ACT School Holiday Dates 2026

2026 ACT School Holiday Information

The information below is relevant to Australian Capital Territory state schools. Independent and Catholic schools do base their terms on the state school dates but their term dates can vary from school to school. You should check directly with the relevant school to find out the correct term date information.

Note that the dates below represent official term dates however many schools elect to start the students back on slightly different dates.

In the ACT the starting dates of new students and continuing / returning students is staggered in Term 1 to allow new students to settle in to their new schools.

2026 Australian Capital Territory School Holidays and Term Dates

Dates for 2026 School Holidays in ACT are still to be confirmed. Check back at a later date.

Note: Teachers commence on the Friday prior to the students Term 1 start date.
*Teachers return on the Monday prior to student’s returning (student free day).

If you would like to know public holiday dates please visit our sister site ACT Public Holidays for everything you need to know about public holidays in the Australian Capital Territory.

The information presented on this website does not take into account Student Free Days which are set by each school individually.

Private and catholic schools tend to use these dates as a guide but their dates sometimes differ slightly from state run public schools.

Information on these calendars is gathered from education department or government sources. We recommend double checking information against official education and government websites to confirm the dates are correct. From time to time the data on this website are updated to keep the information up to date.