024
Term 1
Duration: 8 weeksWed, 31 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: 10 weeksMon, 7 Oct to Thu, 12 Dec
HolidaySummer 2024–25
Duration: 54 daysFri, 13 Dec 2024 to Tue, 4 Feb 2025
Back to school: Wed, 5 Feb 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 WA public holidays 2024WA school holidays and term dates FAQs
All Western Australia school holidays for 2024 have finished — the last break, the Summer Holidays, ran from Friday 13 December 2024 to Tuesday 4 February 2025 (54 days).
Western Australia Term 1 started on Wednesday 31 January 2024.
The Western Australia summer holidays ran from Friday 13 December 2024 to Tuesday 4 February 2025. Term 1 2025 started on Wednesday 5 February 2025.
These dates cover Western 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.