The information below is relevant to Victoria state schools. Independent and Catholic schools 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 and this is often the date that teachers attend the school, however many schools elect to start the students back on slightly different dates. For instance, it is common for the first day back at school to be a day later for students than what is shown in the table below. It is also common for students to finish term 4 in the days prior to the final Friday.
Victoria School Holiday Dates 2025
| Period | Start | Finish | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | Staff: Tuesday, 28 January 2025 | ||
| Students: Wednesday, 29 January 2025* | Friday, 4 April 2025 | 10 weeks | |
| School Holidays | Saturday, 5 April 2025 | Monday, 21 April 2025 | |
| Term 2 | Tuesday, 22 April 2025 | Friday, 4 July 2025 | 11 weeks |
| School Holidays | Saturday, 5 July 2025 | Sunday, 20 July 2025 | |
| Term 3 | Monday, 21 July 2025 | Friday, 19 September 2025 | 9 weeks |
| School Holidays | Saturday, 20 September 2025 | Sunday, 5 October 2025 | |
| Term 4 | Monday, 6 October 2025 | Friday, 19 December 2025 | 11 weeks |
| 2025/2026 Summer School Holidays | Saturday, 20 December 2025 | Monday, 26 January 2026 |
Notes:
Senior Years usually have different finishing dates in term 4.
* The first day of term 1 is a student free day in government schools, so students return a day later than staff.
The information above is relevant to Victoria government 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.