Some of Queensland's state schools have a 7-week summer holiday starting 1 week before the rest of Queensland. Schools that have a 7-week summer school holiday are identified in 1 of 2 ways:
- state schools situated north of 16 degrees south latitude and west of 144 degrees east longitude
- state schools situated in the following towns and centres: Alpha, Aramac, Augathella, Barcaldine, Blackall, Charleville, Cunnamulla, Eulo, Hughenden, Ilfracombe, Isisford, Jericho, Longreach, Mount Surprise, Muttaburra, Prairie, Quilpie, Tambo, Tangorin, Wyandra and Yaraka.
There are currently 69 state schools with student enrolments that meet 1 of the 2 criteria outlined above. These schools are as follows.
Far North Queensland
Aurukun State School
Bloomfield River State School
Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy
Cooktown State School
Croydon State School
Forsayth State School
Georgetown State School
Kowanyama State School
Lakeland State School
Laura State School
Lockhart State School
Mount Surprise State School
Northern Peninsula Area State College
Pormpuraaw State School
Rossville State School
Tagai State College
Western Cape College
North Queensland
Barkly Highway State School
Boulia State School
Burketown State School
Cameron Downs State School
Camooweal State School
Cloncurry State School P–12
Dajarra State School
Doomadgee State School
Happy Valley State School
Healy State School
Hughenden State School
Julia Creek State School
Karumba State School
Mornington Island State School
Mount Isa Central State School
Mount Isa School of the Air
Mount Isa Special School
Normanton State School
Prairie State School
Richmond State School
Spinifex State College
Sunset State School
Townview State School
Urandangi State School
Central Queensland
Alpha State School
Aramac State School
Barcaldine Prep–12 State School
Bedourie State School
Birdsville State School
Blackall State School
Ilfracombe State School
Isisford State School
Jericho State School
Jundah State School
Longreach School of Distance Education
Longreach State High School
Longreach State School
Muttaburra State School
Stonehenge State School
Tambo State School
Windorah State School
Winton State School
Darling Downs South West
Augathella State School
Charleville School of Distance Education
Charleville State High School
Charleville State School
Cunnamulla P–12 State School
Eromanga State School
Eulo State School
Quilpie State College
Thargomindah State School
Wyandra State School
Campuses of schools listed above also receive a 7-week summer holiday.