Term dates and Pupil Free Days - Catholic Education

Term dates and Pupil Free Days

2026

TermDatesWeeks
1Wednesday 28 January – Thursday 2 April 2026*10
2Monday 20 April – Friday 26 June 202610
3Monday 13 July – Friday 18 September 202610
4Tuesday 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.

Public Holidays

New Year’s DayThursday, 1 January 2026
Australia DayMonday, 26 January 2026 
Good FridayFriday, 3 April 2026 
Easter SaturdaySaturday, 4 April 2026
Easter SundaySunday, 5 April 2026 
Easter MondayMonday, 6 April 2026 
ANZAC DaySaturday, 25 April 2026 
Labour DayMonday, 4 May 2026 
Cairns ShowFriday, 17 July 2026 
King’s BirthdayMonday, 5 October 2026 
Christmas DayFriday, 25 December 2026 
Boxing DaySaturday, 26 December 2026 

2027

TermDatesWeeks
1Wednesday 27 January – Thursday 25 March 2027*9
2Monday 12 April – Friday 25 June 202711
3Monday 12 July – Friday 17 September 202710
4Tuesday 5 October – Friday 3 December 2027
Boarding colleges may finish earlier, please contact the relevant school to confirm.		9
 * Monday 25 January is a pupil-free day for staff

Public Holidays 2027

New Year’s DayFriday, 1 January 2027
Australia DayTuesday, 26 January 2027 
Good FridayFriday, 26 March 2027 
Easter SaturdaySaturday, 27 March 2027
Easter SundaySunday, 28 March 2027 
Easter MondayMonday, 29 March 2027 
ANZAC DaySunday, 25 April 2027 
ANZAC Day HolidayMonday, 26 April 2027 
Labour DayMonday, 3 May 2027 
Cairns ShowFriday, 16 July 2027 (Regional show dates to be confirmed) 
King’s BirthdayMonday, 4 October 2027 
Christmas DaySaturday, 25 December 2027 
Boxing DaySunday, 26 December 2027 
Christmas Day HolidayMonday, 27 December 2027 
Boxing Day HolidayTuesday, 28 December 2027 
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