Key Dates
The Calendar below outlines significant key dates for our Department.
See also:
- Victorian Term Dates - shows the kindergarten and school term dates for Victoria for the next three years
- Key Dates for Principals - shows key dates specifically related to school principals
- Victorian Curriculum & Assessment Authority - shows significant key dates for the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
- VCE Exam Timetable - shows the current year Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) exam timetable and dates for the examination periods
Calendar
January 2010
- 1 – New Year's Day - public holiday
- 11 – Redeem your School Start Bonus from today
- 24-31 – Australia's Healthy Weight Week
- 26 – Australia Day - public holiday
- 27 – Teachers return to school
- 27 – Term 1 begins for Kindergartens
February 2010
- 1 – Students return to school
- 14 – Library Lovers Day
- 16 – Uniting Care's National Pancake Day
- 19 – Nominations close for the Victorian Education Excellence Awards
- 24 – Cultural Diversity Quest entries close
March 2010
- 5 – Schools Clean Up Day
- 7 - Clean Up Australia Day
- 8 – Labour Day - public holiday
- 12 – Victorian School Sports Awards
- 14-21 – Cultural Diversity Week
- 17 – Ride2School Day
- 26 – Term 1 ends for both kindergartens and schools
- 27 – Top Designs VCE Exhibition begins
April 2010
- 1 – Top Arts 2009 Exhibition begins
- 2 – Easter Friday - public holiday
- 4 – Daylight Savings ends
- 5 – Easter Monday - public holiday
- 10-18 – National Youth Week
- 12 – Term 2 begins for both kindergartens and schools
- 25 – ANZAC Day
- 26 – Public holiday in lieu of ANZAC Day
May 2010
- 4 – World Asthma Day
- 7 – Walk Safely to School Day
- 9 – Mothers Day
- 9 – Breast Cancer Research's Mother's Day Classic
- 11 – Innovation Showcase
- 14 – Victorian Education Excellence Awards Gala Dinner
- 16-22 – Education Week
- 17-23 – Law Week
- 15 – International Day of Families
- 13-23 – National Career Development Week
- 27 – Cancer Australia's Australia's Biggest Morning Tea
June 2010
- 5 - World Environment Day
- 14 – Queen's Birthday - public holiday
- 20-26 - Drug Action Week
- 25 –Term 2 ends for both kindergartens and schools
- 25 - Red Nose Day
July 2010
- 4-11 - NAIDOC Week
- 12 – Term 3 begins for both kindergartens and schools
August 2010
- 9 – Student free day for government schools
- 14-22 – National Science Week
- 18 – Vietnam Veterans Day
- 21-27 – Children's Book Week
- 30 – National Literacy and Numeracy Week begins
September 2010
- 5 – Fathers Day
- 17 – Term 3 ends for both kindergartens and schools
- 18 and 19 – Victorian State School Spectacular performances
- 18-28 - Royal Melbourne Show
- 21 – United National International Day of Peace
October 2010
- Walktober Walk-to-School
- 3 – Daylight Savings begins
- 4 – Term 4 begins for both kindergartens and schools
- 5 – World Teacher Day
- 23-31 – Children's Week
- 29 – Day for Daniel
November 2010
- Movember – an annual, month-long celebration of the moustache, highlighting men’s health issues, specifically prostate cancer and depression in men
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2 – Melbourne Cup Day - public holiday (all of Victoria except for municipalities of Warrnambool City, Moyne Shire and City of Greater Geelong);
see Business Victoria's Non-Metropolitan Public Holiday Dates for more information - 11 – Remembrance Day
- 16 – International Day of Tolerance
- 20 – Universal Children's Day
December 2010
- 3 – International Day of People with a Disability
- 10 – International Human Rights Day
- 17 – Term 4 ends for both kindergartens and schools
- 25 – Christmas Day
- 26 – Boxing Day
- 27 and 28 – Public holiday in lieu of Christmas Day and Boxing Day