[Updated for 2025] TAS School Holidays, Terms, Public Holidays, and Long Weekends
By School Infromer Team | June 1, 2024
Start planning for a stress-free holiday season today!
This guide gives you all the info on Tasmania school holidays for 2025. We’ve got the start and end dates for each term, plus all the public holidays listed.
Plus! We’ll show you how to use those holidays to get even more time off by planning awesome long weekends!
Looking for the Tasmania holiday calendar for 2024? Visit here.
1. 2025 TAS Schools Holidays
The first day of school in 2025 is: 6 Feb 2025 (Thu)
Autumn School Holidays: 12 Apr 2025 (Sat) – 27 Apr 2025 (Sun)
Winter School Holidays: 5 Jul 2025 (Sat) – 20 Jul 2025 (Sun)
Spring School Holidays: 27 Sep 2025 (Sat) – 12 Oct 2025 (Sun)
Summer School Holidays: 19 Dec 2025 (Sat) – Not confirmed yet
2. 2025 Tasmania Schools Term Dates
Term 1: 6 February 2025 (Tue) – 11 April 2025 (Fri)
Term 2: 28 April 2025 (Mon) – 4 July 2025 (Fri)
Term 3: 21 July 2025 (Mon) – 26 September 2025 (Fri)
Term 4: 13 October 2025 (Mon) – 18 December 2025 (Thu)
3. 2025 Tasmania Public Holidays
| Public Holiday | 2025 |
|---|---|
| New Year Day | Wednesday 1 January 2025 |
| Devonport Cup | Wednesday 8 January 2025 |
| Australia Day | Monday 27 January 2025 |
| Royal Hobart Regatta | Monday 10 February 2025 |
| Launceston Cup | Wednesday 26 February 2024 |
| King Island Show | Tuesday 4 March 2025 |
| Eight Hours Day | Monday 10 March 2025 |
| Good Friday | Friday 18 April 2025 |
| Easter Monday | Monday 21 April 2025 |
| Easter Tuesday (Tasmanian Public Service only) | Tuesday 22 April 2025 |
| ANZAC Day | Friday 25 April 2025 |
| AGFEST | Friday 2 May 2025 |
| King's Birthday | Monday 9 June 2025 |
| Burnie Show | Friday 3 October 2025 |
| Royal Launceston Show | Thursday 9 October 2025 |
| Flinders Island Show | Friday 17 October 2025 |
| Royal Hobart Show | Thursday 23 October 2025 |
| Recreation Day | Monday 3 November 2025 |
| Devonport Show | Friday 28 November 2025 |
| Christmas Day | Thursday 25 December 2025 |
| Boxing Day | Friday 26 December 2025 |
*Please note that all public holiday dates are accurate at the time of publishing, but may be subject to change. Reference
4. Long Weekends and When to Take Leave
There are Ten 3-day long weekends in 2025 in Tasmania:
- Australia Day: 25 Jan 2025 – 27 Jan 2025 (Sat – Mon)
- Royal Hobart Regatta: 8 Feb – 10 Feb (Sat – Mon)
- Eight Hours Day: 8 Mar – 10 Mar (Sat– Mon)
- ANZAC Day: 25 Apt – 27 Apr (Fri – Sun)
- AGFEST: 3 May – 5 May (Fri – Sun)
- King’s Birthday: 7 Jun – 9 Jun (Sat – Mon)
- Burnie Show: 3 Oct – 5 Oct (Fri – Sun)
- Flinders Island Show: 18 Oct – 20 Oct (Fri – Sun)
- King’s Birthday: 7 Jun – 9 Jun (Sat – Mon)
- Recreation Day: 1 Nov – 3 Nov (Sat – Mon)
- Devonport Show: 28 Nov – 30 Nov (Fri – Sun)
Here’s where you can take leave for that extra long 4 or 5 day weekend in Tasmania:
- Jan – New Year Day
- Jan – Devonport Cup
- Feb – Launceston Cup
- Mar – King Island Show
- Oct – Royal Launceston Show
- Oct – Royal Hobart Show
