Term Dates

2014

Term 1: 28 January (school teachers start) to 4 April *

Term 2: 22 April to 27 June**

Term 3: 14 July to 19 September

Term 4: 6 October to 19 December

* The first day of Term 1 is a student-free day in all government schools to allow for appropriate planning to take place for the arrival of students. Each year government schools are provided with four student-free days for professional development, school planning and administration, curriculum development, and student assessment and reporting purposes. The remaining three student-free days are determined by each individual school, so contact your school for details.

** Term 2 starts on Tuesday 22 April as Monday 21 April is a public holiday for Easter Monday. Please note: Friday 25 April is ANZAC Day.

2015

Term 1: 28 January (school teachers start) to 27 March *

Term 2: 13 April to 26 June

Term 3: 13 July to 18 September

Term 4: 5 October to 18 December

* The first day of Term 1 is a student-free day in all government schools to allow for appropriate planning to take place for the arrival of students. Each year government schools are provided with four student-free days for professional development, school planning and administration, curriculum development, and student assessment and reporting purposes. 

Holiday	2014	2015
New Year's Day	Wed 1 Jan	Thu 1 Jan
Australia Day	Mon 27 Jan (substitute for Sun 26 Jan)	Mon 26 Jan
Labour Day	Mon 10 Mar	Mon 9 Mar
Good Friday*	Fri 18 Apr	Fri 3 Apr
Saturday before Easter Sunday	Sat 19 Apr	Sat 4 Apr
Easter Monday	Mon 21 Apr	Mon 6 Apr
ANZAC Day*	Fri 25 Apr	Sat 25 Apr
Queen's Birthday	Mon 9 Jun	Mon 8 Jun
Melbourne Cup (all of Victoria unless alternate local holiday has been arranged by non-metro council)	Tue 4 Nov	Tue 3 Nov
Christmas Day*	Thu 25 Dec	Fri 25 Dec
Boxing Day	Fri 26 Dec	Sat 26 Dec and Mon 28 Dec (additional day)

Note: All public holiday dates are accurate at the time of publishing, but may be subject to change.