2024 NSW School Holidays, Term Dates, Public Holidays, Terms and Long Weekends

Last Updated: 2 May 2024

This page provides a comprehensive overview of school holidays and term dates for all NSW schools in 2024, including both Eastern and Western divisions.

We also show you how to maximize your public holidays by taking advantage of long weekends!

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2024 NSW School Holidays
2024 NSW Schools Terms
2024 Public Public Holidays
‍When to take leave to maximize long weekends

2024 NSW School Holidays

This table outlines the NSW school holiday breaks for 2024.

Season	Eastern & Western Divisions
Autumn Holidays	Monday, 15 April 2024 – Monday, 29 April 2024
Winter Holidays	Monday, 8 July 2024 – Monday, 22 July 2024
Spring Holidays	Monday, 30 September 2024 – Friday, 11 October 2024
Summer Holidays	Monday, 23 December 2024 – Thursday, 30 January 2025(Easter) Monday, 23 December 2024 – Thursday, 6 February 2025(Western)

2024 NSW School Terms

This table outlines the official NSW term dates for 2024.

Term	Eastern Division	Western Division
Term 1	Thursday, 1 February 2024 – Friday, 12 April 2024	Tuesday, 6 February 2024 – Friday, 12 April 2024
Term 2	Monday, 29 April 2024 – Friday, 5 July 2024	Monday, 29 April 2024 – Friday, 5 July 2024
Term 3	Monday, 22 July 2024 – Friday, 27 September 2024	Monday, 22 July 2024 – Friday, 27 September 2024
Term 4	Monday, 30 September 2024 – Friday, 20 December 2024	Monday, 30 September 2024 – Friday, 20 December 2024

Important Notes:

• School development days may vary between schools. Please refer to your child’s school website or contact the school directly for specific dates.
• Eastern and Western divisions have slightly different start and end dates for Term 1 due to varying weather conditions.

2024 NSW Public Holidays

Public Holiday	2024
New Year Day	Monday 1 January 2024
Australia Day	Friday 26 January 2024
Good Friday	Friday 29 March 2024
Saturday before Easter Sunday	Saturday 30 March 2024
Easter Sunday	Sunday 31 March 2024
Easter Monday	Monday 1 April 2024
ANZAC Day	Thursday 25 April 2024
King’s Birthday	Monday 10 June 2024
Labour Day	Friday 27 September 2024
Christmas Day	Wednesday 25 December 2024
Boxing Day	Thursday 26 December 2024

*Please note that all public holiday dates are accurate at the time of publishing, but may be subject to change. Reference

Long Weekends and When to Take Leave

There are Four 3-day long weekends in 2024 in NSW:

• New Year Day: 30 Dec 2023 – 1 Jan 2024 (Sat – Mon)
• Australia Day: 26 Jan – 28 Jan(Fri– Sun)
• King’s Birthday: 8 Jun – 10 Jun(Sat– Mon)
• Labour Day: 5 Oct– 7 Oct(Sat– Mon)

Here’s where you can take leave for that extra long 4 or 5 day weekend:

• Apr – ANZAC Day
• Dec – Christmas Day * Boxing Day

Australia Other States School Holidays & Terms Dates in 2024

Here you can check the 2024 Australia school holidays and schools terms dates for all states.