Queensland School Term Dates and Holidays 2027 to 2029
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2027 Queensland school term dates
2027 Queensland state schools term dates
- Term 1
- Wed 27 Jan to Thu 25 Mar
- Term 2
- Mon 12 Apr to Fri 25 Jun
- Term 3
- Mon 12 Jul to Fri 17 Sep
- Term 4
- Tue 5 Oct to Fri 10 Dec
Pupil-free days
Students do not attend staff professional development days.
- Thu 21 Jan: Term 1 staff professional development
- Fri 22 Jan: Term 1 staff professional development
- Mon 25 Jan: Term 1 staff professional development
- Thu 8 Apr to Fri 9 Apr: Term 2 staff professional development
- Fri 3 Sep: Term 3 staff professional development
Next school holidays: Sat 12 Dec 2026 to Tue 26 Jan 2027.
Source: Queensland Department of Education, opens in a new tab, checked 16 October 2026.
Dates are for government schools. Catholic and independent schools set their own term dates. Check your school's calendar.
Queensland state school term dates for 2027, including staff professional development days, are in the table above. The Department of Education has also published 2028 and 2029. Catholic and independent schools set their own calendars.
2027 Queensland term and holiday dates
2027 Queensland state schools
- Term 1
- Wed 27 Jan to Thu 25 Mar
- Term 2
- Mon 12 Apr to Fri 25 Jun
- Term 3
- Mon 12 Jul to Fri 17 Sep
- Term 4
- Tue 5 Oct to Fri 10 Dec
Pupil-free days
Students do not attend staff professional development days.
- Thu 21 Jan: Term 1 staff professional development
- Fri 22 Jan: Term 1 staff professional development
- Mon 25 Jan: Term 1 staff professional development
- Thu 8 Apr to Fri 9 Apr: Term 2 staff professional development
- Fri 3 Sep: Term 3 staff professional development
School holidays
- Autumn: Fri 26 Mar to Sun 11 Apr
- Winter: Sat 26 Jun to Sun 11 Jul
- Spring: Sat 18 Sep to Mon 4 Oct
- Summer: Sat 11 Dec 2027 to Sun 23 Jan 2028
2026 Queensland term and holiday dates
2026 Queensland state schools
- Term 1
- Tue 27 Jan to Thu 2 Apr
- Term 2
- Mon 20 Apr to Fri 26 Jun
- Term 3
- Mon 13 Jul to Fri 18 Sep
- Term 4
- Tue 6 Oct to Fri 11 Dec
Pupil-free days
Students do not attend staff professional development days.
- Thu 22 Jan to Fri 23 Jan: Term 1 staff professional development
- Thu 16 Apr to Fri 17 Apr: Term 2 staff professional development
- Fri 4 Sep: Term 3 staff professional development
School holidays
- Autumn: Fri 3 Apr to Sun 19 Apr
- Winter: Sat 27 Jun to Sun 12 Jul
- Spring: Sat 19 Sep to Mon 5 Oct
- Summer: Sat 12 Dec 2026 to Tue 26 Jan 2027
2028 Queensland term and holiday dates
2028 Queensland state schools
- Term 1
- Mon 24 Jan to Fri 31 Mar
- Term 2
- Tue 18 Apr to Fri 23 Jun
- Term 3
- Mon 10 Jul to Fri 15 Sep
- Term 4
- Tue 3 Oct to Fri 8 Dec
Pupil-free days
Students do not attend staff professional development days.
- Thu 20 Jan to Fri 21 Jan: Term 1 staff professional development
- Wed 12 Apr to Thu 13 Apr: Term 2 staff professional development
- Fri 1 Sep: Term 3 staff professional development
School holidays
- Autumn: Sat 1 Apr to Mon 17 Apr
- Winter: Sat 24 Jun to Sun 9 Jul
- Spring: Sat 16 Sep to Mon 2 Oct
- Summer: Sat 9 Dec 2028 to Sun 21 Jan 2029
2029 Queensland term and holiday dates
2029 Queensland state schools
- Term 1
- Mon 22 Jan to Thu 29 Mar
- Term 2
- Mon 16 Apr to Fri 22 Jun
- Term 3
- Mon 9 Jul to Fri 14 Sep
- Term 4
- Tue 2 Oct to Fri 7 Dec
Pupil-free days
Students do not attend staff professional development days.
- Thu 18 Jan to Fri 19 Jan: Term 1 staff professional development
- Thu 12 Apr to Fri 13 Apr: Term 2 staff professional development
- Fri 31 Aug: Term 3 staff professional development
School holidays
- Autumn: Fri 30 Mar to Sun 15 Apr
- Winter: Sat 23 Jun to Sun 8 Jul
- Spring: Sat 15 Sep to Mon 1 Oct
- Summer: from Sat 8 Dec 2029. The department will publish the end of this holiday when the Minister approves it.
What changed: dates checked against Queensland Department of Education on 16 October 2026.
Dates are for government schools. Catholic and independent schools set their own term dates. Check your school's calendar.
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