School holidays and term dates for Queensland state schools

The Department of Education and Training sets the term and school holiday dates for all Queensland state schools.

Independent schools and Catholic schools base their holidays on the state school dates but these can vary from school to school - check with your independent or Catholic school for details.

Queensland term dates - 2012

Queensland term dates - 2012
Term	Dates	Length
Term 1	Monday 23 January - Friday 30 March	10 weeks
Term 2	Monday 16 April - Friday 22 June	10 weeks
Term 3	Monday 9 July - Friday 21 September	11 weeks
Term 4	Monday 8 October - Friday 14 December	10 weeks

Student free dates for 2012

Thursday 19 and Friday 20 January
Three additional days within the Easter holiday or other negotiated flexible arrangements
Monday 22 October

Year 10 & 12 finishing dates for 2012

Year 12 Friday 16 November
Year 10 and 11 Friday 30 November

Queensland term dates - 2013

Queensland term dates - 2013
Term	Dates	Length
Term 1	Tuesday 29 January - Thursday 28 March	9 weeks
Term 2	Monday 15 April - Friday 21 June	10 weeks
Term 3	Monday 8 July - Friday 20 September	11 weeks
Term 4	Tuesday 8 October - Friday 13 December	10 weeks

Student free dates for 2013

Thursday 24 and Friday 25 January
Three additional days within the Easter holiday or other negotiated flexible arrangements
Monday 21 October

Year 10 & 12 finishing dates for 2013

Year 12 - Friday 15 November
Year 10 and 11 - Friday 29 November

Queensland term dates - 2014

Queensland term dates - 2014
Term	Dates	Length
Term 1	Tuesday 28 January - Friday 4 April	10 weeks
Term 2	Tuesday 22 April - Friday 27 June	10 weeks
Term 3	Monday 14 July - Friday 19 September	10 weeks
Term 4	Tuesday 7 October - Friday 12 December	10 weeks

Student free dates for 2014

Thursday 23 and Friday 24 January
Three additional days within the Easter holiday or other negotiated flexible arrangements
Monday 20 October

Year 10 & 12 finishing dates for 2014

Year 12 - Friday 21 November
Year 10 and 11 - Friday 28 November

Queensland term dates - 2015

Queensland term dates - 2015
Term	Dates	Length
Term 1	Tuesday 27 January - Thursday 2 April	10 weeks
Term 2	Monday 20 April - Friday 26 June	10 weeks
Term 3	Monday 13 July - Friday 18 September	10 weeks
Term 4	Tuesday 6 October - Friday 11 December	10 weeks

Student free dates for 2015

Thursday 22 and Friday 23 January
Three additional days within the Easter holiday or other negotiated flexible arrangements
Monday 19 October

Year 10 & 12 finishing dates for 2015

Year 12 - Friday 20 November
Year 10 and 11 - Friday 27 November

Queensland school calendars

Student free days, school holidays and final dates for student attendance are provided in the calendars below:

Public holidays

For public holidays, show holidays and special holidays in Queensland, visit the Department of Justice and Attorney-General's website .

Other Australian states and territories school term dates

For term dates in other Australian States and Territories, visit the Australian Government's School Term Dates website .

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This page was last reviewed on 21 Nov 2011