ACT school holidays
ACT summer holidays start in 48 days
Summer holidays 2026–27: Sat 19 Dec 2026 – Thu 28 Jan 2027
Students go back Tue 2 Feb 2027. Derived from the published term dates. Term 4 ends Fri 18 Dec 2026 and teachers start Fri 29 Jan. New students (Kindergarten, Years 7 and 11, and anyone new to their school) start Mon 1 Feb; continuing students return Tue 2 Feb 2027.
Dates for ACT public schools from the education department (opens in a new tab), checked Tue 27 Oct 2026. Private and Catholic schools can differ.
The ACT Government doesn't currently run a kids' sport or activity voucher that we could find. Checked Tue 27 Oct 2026.
Autumn holidays 2027
Sat 10 – Mon 26 Apr 2027
Back to school Wed 28 Apr
Winter holidays 2027
Sat 3 – Sun 18 Jul 2027
Back to school Tue 20 Jul
Spring holidays 2027
Sat 25 Sep – Sun 10 Oct 2027
Back to school Tue 12 Oct
What's on around Canberra this weekend, plus the school holidays, once a week. More about it