To help you plan your holidays and day trips in Sydney and New South Wales, we have listed the NSW school holidays and terms for 2021.
For reference, we have also included the NSW school holidays and terms for previous years 2019 and 2020.
Terms are the same for western and eastern division public schools, except for the first term with the western division typically starting one week later.
School development days occur at the commencement of terms 1, 2 and 3, and the final two days of the NSW school calendar year.
Please also have a look at our summary of NSW public holidays to help you plan for the months and year ahead.
NSW School Holidays and Terms 2021
Here is the calendar for the 2021 NSW school holidays and terms:
Period | Start Date | End Date | Length |
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Term 1 (east) | Wednesday 27 January | Thursday 1 April | 10 weeks |
Term 1 (west) | Wednesday 3 February | Thursday 1 April | 9 weeks |
Autumn holiday | Friday 2 April | Friday 16 April | 2 weeks |
Term 2 | Monday 19 April | Friday 25 June | 10 weeks |
Winter holiday | Monday 28 June | Friday 9 July | 2 weeks |
Term 3 | Monday 12 July | Friday 17 September | 10 weeks |
Spring holiday | Monday 20 September | Friday 1 October | 2 weeks |
Term 4 | Monday 5 October | Friday 17 December | 10 weeks |
Summer holiday (east) | Monday 20 December | Thursday 27 January (2022) | 5 weeks |
Summer holiday (west) | Monday 20 December | Thursday 3 February (2022) | 6 weeks |
NSW School Holidays and Terms 2020
Here is the calendar for the 2020 NSW school holidays and terms:
Period | Start Date | End Date | Length |
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Term 1 (east) | Tuesday 28 January | Thursday 9 April | 11 weeks |
Term 1 (west) | Tuesday 4 February | Thursday 9 April | 10 weeks |
Autumn holiday | Friday 10 April | Friday 24 April | 2 weeks |
Term 2 | Monday 27 April | Friday 3 July | 10 weeks |
Winter holiday | Monday 6 July | Friday 17 July | 2 weeks |
Term 3 | Monday 20 July | Friday 25 September | 10 weeks |
Spring holiday | Monday 28 September | Friday 9 October | 2 weeks |
Term 4 | Monday 12 October | Friday 18 December | 10 weeks |
Summer holiday (east) | Monday 21 December | Tuesday 26 January (2021) | 5 weeks |
Summer holiday (west) | Monday 21 December | Tuesday 2 February (2021) | 6 weeks |
NSW School Holidays and Terms 2019
Here is the calendar for the 2019 NSW school holidays and terms:
Period | Start Date | End Date | Length |
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Term 1 (east) | Tuesday 29 January | Friday 12 April | 11 weeks |
Term 1 (west) | Tuesday 5 February | Friday 12 April | 10 weeks |
Autumn holiday | Monday 15 April | Friday 26 April | 2 weeks |
Term 2 | Monday 29 April | Friday 5 July | 10 weeks |
Winter holiday | Monday 8 July | Friday 19 July | 2 weeks |
Term 3 | Monday 22 July | Friday 27 September | 10 weeks |
Spring holiday | Monday 30 September | Friday 11 October | 2 weeks |
Term 4 | Monday 14 October | Friday 20 December | 10 weeks |
Summer holiday (east) | Monday 23 December | Monday 27 January (2020) | 5 weeks |
Summer holiday (west) | Monday 23 December | Monday 3 February (2020) | 6 weeks |