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specific advice for your school or setting
2020 term dates
| Term 1 | 28 January
Students start 29 January in government schools | 24 March
Term end brought forward
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| Term 2 | 14 April
Students start 15 April in government schools
| 26 June
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| Term 3 | 13 July | 18 September |
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| Term 4 | 5 October | 18 December |
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Add Victorian term dates to your calendar (.ics file)
The first day of term 1 is a student-free day in government schools. There's a student free day each term. Your school will decide when the remaining student-free days are, so contact them for details.
Future term dates
2021 term dates
| Term 1 | 27 January
Students start 28 January in government schools | 1 April |
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| Term 2 | 19 April | 25 June |
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| Term 3 | 12 July | 17 September |
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| Term 4 | 4 October | 17 December |
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2022 term dates
| Term 1 | 28 January
Students start 31 January in government schools | 8 April |
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| Term 2 | 26 April | 24 June |
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| Term 3 | 11 July | 16 September |
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| Term 4 | 3 October | 20 December |
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2023 term dates
| Term 1 | 27 January
Students start 30 January in government schools | 6 April |
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| Term 2 | 24 April | 23 June |
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| Term 3 | 10 July | 15 September |
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| Term 4 | 2 October | 20 December |
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2024 term dates
| Term 1 | 29 January
Students start 30 January in government schools | 28 March |
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| Term 2 | 15 April | 28 June |
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| Term 3 | 15 July | 20 September |
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| Term 4 | 7 October | 20 December |
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2025 term dates
| Term 1 | 28 January
Students start 29 January in government schools | 4 April |
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| Term 2 | 22 April | 4 July |
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| Term 3 | 21 July | 19 September |
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| Term 4 | 6 October | 19 December |
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Previous years term dates
2019
| Term 1 | 29 January
Students start 30 January in government schools | 5 April |
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| Term 2 | 23 April | 28 June |
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| Term 3 | 15 July | 20 September |
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| Term 4 | 7 October | 20 December |
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2018
| Term 1 | 29 January
Students start 30 January in government schools. | 29 March |
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| Term 2 | 16 April | 29 June |
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| Term 3 | 16 July | 21 September |
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| Term 4 | 8 October | 21 December |
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2017
Term 1: 30 January (school teachers start) to 31 March *
Term 2: 18 April (Tuesday) to 30 June
Term 3: 17 July to 22 September
Term 4: 9 October to 22 December
2016
Term 1: 27 January (school teachers start) to 24 March (as 25 March is public holiday)
Term 2: 11 April to 24 June
Term 3: 11 July to 16 September
Term 4: 3 October to 20 December (Tuesday)
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
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
2013
Term 1: 29 January (school 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
VCE and VCAL dates
See
important administrative dates and assessment schedule from the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority for VCE and VCAL dates.
You can also find
VCE exam dates on VCAA's website.
Other important dates
Other states and territories
The Commonwealth education department has
term dates for other states on their website.