Tasmania School Term Dates and Holidays 2026 and 2027

Planning around school terms is easier when every date is in one place. This guide brings together the future government-school dates currently published by Tasmania’s Department for Education, Children and Young People, covering 2026 and 2027.

It also includes the statewide public holidays published by WorkSafe Tasmania for those years. School-specific professional learning days, regional holidays and college finishing dates need separate checks, so read the caveats before booking travel or care.

At a glance

2026 Tasmania school term dates and holidays

2027 Tasmania school term dates and holidays

How to interpret the school holiday dates

The Department publishes an inclusive holiday range after Terms 1, 2 and 3. For example, the 2026 Term 1 holiday runs from Saturday 18 April 2026 through Sunday 3 May 2026, and Term 2 begins on Monday 4 May 2026.

The page does not publish a separate summer-holiday range after Term 4. Use the published Term 4 finish and next year’s Term 1 start as planning anchors, then confirm professional learning days and your child’s actual return date with the school.

The Department groups these as dates for school and college students, but specifically warns that colleges have their own finishing dates, which may depend on exam dates. Do not assume that the Term 4 end in the table is a college student’s final attendance date.

You can also organise dates visually with the BestSchools school holiday calendars.

Tasmania statewide public holidays in 2026 and 2027

These dates come from WorkSafe Tasmania’s official statewide table. Tasmania also has regional holidays that apply only in specified areas. Check the regional table on the official WorkSafe page if you live outside, or are travelling beyond, your usual school area.

2026 statewide public holidays

2027 statewide public holidays

WorkSafe Tasmania states that no substitute or additional holiday is observed when ANZAC Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday. It also lists 2028 statewide and regional public holidays, but the education department has not yet listed 2028 school term dates. This article therefore stops its year-by-year school calendar at 2027 rather than implying unpublished term dates.

Professional learning and student-free days

The Department explains that schools have professional learning days during the year and that students do not attend on those days. Its current term-date page lists these 2026 professional learning days:

The Department also refers to a moderation day for student assessments, but the term-date page does not specify its date in the text. No 2027 professional learning dates are listed on that page. We have not guessed either. Check your school’s calendar for the moderation day, any additional student-free dates and the 2027 schedule.

Do these dates apply to Catholic and independent schools?

Not necessarily. These dates come from Tasmania’s government education department. Catholic and independent schools can publish different term dates, holiday periods, orientation days and staff development days.

Use your school’s own calendar as the final source of truth if your child attends a non-government school.

Planning tips for Tasmanian families

1. Add student-free days separately. The statewide term table does not replace the school’s own professional learning and moderation calendar.
2. Check whether a public holiday is statewide or regional. Royal Hobart Regatta, Recreation Day and show holidays apply in specified areas, not automatically across all Tasmania.
3. Confirm college finishing dates. College dates may vary with exams, especially at the end of the year.
4. Avoid assuming dates for 2028 onward. The Department’s term page currently stops at 2027, even though WorkSafe has public-holiday dates for 2028.
5. Start enrolment planning early. Use the Australian school enrolment step-by-step guide and school enrolment timeline.
6. Check the correct year level. Tasmania’s age and year-level structure is explained in the Tasmania school year levels guide.
7. Research your local intake area. The school zones and catchments guide is useful before applying or moving house.
8. Coordinate interstate moves carefully. Read the moving schools between states guide and compare the Australian school year levels by state.

Related BestSchools guides

• School holiday calendars
• Tasmania school year levels guide
• Australian school year levels by state
• Australian school enrolment step-by-step guide
• School enrolment timeline Australia
• Moving schools between states
• School zones and catchments

Sources

All date claims are based on official Tasmanian Government sources:

• Department for Education, Children and Young People, School terms and holidays, covering 2026 and 2027 term dates, 2026 professional learning days and college caveats: https://www.decyp.tas.gov.au/learning/term-dates/
• WorkSafe Tasmania, Public holidays, covering statewide and regional public holidays for 2026, 2027 and 2028, substitute-holiday rules and the weekend ANZAC Day rule: https://worksafe.tas.gov.au/topics/laws-and-compliance/public-holidays

Date coverage note: Only 2026 and 2027 term years are included because later school terms are not currently published on the Department page. Recheck both official pages before making plans for a future year.

Frequently Asked Questions

When does school start in Tasmania in 2026?

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How far ahead has Tasmania published school term dates?

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Are there student-free days in 2027?

Does every Tasmanian area observe the same public holidays?

Is there a Monday holiday when ANZAC Day falls on a weekend in Tasmania?

Do these dates apply to private and Catholic schools?

Where can I compare Tasmania’s year levels with other states?