Term dates and Pupil Free Days
Please note:
Student free days may vary from school to school. There may also be a variation to other term dates, particularly for colleges with boarders. Please contact individual schools to confirm.
* Boarding colleges may finish earlier, please contact the relevant school to confirm.
2025
| Term | Dates | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wednesday 29 January – Friday 4 April 2025 | 10 |
| 2 | Tuesday 22 April – Friday 27 June 2025 | 10 |
| 3 | Monday 14 July – Friday 19 September 2025 | 10 |
| 4 | Tuesday 7 October – Friday 5 December 2025** Boarding colleges may finish earlier, please contact the relevant school to confirm. | 9 |
| ** Weipa and Thursday Island finish a week earlier. Please note that Tuesday 28 January will be a staff day (no students). |
Public Holidays
| New Year’s Day | Wednesday, 1 January 2025 | |
| Australia Day | Monday, 27 January 2025 | |
| Good Friday | Friday, 18 April 2025 | |
| Easter Saturday | Saturday, 19 April 2025 | |
| Easter Sunday | Sunday, 20 April 2025 | |
| Easter Monday | Monday, 21 April 2025 | |
| ANZAC Day | Friday, 25 April 2025 | |
| Labour Day | Monday, 5 May 2025 | |
| Cairns Show | Friday, 18 July 2025 | |
| King’s Birthday | Monday, 6 October 2025 | |
| Christmas Day | Thursday, 25 December 2025 | |
| Boxing Day | Friday, 26 December 2025 |
2026
| Term | Dates | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wednesday 28 January – Thursday 2 April 2026* | 10 |
| 2 | Monday 20 April – Friday 26 June 2026 | 10 |
| 3 | Monday 13 July – Friday 18 September 2026 | 10 |
| 4 | Tuesday 6 October – Friday 4 December 2026** Boarding colleges may finish earlier, please contact the relevant school to confirm. | 9 |
| * Tuesday 27 January is a pupil-free day for staff ** Weipa and Thursday Island finish a week earlier. |