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New South Wales school terms 2027

2026 2027

Term dates for government schools. Catholic and independent schools set their own dates, often a few days apart.

All states

New South Wales

TermDivisionStartFinish
Term 1 Eastern Wednesday 3 FebruaryStudents start; school development days Thursday 28 January to Tuesday 2 February Friday 9 April
Term 1 Western Wednesday 10 FebruaryStudents start; school development days Thursday 4 to Tuesday 9 February Friday 9 April
Term 2 All Thursday 29 AprilSchool development days Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 April Friday 2 July
Term 3 All Tuesday 20 JulySchool development day Monday 19 July Friday 24 September
Term 4 All Monday 11 OctoberSchool development day Monday 20 December Friday 17 December

Source: NSW Department of Education: term dates