AUSTRALIAN DATES AND TIME

Australian School Terms for 2012

Australian Government Schools, Religious Schools & Independent Schools

The Australian School Terms for 2012 has been compiled from various Australian government websites. You should be aware that these dates are subject to change without notice by the different government departments. As a result, we recommend that you contact individual state and territory departments (links provided below) to check for any changes.

 

2012	Term 1	Term 2	Term 3	Term 4
ACT	03 Feb – 13 Apr	30 Apr – 06 Jul	23 Jul – 28 Sep	15 Oct – 21 Dec
Victoria	01 Feb – 30 Mar	16 Apr – 29 Jun	16 Jul – 21 Sep	08 Oct – 21 Dec
New South Wales	30 Jan – 05 Apr* 06 Feb – 05 Apr**	24 Apr – 29 Jun	17 Jul – 21 Sep	08 Oct – 19 Dec
Queensland	23 Jan – 30 Mar	16 Apr – 22 Jun	09 Jul – 21 Sep	08 Oct – 14 Dec
Western Australia	01 Feb – 05 Apr	26 Apr – 06 Jul	24 Jul – 28 Sep	16 Oct – 18 Dec
South Australia	30 Jan – 05 Apr	23 Apr – 29 Jun	16 Jul – 21 Sep	08 Oct – 14 Dec
Northern Territory	30 Jan – 05 Apr	16 Apr – 22 Jun	23 Jul – 28 Sep	08 Oct – 13 Dec
Tasmania     K to Grade 10	14 Feb – 01 Jun* 15 Feb – 01 Jun**	18 Jun – 07 Sep	24 Sep – 20 Dec	no Term 4
Sr Secondary        Colleges	Varies by grade, & school – ends 1 Jun	18 Jun – 07 Sep	24 Sep – end .. ask your school	no Term 4

*NSW schools Eastern division.     **NSW schools Western division.
***Tasmanian schools in the N & NW.     ****Tasmanian schools in the South.

We do our best to keep this page updated, but if a date has changed, please let us know. Thanks !

More information

1. ACT Department of Education
2. NSW Department of Education
3. Northern Territory Department of Education
4. Education Queensland
5. South Australian Department of Education
6. Tasmanian Department of Education
7. Victorian Department of Education
8. Education Department of Western Australia

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