Commence Week Semester Dates Public Holidays ACU Events Government School Term Dates 2024
ACT NSW Qld SA Vic
1 January 2024 1 Recess
Summer Term census date:
Tuesday
2 January 2024
8 January 2024 2 Recess
15 January 2024 3 Recess
22 January 2024 4 Recess Australia Day:
Friday
26 January 2024
Term 1 start date: Monday 22 January 2024
29 January 2024 5 Recess Professional Term 1 census date:
Monday
29 January 2024

Term 1 start date:
Monday 29 January 2024

Term 1 (Eastern) start date:
Tuesday
30 January 2024
Term 1 start date:
Monday
29 January 2024
Term 1 start date:
Monday
29 January 2024
5 February 2024 6 Recess Term 1 (Western) start date: Tuesday 6 February 2024
12 February 2024 7 Recess
19 February 2024 8 Orientation
26 February 2024 9 LW 1 (Semester 1 start)
4 March 2024 10 LW 2 Professional Term 2 census date:
Monday
4 March 2024
11 March 2024 11 LW 3 Vic - Labour Day,
ACT - Canberra Day,
SA - Adelaide Cup Day:
Monday
11 March 2024
18 March 2024 12 LW 4
25 March 2024 13 LW 5 Good Friday:
29 March 2024
Semester 1 census date:
Sunday
31 March 2024
Term 2 end date: Thursday 28 March 2024 Term 1 end date: Thursday 28 March 2024
1 April 2024 14 UA Common Vacation Week Easter Monday:
1 April 2024
   
8 April 2024 15 LW 6   Professional Term 3 census date:
Monday
8 April 2024
Term 1 end date:
Friday 12 April 2024
Term 1 end date:
Friday
12 April 2024
Term 1 end date:
Friday
12 April 2024
15 April 2024 16 LW 7   Term 2 start date:
Monday
15 April 2024
Term 2 start date:
Monday
15 April 2024
22 April 2024 17 LW 8 Anzac Day:
Thursday
25 April 2024
     
29 April 2024 18 LW 9 Term 2 start date:
Monday 29 April 2024
Term 2 start date:
Monday 29 April 2024
Term 2 start date:
Monday
29 April 2024
6 May 2024 19 LW 10 Qld - Labour Day:
Monday
6 May 2024
13 May 2024 20 LW 11 Professional Term 4 census date:
Monday
13 May 2024
20 May 2024 21 LW 12
27 May 2024 22 Study Week ACT - Reconciliation Day:
Monday
27 May 2024
3 June 2024 23 Exams
10 June 2024 24 Exams ACT/NSW/SA/Vic - King's Birthday:
Monday
10 June 2024
17 June 2024 25 Exams   Term 2 end date:
Friday
21 June 2024 
 
24 June 2024 26 Recess Winter Term census date:
Monday
24 June 2024
    Term 2 end date:
Friday
28 June 2024
1 July 2024 27 Recess Term 2 end date:
Friday 5 July 2024
Term 2 end date:
Friday 5 July 2024
Term 2 end date:
Friday
5 July 2024
8 July 2024 28

UA Common Vacation Week


Semester 1 Central deferred exams
  Term 3 start date:
Monday
8 July 2024 
 
15 July 2024 29 Recess Professional Term 5 census date:
Monday
15 July 2024
    Term 3 start date:
Monday
15 July 2024
22 July 2024 30 Orientation Term 3 start date:
Monday 22 July 2024
Term 3 start date:
Monday 22 July 2024
Term 3 start date:
Monday
22 July 2024
29 July 2024 31 LW 1 (Semester 2 start)
5 August 2024 32 LW 2
12 August 2024 33 LW 3 Qld - Royal Queensland Show:
Wednesday
14 August 2024
19 August 2024 34 LW 4 Professional Term 6 census date:
Monday
19 August 2024
26 August 2024 35 LW 5 Semester 2 census date:
Saturday
31 August 2024
2 September 2024 36 LW 6
9 September 2024 37 LW 7 Term 3 end date:
Friday
13 September 2024
 
16 September 2024 38 LW 8     Term 3 end date:
Friday
20 September 2024
23 September 2024 39 UA Common Vacation Week Vic - AFL Grand Final:
Friday
27 September 2024
Professional Term 7 census date:
Monday
23 September 2024
Term 3 end date:
Friday
27 September 2024
Term 3 end date:
Friday
27 September 2024
Term 3 end date:
Friday
27 September 2024
30 September 2024 40 LW 9   Term 4 start date:
Monday 30 September 2024             
 
7 October 2024 41 LW 10 NSW/Qld - King's Birthday
Monday
7 October 2024
    Term 4 start date:
Monday
7 October 2024
14 October 2024 42 LW 11 Term 4 start date:
Monday
14 October 2024
Term 4 start date:
Monday
14 October 2024
Term 4 start date:
Monday
14 October 2024
21 October 2024 43 LW 12
28 October 2024 44 Study Week Professional Term 8 census date:
Monday
28 October 2024
4 November 2024 45 Exams Vic - Melbourne Cup:
Tuesday
5 November 2024
11 November 2024 46 Exams
18 November 2024 47 Exams
25 November 2024 48 Recess
2 December 2024 49 Recess  
9 December 2024 50

Recess


Semester 2 Central deferred exams
  Term 4 end date:
Friday
13 December 2024
Term 4 end date:
Friday
13 December 2024
16 December 2024 51 Recess Christmas Day:
Wednesday
25 December 2024,
Boxing Day:
Thursday
26 December 2024
Term 4 end date:
Tuesday
17 December 2024
Term 4 end date:
Friday
20 December 2024
Term 4 end date:
Wednesday
20 December 2024

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