The information below is relevant to NSW 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. In NSW term dates are broken into Eastern Division and Western Division. The term dates for both divisions are identical with the exception of term 1. See below table.
2015 NSW School Holidays and Term Dates
Period | Start | Finish | Length |
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Term 1 – Eastern Division | Wednesday 28 January 2015 | Friday 3 April 2015 | 9 weeks |
Term 1 – Western Division | Wednesday 4 February 2015 | Friday 3 April 2015 | 8 weeks |
School Holidays | Friday 3 April 2015 | Sunday 19 April 2015 | |
Term 2 | Tuesday 21 April 2015 | Friday 26th June 2015 | 9 1/2 weeks |
School Holidays | Saturday 27 June 2015 | Sunday 12 July 2015 | |
Term 3 | Tuesday 14th July 2015 | Friday 18 September 2015 | 9 1/2 weeks |
School Holidays | Saturday 19th September 2015 | Monday 5 October 2015 | |
Term 4* | Tuesday 6 October 2015 | Wednesday 16 December 2015 | 10 weeks |
2015/2016 Summer School Holidays | Thursday 17 December 2015 | Monday 24 January 2016 |
*Year 12 has different finishing dates in term 4. Year 12 only goes for 3 terms and graduate late September/early October. There is then a short break before returning for final exams (HSC) which start mid-October and end around the same time in November. Dates will be added once made available.