Term Dates
Victorian term dates for 2012 to 2015
Kindergarten term dates
2012
Term 1: 1 February to 30 MarchTerm 2: 16 April to 29 June
Term 3: 16 July to 21 September
Term 4: 8 October to 21 December
2013
Term 1: 29 January to 28 MarchTerm 2: 15 April to 28 June
Term 3: 15 July to 20 September
Term 4: 7 October to 20 December
School term dates
2012
Term 1: 1 February (teachers start) to 30 March *Term 2: 16 April to 29 June
Term 3: 16 July to 21 September
Term 4: 8 October to 21 December
* 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 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. The remaining three student-free days are determined by each individual school, so contact your school for details.
2013
Term 1: 29 January (teachers start) to 28 March *Term 2: 15 April to 28 June
Term 3: 15 July to 20 September
Term 4: 7 October to 20 December
* 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 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. The remaining three student-free days are determined by each individual school, so contact your school for details.
2014
Term 1: 28 January (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
* 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 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. The remaining three student-free days are determined by each individual school, so contact your school for details.
2015
Term 1: 28 January (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
* 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 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. The remaining three student-free days are determined by each individual school, so contact your school for details.
For a full list of Victorian Public Holidays, see: Victoria Online
For a list of non-Metropolitan public holidays (outside of Melbourne), see: Business Victoria
Other Australian states and territories school term dates
Further information on term dates in other states, see the relevant education department: